McDonald’s shops throughout Sri Lanka shut on Sunday after the US fast-food large launched a authorized battle with its native franchise holder over allegations of poor hygiene, court docket officers stated.
The Business Excessive Court docket of Colombo ordered the closures till April 4, after the guardian firm accused the native franchise holder of failing to satisfy worldwide hygiene requirements.
“The closure was ordered pending an investigation,” a court docket official stated.
He stated attorneys for McDonald’s informed the court docket that that they had terminated a franchise settlement with native firm Abans final week.
The listening to is to renew in early April.
There was no fast remark both from McDonald’s or Abans, who has held the franchise with 12 shops for the reason that US agency’s entry into Sri Lanka in 1998.
Notices had been seen outdoors McDonald’s shops on Sunday saying they had been “closed” and there was no indication if or when they might reopen.
When a know-how hitch disrupted ordering at shops throughout a lot of East Asia final week, Sri Lanka’s McDonald’s shops had been unaffected.
