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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abe Asher

Burger King shuttering 26 stores over franchise issue

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Burger King has announced that it is shuttering 26 restaurants and laying off 424 employees in the Detroit area after the corporation failed to reach an agreement with the franchisee operating the locations.

EYM King of Michigan, a corporation based in Irving, Texas, owns the restaurants that will be closing. It informed the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity of its failure to reach an agreement with the Burger King Corporation and of the impending layoffs on 22 March. According to reporting from ClickOn Detroit, the store closures began on 17 March and will continue through next month.

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