Burger King to reopen 72 restaurants for delivery and drive-thru next week

The Whopper Returns: Burger King is set to open more restaurants and drive-thrus next week
Ailis Brennan12 May 2020

Burger King will reportedly reopen 72 more restaurants across the country for delivery and drive-thru next week.

On May 18, the fast food giant is set to add to the more than 50 restaurants it has already reopened for business in the UK.

Many will be limited to a delivery service through Just Eat or Deliveroo, while the reopened drive-thru locations will offer takeaway.

The locations of 54 of the restaurants have been revealed so far, with a further 18 expected to be confirmed shortly. A total of six additional locations will reopen in London, as listed below:

  • Earls Court
  • Paddington London Street
  • Gloucester Road
  • Stratford
  • Romford Hornchurch Road
  • Romford Eastern Avenue

​​Restaurants already reopened in the capital include its locations at Croydon Church Street, Merton and Tottenham Hale.

Burger King joins a host of fast food brands that have announced restaurant reopenings over the last week.

McDonalds has revealed it is reopening another 30 drive-thrus across the country this week in addition to the 15 restaurants it has already detailed for reopening tomorrow, while Five Guys has today announced an extra nine reopenings adding to the 18 it already has open to the public. .

Some brands have also this week announced their first reopened UK stores. Starbucks announced it would reopen 150 UK stores from May 14, while Subway announced today the planned reopening of 600 locations across the country, including 132 in the capital.

For full details on restaurant chains that have announced reopenings across the UK and in the capital, check out our guide here.

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