Fast-food chain to be open 24 hours a day (From Swindon Advertiser)
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McDonald's to open Great Western Way branch 24 hours a day
5:00pm Tuesday 4th December 2012 in News By Matthew Edwards
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Hem Rai, Gabor Szuromi and Paul Booth
BURGER giant McDonald’s has been granted permission to increase the hours of service at one of its Swindon restaurants.
The fast-food chain put forward an application to Swindon Council’s planning committee to allow its restaurant in Great Western Way to trade for 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The application was submitted by local franchisee Paul Booth, who owns eight McDonald’s restaurants across Swindon and Cirencester, and it is expected to create 10 extra jobs before Christmas.
Mr Booth, who opened his first McDonald’s franchise in Swindon in 2001, already has one 24-hour restaurant at Greenbridge Retail park.
The restaurant will go 24-hour on Monday, December 10, although the change in trading will only be in place for a 12-month trial to see how it affects sales.
Mr Booth met with the community and customers to discuss the proposals and 971 people signed an in-restaurant petition, supporting the plans to open longer.
A briefing letter was also hand-delivered to the nearest 500 residential properties.
The restaurant successfully varied its opening hours in 2010, allowing it to trade between the hours of 5am and midnight seven days a week.
Mr Booth said: “I am pleased to announce that as of Monday my restaurant on Great Western Way will be open to our customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“Extending the opening hours of the restaurant will bring more investment to the town and create around 10 additional jobs, both full and part time, for people living in the area.
“We carried out a large consultation period before submitting our application and we had no negative feedback which is a good sign.
“New employees will have access to McDonald’s leading training and development programmes, as well as the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications ranging from adult certificates in maths and English to a foundation degree in managing business operations.”
Comments(20)
faatmaan
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9:31pm Tue 4 Dec 12
and was this paid for advertising, or the adver doing its extra bit unpaid for prominent local businesses
Simples!
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10:04pm Tue 4 Dec 12
Malkym
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10:15pm Tue 4 Dec 12
Simples! wrote:Yep! sure is! it means authentic Chav food is available in Swinetown 24/7 -yuk!
Fantastic news. Cant beat a maccie d's when too tired to cook or nice treat for the kids. ;0)
Always Grumpy
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10:18pm Tue 4 Dec 12
tucker81 wrote:There's far worse places to eat. I would sooner eat there than many of the Indian and Chinese restaurants around Swindon or heaven forbid one of the roadside kebab stands.
They should all be closed down in the UK, disgusting places
I 2 Could B
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5:47am Wed 5 Dec 12
As pointed out above, in the scheme of things, McDonalds' food quality is relatively high and their hygiene procedures and policies are second to none.
They also seem to treat their staff a lot better than many companies do.
Bobfm ,
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8:21am Wed 5 Dec 12
I 2 Could B wrote:It's not a bizarre dislike, it's a rational dislike based on known facts. Surely even you can recall the court upholding various points against McDonald's in the McLibel case? Not to mention the exposure if their shameful marketing strategies in Supersize Me?
A lot of the hatred towards McDonalds stems from the bizarre dislike that some people have of any multi-national corporations, especially American ones.
As pointed out above, in the scheme of things, McDonalds' food quality is relatively high and their hygiene procedures and policies are second to none.
They also seem to treat their staff a lot better than many companies do.
Davey Gravey
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9:40am Wed 5 Dec 12
twasadawf
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11:58am Wed 5 Dec 12
Mushymushy
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12:09pm Wed 5 Dec 12
twasadawf wrote:What you on about if you have never had one how do you know,or are you just talking out of your arse you arse.
Never had one never will and they call them restaurants my ar*e
Always Grumpy
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12:57pm Wed 5 Dec 12
tucker81 wrote:I see on another story you have a liking for eating dogs - what does that say about your eating habits i wonder?
They should all be closed down in the UK, disgusting places
tucker81
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1:50pm Wed 5 Dec 12
I 2 Could B
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2:02pm Wed 5 Dec 12
Bobfm , wrote:What the libel case where Judge Justice Bell ruled that the gardner and postman had libelled McDonalds and were told to pay £60,000 damages to the company?
I 2 Could B wrote: A lot of the hatred towards McDonalds stems from the bizarre dislike that some people have of any multi-national corporations, especially American ones. As pointed out above, in the scheme of things, McDonalds' food quality is relatively high and their hygiene procedures and policies are second to none. They also seem to treat their staff a lot better than many companies do.It's not a bizarre dislike, it's a rational dislike based on known facts. Surely even you can recall the court upholding various points against McDonald's in the McLibel case? Not to mention the exposure if their shameful marketing strategies in Supersize Me?
They never paid, did they?
Ultimately, nobody is forced to work at McDonalds and nobody is forced to eat there either.
'Shameful' marketing. What, you mean, it works?
Always Grumpy
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2:28pm Wed 5 Dec 12
tucker81 wrote:No, delicious was the word you used!
Eating dogs?! I think i said they looked lovely!
Bobfm ,
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4:03pm Wed 5 Dec 12
I 2 Could B wrote:You'd know all about marketing eh - especially advertising without planning permission :-)
Bobfm , wrote:What the libel case where Judge Justice Bell ruled that the gardner and postman had libelled McDonalds and were told to pay £60,000 damages to the company?
I 2 Could B wrote: A lot of the hatred towards McDonalds stems from the bizarre dislike that some people have of any multi-national corporations, especially American ones. As pointed out above, in the scheme of things, McDonalds' food quality is relatively high and their hygiene procedures and policies are second to none. They also seem to treat their staff a lot better than many companies do.It's not a bizarre dislike, it's a rational dislike based on known facts. Surely even you can recall the court upholding various points against McDonald's in the McLibel case? Not to mention the exposure if their shameful marketing strategies in Supersize Me?
They never paid, did they?
Ultimately, nobody is forced to work at McDonalds and nobody is forced to eat there either.
'Shameful' marketing. What, you mean, it works?
RichardR1
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5:25pm Wed 5 Dec 12
I recall when they introduced healthy eating it transpired that their fresh salads had sauces that meant they had more calories than a Big Mac.
Simples!
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7:03pm Wed 5 Dec 12
Malkym wrote:Oh yes. So because chavs eat there it should be closed down. On that basis the entire town centre and all supermarkets and pubs should be closed. Nice one genius!!
Simples! wrote:Yep! sure is! it means authentic Chav food is available in Swinetown 24/7 -yuk!
Fantastic news. Cant beat a maccie d's when too tired to cook or nice treat for the kids. ;0)
Simples!
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7:08pm Wed 5 Dec 12
RichardR1 wrote:So go for the big mac then?!!!
Nice to see Paul assisting the health of the nation.
I recall when they introduced healthy eating it transpired that their fresh salads had sauces that meant they had more calories than a Big Mac.
RichardR1
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8:30am Thu 6 Dec 12
As a once in a while meal, not a problem, daily or more clearly will lead to ill health at some point.
timt1964
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12:50pm Thu 6 Dec 12
tucker81 says...
8:22pm Tue 4 Dec 12