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KFC closed for maintenance and sanitation upgrades
This customer is turned away at KFC’s Vlissengen Road outlet while staffers put up a ‘closed’ notice.
In an unusual move that officials did not explain, several local KFC franchise outlets shuttered tight yesterday as employees of the entity attributed the non-operation to ongoing maintenance and cleaning work. The popular eating spot turned away several customers obviously unaware of the claimed upgrading activities.
When Kaieteur News visited two KFC outlets yesterday, staffers said that operations will resume today as work to uplift the restaurants health standards would be done by then. One staffer told this publication that the cleaning order came directly from management and is part of a sudden move to correct deficiencies.
Media operatives have learnt however that the local franchise has been cautioned for sanitization upgrades by officials of the brand’s parent company. Reports say that after an inspection by the officials, visiting Guyana, the outlets were ordered to make changes.
KFC along with Pizza Hut, were reportedly forced to close their doors to facilitate the massive sanitization exercises. It is alleged that the visiting inspectors noticed a number of irregularities and are demanding that the changes be made before the entity can resume operations.
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Maintaining an international franchise usually involves scheduled annual as well as spot checks by the parent company to ensure that their brand is not tarnished. My only surprise is that, in the case of the local franchise, the closure was not ordered years ago. All of the outlets are run down, rat infested, dysfunctional and hopelessly illegal even by local health standards. But Guyanese are so accustomed to low standards that they flock the places anyway.
I saw this coming they were being watched for the longest while.
This quite a clear picture of what is taken for granted…….the management should be heavily fined…..where are the local health inspectors ( sitting down doing nothing as usual)