McDonald’s bosses have revealed when their Scotland stores will reopen for walk-ins.
Following a closed test in London last month, 11 service station locations on UK motorways will open for takeaway from Wednesday, June 17.
Then, from June 24 onwards, they will gradually roll-out to high streets, towns and city centres.
The fast-food chain also plan a trialled relaunch of the McDonald’s breakfast service from that date.
McDonald’s UK & Ireland CEO Paul Pomroy said: “We’re delighted to be back.
“I am extremely proud of our employees, franchisees and suppliers who are working so hard in so many communities already.
“The high street is at the heart of our business, it is where we started in the UK, in Woolwich over 45 years ago.
“In line with Government changes to lockdown restrictions, over the next few weeks and months we’ll reopen on high streets across the UK and in towns and cities in Ireland.
“I know that opening those doors will be incredibly satisfying for our restaurant teams, but it will also mean them getting used to the measures we have implemented to enable us to safely return.
“So please continue to support them and follow the social distancing measures we’ve introduced for the safety of our teams and you.”
What do McDonald’s say about new safety measures?
- We will provide clear signposting and floor-markings to create a one-way system around our restaurants for you and our delivery partner couriers;
- We will only allow certain numbers of people inside our restaurants at a time to help you and us adhere to social distancing – this will vary depending upon the restaurant size and lay-out;
- When you visit us for takeaway, we will welcome you inside when a space becomes available, and we’ll ask you to sanitise your hands at the cleaning stations we are introducing in all restaurants;
- We will have fewer self-order screens switched on and will sanitise those in use at least every 30 minutes. You can also order via the My McDonald’s app;
- If you can visit alone to collect your food, please do so, however we know this isn’t always possible – children are of course still welcome, but for now we’ll be putting away our crayons and colouring sheets and keeping the play areas and digital play areas closed;
- Our seating areas, customer toilets and lifts will remain closed;
- As our dining areas will not be open, our recycling points will also remain closed but most of our packaging can be recycled so please do dispose of it responsibly and recycle wherever possible when you get home;
- To help protect our employees and other customers, we ask you not to visit if you feel unwell.
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