McDonald’s to reopen for walk-in takeaway and click and collect orders from June 17
MCDONALD'S plans to reopen branches for walk-in takeaway and click and collect orders from June 17.
It comes after the fast food chain already reopened roughly 1,000 restaurants for drive-thru and delivery.
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Last week, McDonald's reopened all 924 drive-thrus across the UK and Ireland.
It's also reopened 56 sites for delivery only via Uber Eats - you can check which branches on McDonald's website.
And from June 17, it'll start welcoming customers back inside its restaurants for the first time since March by reopening 11 Roadchef service station locations.
McDonald's says it'll confirm which branches will reopen next week.
The chain will then gradually roll out the takeaway and click and collect options to high streets, towns and city centres from June 24 onwards.
What items are included on the reduced McDonald's menu?
MCDONALD'S is currently running a reduced menu.
Here's what's being sold:
Main Menu:
- Cheeseburger
- Hamburger
- Double Cheeseburger
- Big Mac
- Quarter Pounder with Cheese
- McChicken Sandwich
- Filet-O-Fish
- Chicken McNuggets
- Chicken Selects
- Vegetable Deluxe
- Veggie Dippes
Sides & Desserts:
- Fries
- Mozzarella Dippers
- Core McFlurry (Oreo, Maltesers, Smarties)
- Fruit Bag
Drinks:
- Coke
- Diet Coke
- Coke Zero
- Fanta
- Sprite
- Oasis
- Black Coffee
- White Coffee
- Latte
- Cappuccino
- Espresso
- Flat White
- Tea
- Orange Juice
- Fruit Shoot
- Water
- Happy Meal Water
Happy Meal Variants:
- Happy Meal - Hamburger
- Happy Meal - Cheeseburger
- Happy Meal - Four Nuggets
- Happy Meal - Veggie Dippers
The announcement is good news for Maccies fans who haven't been able to use a drive-thru or who don't live in delivery areas for Uber Eats.
In order to safely serve takeaway orders when they restart, McDonald's has introduced a wide range of new social distancing measures.
These include floor markings to create a one-way system around its restaurants for customers and delivery riders.
It'll also limit the amount of people inside its restaurants at a time to maintain social distancing, and set up stations with hand sanitiser.
McDonald's will also have fewer self-order screens switched on and will sanitise those in use at least once every 30 minutes.
Alternatively, customers can order their food to collect for free via the My McDonald’s app.
Seating areas, customer toilets, recycling points and lifts will remain closed.
McDonald's is asking customers to collect food alone, if possible, but added that kids will be welcome.
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From tomorrow, June 10, McDonald's will also be expanding delivery to over 570 restaurants across the UK and Ireland.
Due to social distancing measures in newly reopened branches, the chain is offering a reduced menu and shorter opening hours of 11am to 10pm.
But McDonald's fans who've been missing McMuffins will be pleased to know the fast food chain is preparing for the return of its breakfast menu.
On June 24, it will trial a breakfast service in a small number of restaurants, and if it's successful, McDonald's aims to roll it out nationwide in July.
McDonald’s UK & Ireland chief executive Paul Pomroy said today: "We’re delighted to be back.
"I am extremely proud of our employees, franchisees and suppliers who are working so hard in so many communities already.
"The high street is at the heart of our business, it is where we started in the UK, in Woolwich over 45 years ago."
He added: "Thank you again for the support you have shown the business and our employees over the last few weeks, we are all incredibly grateful for the reaction to our reopening."
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