Founded in 1985, Morley's has featured in music videos and counts the likes of Stormzy as loyal customers.
The frontage of the first Morley's in Sydenham has not been changed since it opened in 1985In 1985, a small family-run fried chicken shop opened its doors on Sydenham High Street, going by the name of Morley's.
Similar to other immigrant success stories, Shan puts his father's achievements down to grit and determination, which he balanced with being a committed family man.Image source,Kannalingham "Indran" Selvendran, pictured with his two eldest sons , grew up in Sri Lanka "My dad was considered someone who opened a lot of doors for others and to this day I'll meet the children of the franchise owners and hear nice words about how he gave them opportunities."Over the decades the number of Morley's shops has multiplied, first south of the Thames then beyond with many Londoners now seeing it as an institution in its own right.
"It started in a local theatre in Brockley but he's now been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 for a radio play. We ensured he had access to our naming rights and supported him in anyway we could," Shan explains.Morley's has even appeared in unexpected places such as at the swanky Standard Hotel in Kings Cross where a pop-up shop has been in place this summer as part of a collaboration with Heinz.
"A lot of the guys that grew up on Morley's would be a Krept and Konan or a Stormzy - now they just happen to be superstars but they're like family to us."
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