Burger King – Whopper return – Süddeutsche.de

Burger King – Whopper return – Süddeutsche.de

• In the dispute over the future of the currently closed 89 Burger King stores an agreement is emerging. At least one court date
• has been canceled on Monday. The fast-food restaurants could be mid-week, maybe unlock again already on Tuesday.
• Whether they reopen under the direction of the old franchisee Yi-Ko-Holding receive or new owner, is still, however, still open.

From Max Hägler

The light is turned on, man dressing up vigorously the glass entrance door, behind the counter, there are three people and merchandise of the beverage machine , One sweeps away the last crumb fries. Who passed the weekend at the Burger King branch near the main station could almost think that again is open. So that the dispute is settled between the fast-food company and franchisee Yi-Ko-Holding, who led his stores so bad that he had to close down its 89 fast food restaurants recently. But still we are not there, for now only run the preparatory work for the reopening. According to information from the Süddeutsche Zeitung it should be ready mid-week, possibly already this Tuesday. A anberaumter for Monday court hearing at the Munich District Court in this case was canceled at the request of either party in any case.

The question however is, then who runs the business. A few days ago Ergün Yildiz had transferred his shares in the Yi-Ko-Holding to his partner, Russian Alexander Kolobov. The management of the German Burger King headquarters and trade unionists made especially Yildiz own responsibility to ensure that the working conditions and hygiene in the 89 branches were permanently miserable.

Whether Alt-owner Kobolov on like this, seems open

If the East Europeans, who in Russia has licenses for about 100 Burger King restaurants, and so far was only funder of Yi Ko-Holding, enter now the sole shareholder active in the German Bratergeschäft? So far, everything looked like, his lawyers sent last messages in which Kolobov was attributed a central and active role: he would with all stakeholders hold discussions with representatives of the 3,000 employees who just do not know if and how they work in the future be. Kolobov and his men took the employees’ representatives concessions – which, however, for any reputable well managed fast-food operators should be self-evident: Salaries to be paid in future according to the sectoral collective agreement and the new Yi-co-management will speak regularly with employee representatives

But perhaps is now retiring also Kolobov. Reportedly sees a over the weekend of lawyers negotiated union before an exit from Kolobov. This would mean that in the future neither Yi – Yildiz – even co – Kolobov – would be active in the German market, the Yi-Ko would be history soon. Confirmed the editorial deadline neither of the Group nor Yi Ko itself, however, it would be logical if Burger King Germany after all the trouble a real reboot want -. With all other owners and managers. It may be possible that other German franchisees who have long Burger King stores operate, acquire the shares. The official announcement of the US group on Monday suggests this solution: working hard “on a new ownership and management structure for the previously operated by the Yi Ko 89 restaurants”. On the part of Yi Ko said Dominik Ziegenhahn whose firm Graf von Westphalen represents the franchisee and Kolobov about being “just before a possible hap py ending and a positive mutually agreed”.

Burger King 89 restaurants are closed

89 Burger King stores are close – and will remain so for the time being as well. The Munich District Court upheld an injunction of the fast-food company against its largest franchisee Yi-Ko. Yi-Kos goal is to reopen. The union but invites already talks about a possible bankruptcy.

Burger King wants the weakness of the main rivals to exploit

Burger King wants the stores – especially the high turnover such as the Munich Hauptbahnhof – as soon as possible, of course, again Open: It is not just the loss of sales hurts the management and ultimately the shareholders

Now is the best time just to much larger competitor McDonald’s attack a little.. 14,000 branches, the one, 35 000 of the other, supposedly eat a total of 81 million people a day for the two Bratereien

But there are less, at least at McDonald’s. The American fast food giant had to explain on Monday that it does not reach the targeted profit goals in the fourth quarter. In November, sales in the US market collapsed by surprisingly strong 4.6 percent the previous year. Worldwide, the decline was 2.2 percent. In addition to weak sales in the US, where especially the younger customers increasingly put on organic fast food competitors, McDonald’s struggles with the consequences of rotten meat scandal in China. Recently, the group had also need to report a continuing weakness of the German market to its shareholders.

Burger King and Yi-Ko The pecking-order

Last year, Burger King raved about his new franchise partners Yi-Ko. Now the Gastro Group intends to terminate the contract with the store owner immediately. Yi-Ko was virtually rejected by the start of the policies of the Burger King Community.