more-inOver 40 of around 55 McDonald’s outlets in the Capital “temporarily shut down” starting Thursday after their eating house licences expired. Licences expired“The Eating House Licences of a number of McDonald’s restaurants in Delhi have expired. The CPRL Board, which is McDonald’s licensee in north and east India, is working to obtain the required licences,” said Barry Sum, McDonald’s India spokesperson in an email. Mr. Bakshi and McDonald’s have been at loggerheads for over three years over the control of the CPRL. No job cutsMr. Bakshi, meanwhile, added that since this was a temporary shutdown, all employees working at the affected restaurants would be retained.

Source: The Hindu June 29, 2017 19:52 UTC