McDonald’s are said to be carrying out social distancing and PPE tests in preparation for re opening in the near future.
The top bosses off the company say that they will remain closed for the time being, but are still carrying out tests to see wage staff can work with social distancing measures in place and PPE. This is after, as you may know, the stores fully closed, despite them initially keeping the drive-thru open, whilst closing the sit in restaurants. It’s been over a month since they have closed now, and they were closed over concerns of employee safety.
In a statement, Paul Pomroy, McDonald’s CEO for the UK and Ireland, said: “In March, we took the decision to temporarily close our restaurants in the UK and Ireland for the safety of our people and customers. Recently, we began working through a potential and limited reopening.
“We have been listening to our employees and customers as well as engaging with government and trade bodies to help ensure we do this responsibly, when the time is right.”
He continued: “Restarting our business is not an easy task even when reopening in a limited capacity. We have set ourselves some key criteria for reopening, all of which take time – first and foremost ensuring the wellbeing of our people and creating the right environment for them to return to work; secondly ensuring we have enough supply of fresh produce; and finally working in-step with government guidelines to ensure the safety of our customers.
“This week we are carrying out some operational tests to explore what our reopening might look like; the restaurant where these tests take place will remain closed to the public.
“These tests will include exploring social distancing measures for our crew, PPE options and opening in a limited capacity.
“For now we remain closed, and will only reopen when we are absolutely confident we can have the right measures in place to ensure everyone’s wellbeing.”
This has gotten many people excited for the brands re-opening, as other food franchises have now partially started to re open too. Four Nandos stores in London are back open for delivery today in sort of a “test” phase, and two in Manchester too.
