Burger King to ramp up deliveries as it unveils lockdown exit plan

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Burger King to ramp up deliveries as it unveils lockdown exit plan

  • Burger King has so far reopened six of its 550 restaurants for deliveries
  • It now plans to reopen ten more sites a week 

By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday

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Burger King plans to reopen ten more sites a week for deliveries as part of a lockdown exit plan supported by its private equity backers.

The fast-food chain has so far reopened six of its 550 restaurants for deliveries through Deliveroo and Just Eat. Now it is ready to ramp up its reopenings, UK chief executive Alasdair Murdoch told The Mail on Sunday.

The next sites to open for deliveries include Merton, South West London, and restaurants in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Dundee.

Burger King has so far reopened six of its 550 restaurants for deliveries through Deliveroo and Just Eat

The six sites that have opened for deliveries so far have seen huge demand. Delivery drivers at a drive-through in Coventry had to queue for more than an hour to collect orders last week.

Murdoch said Burger King loses money on each delivery, as Deliveroo and JustEat take an undisclosed commission on each sale. 

But he said Bridgepoint, the private equity firm that took control of Burger King’s UK business in a £50million deal three years ago, encouraged the plan because it helped to keep the brand visible.

Murdoch stressed that outlets offering deliveries will adhere to the Government’s social distancing guidelines.

 

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