Virus Fears Prompt Burger King to Shut Half Its Restaurants in China

Virus Fears Prompt Burger King to Shut Half Its Restaurants in China
A Burger King restaurant in San Francisco, California, in this file photo. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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The head of Restaurant Brands told Yahoo Finance that the coronavirus outbreak has led to the temporary closure of around half of the company’s Burger King restaurants in China.

Restaurant Brands CEO Jose Cil told the news outlet that around 500 Burger King locations in the Mainland had been shuttered due to virus fears.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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