McDonald's has confirmed it will be operating on a restricted menu when restaurants re-open this month. Special measures to ensure safety and cleanliness across the stores have been implemented, with training for staff.Unfortunately for fans of the McMuffin and McDonald's hash browns, these will not be on the menu as breakfast will not be served.These stores will follow strict measures to ensure the safety of staff, delivery drivers and customers.See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper,order back issues and use the historic Daily Expressnewspaper archive.Paul Pomroy, CEO of McDonald's UK and Ireland explained: "To reduce the complexities in our kitchens at menu changeover, we will temporarily not be serving breakfast. The fast food giant closed all outlets in March as the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK. McDonald’s is also only offering a reduced menu. "This will support social distancing in our kitchens, whilst still providing many McDonald’s iconic menu items.In a statement on its website, McDonald's explained of the decision to introduce a limited menu: "We will return with much smaller teams in our restaurants and as a result, will be returning with a limited menu. ... (Image: Getty) Fans of fast-food giant McDonald's were thrilled to hear that they would be reopening a handful of stores. "Perspex screens, sanitising stations and new social distancing procedures will be introduced as we continue the contact free collections and drop offs we closed with back in March.""The tests have proven successful and I will outline the ways in which we will slowly, but safely, begin to resume serving McDonald's customers again.Breakfast items will no longer be on offer, while wraps and milkshakes will also be off the cards."This week we have been running controlled tests to explore the safest way to reopen our restaurants."We understand everyone has been affected by this global crisis differently and therefore when it comes to returning to work, our people will be encouraged to make the right decision, based on their personal circumstances."As we reopen we will explore the ways in which to help our employees safely change over menus and we will reintroduce our breakfast menu as soon as we can."To give us all confidence in the new operational measures we are introducing to keep you and our employees safe, we asked our employees for their thoughts, have incorporated much of their feedback and will continue to listen and learn.The fast-food chain said orders will be available at drive-thrus by car, UberEats and Just Eat, however added that to begin with, it will be offering a "limited menu" only."This will support social distancing in our kitchens, whilst still providing many McDonald's iconic menu items.The fast-food chain said orders will be available at drive-thrus by car, UberEats and Just Eat, however added that to begin with, it will be offering a "limited menu" onlyHowever, its nine signature burgers will remain, with the Big Mac and McChicken Sandwich still on the menu."To reduce the complexities in our kitchens at menu changeover, we will temporarily not be serving breakfast.McDonald's has announced plans to reopen hundreds more restaurants across the UK, offering fans the chance to order their favourite items for home delivery.Get our money-saving tips and top offers direct to your inbox with the Mirror Money newsletterIn a statement, the restaurant chain said: "We will return with much smaller teams in our restaurants and as a result will be returning with a limited menu."We are working with our delivery partner Uber Eats to ensure the wellbeing of our delivery drivers as well as our employees.There will also be limited options for vegetarians, with its Spicy Veggie wrap and Vegetarian dippers both unavailable.McDonald's chief executive, Paul Pomroy, added: "We have deliberately taken our time, we want to get this right.
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We understand that each of our customers has individual needs and considerations when choosing a place to eat or drink outside … The fast food chain is reopening more than 1,000 restaurants for drive-thru and deliveries. "As we reopen we will explore the ways in which to help our employees safely change over menus and we will reintroduce our breakfast menu as soon as we can. McDONALD’S has added two vegetarian options to its limited lockdown menu after a backlash. "The stores will not be serving a full menu, with McDonald's implementing restrictions to ease reopening.From May 13, McDonald's will open 15 stores across the UK for delivery only - with customers able to order from their local store via UberEats or JustEat.
McDonald's has announced plans to reopen hundreds more restaurants ... whilst still providing many McDonald's iconic menu items.
At McDonald's, we take great care to serve quality, great-tasting menu items to our customers each and every time they visit our restaurants. McDonald's took the decision to temporarily close all 1,350 restaurants on March 23, ahead of the government's lockdown measures due to coronavirus.. McDonald's reveals what will be on lockdown menu when it reopens.