MP given food for thought on visit to McDonald's

MP Graham Stuart visited McDonald's in Beverley to hear how rising costs are affecting local employers and opportunities for young people across East Yorkshire.

- By DEBORAH HALL

The restaurant is part of a local family-run franchise business operated by Richard, who runs nine McDonald's restaurants across the region employing just under 1,000 people, including around 100 staff in Beverley alone.

Richard started his career in agriculture before moving into manufacturing and food supply chains, including work with McCain supplying McDonald's fries, before opening his first McDonald's restaurant in Scarborough in 2015. During the visit, Graham met Richard, store manager Tim and area manager John and discussed the pressures facing employers from inflation, rising National Insurance contributions and increases in employment costs.