McDonald's Goes to Takeout Only in Company-Owned Restaurants
Following in the footsteps of a number of other major restaurant and cafe chain, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has announced that it is shifting to takeout-and-delivery-only operation -- at least in its company-owned restaurants.
To help combat the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the potentially fatal COVID-19 disease, all public dining areas in its more than 6,000 corporate-owned restaurants will be temporarily closed, the company announced late on Monday. And on Tuesday morning, it went a step further, and said it was "encouraging" its franchisees, who own close to 7,000 McDonald's stores, to do the same.
The no-go spaces will include the self-service beverage bars and kiosks, as well as the Play Place child care areas found in many McDonald's. Customers can still patronize the burger chain, but they will have to either place takeout orders at the counter, use the drive-thru, or order via the digital McDelivery service.
Source Fool.com
