It seems like scandals with the biggest fast food chain in the world are nowhere near slowing down, as the restaurants with the Golden Arches face its worst streak in sales and reputation in more than a decade - and the latest news coming from McDonald's France are hardly making things better.
A few days back, a photo from a McDonald's France restaurant (in the Mediterranean city of Marseilles) became viral in the European country, as it contained specific instructions for the workers in the restaurant not to give food to homeless people in the area, threatening the staff with sanctions if they did this - including possibly getting fired.
"Following an incident on July 25, it is formally forbidden to give food to tramps," read the note posted on the McDonald's France restaurant, NDTV reports. "As a reminder, staff meals must be eaten on the premises. Staff meals are a personal benefit and should only benefit the staff member in question. McDonald's is not here to feed all the hungry people in the country. Any diversion from the procedure cited above will result in sanction that could lead to dismissal."
As with everything these days, someone noticed the sign on the McDonald's France restaurant and posted it online, where it became a major headache for the chain after going viral.
According to The Guardian, though, McDonald's France has now publicly apologized for the incident, saying the restaurant in question had "quickly removed" the notice because of the way the whole thing was handled, calling the whole affair "clumsy."
Reuters reports that the country's franchise went on to say that both the regional McDonald's as well as the restaurant in question apologized over this grave mistake, claiming it's against the company's policy of serving "without discrimination."
However, when contacted by several news outlets, McDonald's France reps refused to comment on the chain's policy on employees giving away their own meals.
