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Fast-food giant McDonald's has said it hopes to reopen all of its drive-through outlets in the UK and Ireland by early June.Fast-food giant McDonald's has said it hopes to reopen all of its drive-through outlets in the UK and Ireland by early June.
The firm plans to start by offering delivery only from some restaurants from Wednesday, and re-opening some drive-throughs from next week. Meanwhile, rival Burger King UK will offer delivery or drive-through service from 350 restaurants by 30 June.
The move comes as the government released new coronavirus guidance encouraging people to return to work if safe.
The fast food chains say service will be slower due to safety precautions.
McDonald's will start by offering delivery only from 15 restaurants from Wednesday, and re-opening 30 drive-throughs from next week.
For this week, restaurants and their car parks remain closed, so customers have to order using the Uber Eats app.For this week, restaurants and their car parks remain closed, so customers have to order using the Uber Eats app.
The chain will have a limited menu with a maximum spend of £25 per order. The chain will have a limited menu with a maximum spend of £25 per order or per car, and contactless payments are encouraged.
On Wednesday, 15 restaurants will reopen for delivery only, and from 20 May, 30 drive-throughs will open, offering service to cars. McDonald's also warned customers that service "will not be as quick as you might be used to".
For the drive-through restaurants, there will be a maximum spend of £25 per car, but customers are warned that service "will not be as quick as you might be used to".
The restaurant chain told the BBC it has placed a £25 cap on orders because of social distancing: "During our pilot phases while we test our new safety procedures, we will temporarily limit order sizes to allow us to meet customer demand as we will operate with fewer employees in our kitchens to enable social distancing."The restaurant chain told the BBC it has placed a £25 cap on orders because of social distancing: "During our pilot phases while we test our new safety procedures, we will temporarily limit order sizes to allow us to meet customer demand as we will operate with fewer employees in our kitchens to enable social distancing."
Burger King UK, meanwhile, has been reopening its outlets in phases since 16 April, and says it will have reopened 350 restaurants - three-quarters of its outlets - by the end of June.
Like McDonald's, the burger chain is serving a limited menu. Customers have to order via food delivery mobile apps Just Eat and Deliveroo, even when visiting drive-through restaurants.
More safety measures
To enable its staff to work safely, McDonald's has introduced several new measures in its restaurants:To enable its staff to work safely, McDonald's has introduced several new measures in its restaurants:
Burger King UK has also put in place several safety procedures after detailed testing of the measures, including providing masks and gloves for staff, introducing stringent cleaning measures, and training staff in how to run kitchens hygienically while observing social distancing measures.
Food chains are slowly opening more outlets. In early May, KFC said it would reopen 80 more restaurants for deliveries, after already opening 20 sites.Food chains are slowly opening more outlets. In early May, KFC said it would reopen 80 more restaurants for deliveries, after already opening 20 sites.
And Burger King has said it hopes to open at least 350 of its restaurants for delivery and drive through by the end of June, as part of a staggered reopening.