Posted on 03/28/2023 2:41:04 PM PDT by dynachrome
Burger King lovers in Michigan are going to need to find a new spot to get a whopper after a franchisee announced the closure of 26 fast food locations.
The fast-food restaurant closings will force 434 employees to lose their jobs, according to a letter filed with Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. The franchisee called its ceasing of operations an "unforeseen business circumstance" in a March 22, Warning Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice with Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
The closures will affect stores in Detroit, Dearborn Heights, Ecorse, Ferndale, Flint, Highland Park, Livonia, Royal Oak, Southfield, Walled Lake, Warren and Whitmore Lake.
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2021:
Burger King Ties Its Chicken Sandwich to LGBTQ Rights
Last week, Burger King tweeted out that it would make a donation to the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, every time the chain sells one of its new chicken sandwiches, the Ch’King.
The tweet was seen as a dig at its rival, Chick-fil-A, which has thrived for years by selling premium chicken sandwiches but has a perceived weakness in the form of its reputation on LGBTQ rights…
I received a flyer today for a sub sandwich shop.
Look at the high prices for a 12” sandwich!!
https://tinyurl.com/3z6hmy55
You can buy the ingredients for far less.
I’m on the carnivore diet. Haven’t had a real sandwich in years. I do miss them, though.
Michigan just repealed right to work, IIRC.
Wonder if that figures in...
Talk about a Pyrrhic victory...
Thanks, I’ll give them a try!
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