McDonald’s India said on Thursday that it has temporarily closed 41 restaurants in Delhi due to expired licenses in a major blow to the brand’s ambitions in the fast-growing Indian market. The American fast-food giant said it has temporarily suspended operations at 41 of its 55 McDonald’s restaurants across the Indian capital after they failed … Read more
McDonald’s India said on Thursday it has temporarily closed 41 restaurants in Delhi due to expired licenses in a major blow to the brand’s ambitions in the fast-growing Indian market. The American fast-food giant said it has temporarily suspended operations at 41 of its 55 McDonald’s restaurants across the Indian capital after they failed to … Read more
Fast food chain McDonald’s is to allow its UK staff a choice of working fixed hours or having zero-hours contracts. There has been controversy about firms using zero-hours contracts but not allowing staff to work elsewhere. McDonald’s has been trialling the move in 23 company-owned and franchise outlets. During the trial only around 20% of … Read more
Talk about a craving: an eight-year-old American boy drove his father’s van to a McDonald’s because he just had to have a cheeseburger. The Ohio boy said he learned to drive by watching YouTube videos, the Weirton Daily Times reported on Sunday evening’s adventure. The child, at the wheel with his four-year-old sister riding shotgun, … Read more
There is some police presence at the Abelemkpe branch of Marwako Fast Foods following a confrontation between some Ghanaian men and the Lebanese owners. Reports indicate the three Ghanaian men attempted to physically assault one of the Lebanese men at the premises. They were separated, but the Ghanaians came back with more men to beat the Lebanese … Read more
Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King and Canada’s Tim Hortons donut shops, said Tuesday it has reached a deal to buy American fried chicken chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. The sale price is US$1.8 billion, or US$79 per share, according to a statement, representing a 27 percent premium over Popeyes’ recent average stock … Read more
Why does it still take so long to drive across Africa? There is no rail network connecting West and East Africa, and there are relatively few flights. Google Maps very optimistically estimates that it would take 75 hours to drive non-stop from Lagos to Nairobi, the major commercial hubs in West and East Africa respectively. … Read more