Chick-fil-A opened its first UK location in early October.

Just over a week later, the British shopping centre rental site has already said it will not renew the restaurant’s six-month lease, the BBC reported on Friday.

The Oracle shopping centre in reading has faced pressure from local LGBT rights group Reading Pride, the BBC reports.

The Atlanta-based company has faced criticism and boycotts for its past donations to anti-LGBT groups and CEO Dan Cathy’s public comments against same-sex marriage.

Chick-fil-A’s controversial past slowed its rapid expansion earlier. In April, the company lost two potentially lucrative airport contracts in the US after local politicians expressed concerns about the company’s anti-LGBTQ history.

Still, the chicken chain is the third-largest U.S. restaurant company by sales, just behind McDonald’s and Starbucks. Chick-fil-A is trying to catch up with its competition by expanding beyond its stronghold in the Southeast. In 2018, it announced plans to open its first international office in Toronto, with at least 14 more locations planned in the greater Toronto area in the next five years.

Read more about the decision not to renew Chick-fil-a’s lease here.

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