Burger King warns 1,600 jobs at risk as 10% of restaurants could permanently close
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mirror.co.ukBurger King UK's boss has warned that up to 1,600 jobs could be lost as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Only about 370 of the restaurant chain's 530 UK stores have reopened since the nation went into lockdown.
Chief executive Alasdair Murdoch told the BBC's Newscast the economic damage stemming from the crisis could ultimately force the company to permanently close up to 10% of its stores.
He told Newscast: "We don't want to lose any (jobs). We try very hard not to, but one's got to assume somewhere between 5% and 10% of the restaurants might not be able to survive. "It's not just us - I think this applies to everyone out there in our industry." Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday unveiled a £30billion support package to help boost
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