SHAWNEE, KS
Brit Boy Street Food is proud to have been featured prominently in KSHB 41’s coverage of England’s announcement to make Kansas City their home base for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The segment featured founder Chris Thomas at Friction Beer Co. in Shawnee, an official England watch party bar, discussing what this historic moment means for British expats and soccer fans across the metro area.
Watch the full segment:
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/england-makes-kansas-city-home-base-for-world-cup-bringing-excitement-to-local-fans
“It’s quite frankly surreal. I moved 6,000 miles away from home 18 years ago and the fact that my forever home, if you will, is gonna be five miles away from where they’re setting up shop is just crazy.”— Chris Thomas, Founder, Brit Boy Street Food
The feature highlighted Brit Boy’s unique business model – authentic British food made in a Kansas City area kitchen, frozen and delivered to multiple pickup locations across the metro, driving foot traffic to partner businesses while offering flavors from Thomas’s home country.
“For those people living locally that want English-style food, while watching England play, we’re the perfect place to do so, as long as they get their order ahead of time. They’ll be able to watch England play while eating my food, it’s pretty cool.”— Chris Thomas
Thomas compared the anticipated excitement of World Cup matches to Kansas City’s most celebrated sporting events: “Imagine, I guess, a Chiefs playoff game, every Saturday.”
The segment also captured the spirit of Kansas City’s famous Midwest hospitality, with Thomas encouraging locals to embrace the international visitors: “I just advise all the locals to embrace it. A lot of people have never traveled outside the United States. Embrace these people coming to your country and showing them what it’s all about. Hopefully here in Kansas, they experience that Midwest hospitality.”
We’re incredibly grateful to KSHB 41 and reporter Ryan Gamboa for showcasing our story and highlighting how the World Cup will bring Kansas City’s community together.
Watch the full segment:
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/england-makes-kansas-city-home-base-for-world-cup-bringing-excitement-to-local-fans
About Brit Boy Street Food:
Brit Boy Street Food brings authentic British street food culture to Kansas City. Specializing in mash-topped meat pies, sausage rolls, and pasties, we offer online ordering with convenient pickup locations throughout Kansas City, Lenexa, Shawnee, and Overland Park.
