Changes in consumer lifestyles have led to an increase in the demand for varied dining experiences and to the rapid growth in the fast foodservice industry (Min and Min, 2011). This development has an influenced the appearance of many chain restaurants which frequently build strong brands in order to strengthen competitiveness and brand equity so that consumers are able to recognize the chain restaurant brand better (Kim and Kim, 2005). Perkins (2014) states that independent restaurants struggle because consumers are changing to chain restaurants. With the U.K.’s eating out market continuing to grow, the chain restaurants show a tendency to dominate the U.K. high street (Angelis, 2013). In 2014, it was thought to be worth approximately £ 16.4 billion (US$26 billion) and U.K. chain restaurants are now expected to grow to £ 22 billion (US$35 billion) over the next five years (Gerrard, 2014). Although some researchers have studied the development of the chain restaurant market, a limited number of studies focus on consumer-based brand equity in the chain restaurant industry