Coronavirus: McDonald’s to reopen some restaurants to walk-in customers next week

Derrick Santistevan

McDonald’s is set to reopen some restaurants to walk-in customers next week after all of its UK outlets were closed due to the coronavirus break out.

The relocation comes as the fast food cycle likewise revealed its breakfast menu would return later on this month.

McDonald’s stated 11 restaurants in Roadchef filling station will open on 17 June for takeaway and click-and-collect orders, permitting customers in for the first time given that the lockdown was enforced in March.

The chain stated just a specific variety of customers will be allowed each restaurant at any time and they will need to follow a one-way system.

There will be hand-sanitising stations and its seating toilets, locations and lifts will stay closed.

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McDonald’s has actually currently been providing drive thru services to customers on 4 wheels

McDonald’s personnel will likewise utilize face coverings and gloves, while perspex screens and other social-distancing steps have actually likewise been presented.

The chain stated it will continue to provide a restricted menu over decreased hours for the time being and will top costs at ₤25

McDonald’s then intends to roll this out slowly to high streets, towns and city centre websites from 24 June if the trial succeeds.

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Vehicles queue at a drive thru McDonald’s in Stourbridge

The chain will likewise bring back McMuffins, bagels and hash browns on its breakfast menu on that date, though just in a restricted number of restaurants.

It hopes to extend the breakfast menu across the country in July as part of its phased broader resuming.

The relocation follows customers were left dissatisfied when restaurants just recently resumed for drive- thru and shipment did not provide the breakfast menu, due to restricted staffing capability in the middle of the coronavirus crisis.

McDonald’s was required to shut its restaurants throughout the UK due to COVID-19 lockdown steps.





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The business resumed more than 1,000 websites for drive- thru under prepare for a progressive restarting of its operations last week.

It is likewise opening more stores for shipment, with another 570 offering this service throughout the UK and Ireland from 10 June.

Competitors consisting of Train, Hamburger King, Pret A Manger, Nando’s and Wagamama have actually likewise just recently set out strategies to quickly open more websites as restaurant chains get to grips with the existing lockdown constraints.

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Paul Pomroy, McDonald’s UK & & Ireland president, stated: “Beginning on Wednesday 17 June, in 11 Roadchef filling station places, we will invite freeway users back inside our restaurants for the first time given that March.

” We’re taking our time to get this right, evaluating our procedures prior to we slowly roll-out to high streets, towns and city centres from 24 th June onwards.”

He added: “I understand that opening those doors will be extremely pleasing for our restaurant teams, however it will likewise suggest them getting utilized to the steps we have actually executed to allow us to securely return.”

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