Fast food outlets bracing for onslaught
MAJOR fast food chains are implementing their own traffic management plans before an expected onslaught of customers as drivethroughs return under Alert Level 3.
The fast food strip in Andersons Bay Rd, in Dunedin, appears set to be the epicentre of the rush as road cones extended into public parking spaces yesterday.
A spokesman for the Dunedin City Council confirmed the council was not involved in traffic management for the area.
‘‘A number of fast food outlets are taking a proactive approach to manage the expected demand for drivethrough takeaways,’’ he said.
On the McDonald’s Dunedin and Southland Facebook page, plans were outlined and, at the Andersons Bay outlet, Traffic Management and Control Ltd was helping with getting through ‘‘what will be a crazy few weeks’’.
KFC Dunedin South’s announced return to delivery and drivethrough options garnered roughly 2600 reactions.
Also, despite the Burger King owner’s parent group going into receivership, Antares Restaurant Group Ltd along with its receivers said all 71 drivethrough Burger King outlets would reopen today.
McDonald’s managing director Dave Howse said ‘‘the trickledown effect’’ of opening drivethrough and delivery meant many New Zealanders would be returning to work.
Zeagold Foods, of Waikouaiti, one of two egg suppliers for McDonald’s, was working to provide 250,000 freerange eggs over the next week, general manager Hamish Sutherland said.
More than 400 Zeagold employees would be involved, “from the crew who make the feed, to the ones who rear the chickens, collection crew, grading team, packers, delivery drivers, logistics and supply chain staff ”.