Mcdonald’s to open all of its drive-through outlets in NI
MCDONALD’S will open all of its drive-through restaurants in Northern Ireland from next week.
The fast food giant announced a small number of stores would open across the UK earlier this month, along with six stores in Dublin. But it will now reopen its restaurants here next week.
“We can today announce that by June 4, 28 of Mcdonald’s Northern Ireland restaurants will have reopened for drivethrough and Mcdelivery,” the firm said.
“Every drive-through in the UK and Ireland will reopen between Tuesday and Thursday next week and we will start to expand the availability of Mcdelivery, too.
“This is only possible following the hard work of the teams in our 44 UK and Ireland pilot restaurants. Over the last fortnight, our employees, franchisees and suppliers have worked tirelessly to implement new procedures to help enable safe working so that we can now serve Mcdonald’s favourites to all parts of the UK and Ireland.”
It says staff will be taking precautions such as using face coverings and gloves, and additional “safety and hygiene processes”.
Economy Minister Diane
Dodds said: “I welcome the announcement by Mcdonald’s on their plans to reopen 28 restaurants across Northern Ireland. Mcdonald’s contribution to the economy cannot be underestimated. The company employs a large number of people across Northern Ireland and purchases a range of Northern Irish produce including milk and beef.
“As we move towards our economic recovery, I would commend Mcdonald’s and businesses throughout Northern Ireland in their ongoing work to enable and support the reopening of the economy.”
Mcdonald’s says with fewer employees working in its kitchens and service areas, “our teams will still need your patience and support as they continue to adjust to the new ways of working”.
It added: “Face coverings, gloves, Perspex screens and new safety and hygiene processes mean it will look different, it will take a little longer and, as we’ve seen in the pilot restaurants, we expect demand will be high. Please bear with us.”
❝ Our teams will need your patience and support as they continue to adjust to new ways of working