KFC is to reopen its Wrexham restaurant this week for deliveries, the chain has confirmed.

The fast food chain is to reopen 80 restaurants  across the UK this week, with Wrexham being the only one to be reopened in North Wales.

The raft of reopenings comes as rivals including Burger King and Pret a Manger also push forward in restarting operations for deliveries.

McDonalds said on Tuesday that it is carrying out tests behind closed doors this week in preparation for reopening sites.

KFC had initially closed all of its restaurants and stopped delivering takeaways by March 25.

It followed Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing on March 20 that all non-essential shops and businesses must close.

Restaurants are still allowed to deliver takeaways, but at the time KFC said it would shut its doors to "protect the wellbeing and safety" of staff and customers.

After it opened the first branches again on April 14, KFC said it might reopen more over the next few weeks if it can do so "responsibly".

KFC said it will serve a “limited menu” to help smaller kitchen teams maintain social distancing, while “stringent processes and hygiene measures” are in place.

Food will be delivered through Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats, it said.

Paula MacKenzie, managing director for KFC UK & Ireland, said: “I’m really proud of the way we, with our franchise partners, have been able to carefully get some of our restaurants back open for delivery over the last two weeks.

“This next stage allows us to continue to provide wider access to hot food for those who need it most, whether that’s key workers after a long shift or those working from home who need a quick, affordable dinner for the family.

“I’m hugely appreciative of our team members who have returned to work – it’s a challenging time for everyone, but we’re so glad to play our part in helping to feed the nation.”

The company also said it will continue to donate meals to the NHS and key workers, committing to deliver 10,000 meals a week in partnership with Deliveroo.

Meanwhile, Burger King said on Wednesday that it hopes to open at least 350 of its restaurants by the end of June as part of a staggered reopening after the lockdown.

It has already announced plans to open 12 restaurants out of its current crop of 500.