The failure of franchisee EYM King of Michigan LLC to reach an agreement with Burger King Corp. has led to the closure of 26 Detroit-area Burger King restaurants, according to news reports.
Those 26 Burger King restaurants include the one at 9744 E. M-36 in Whitmore Lake, where a total of 13 employees are out of a job. In total, 424 workers at the Detroit-area Burger Kings will be looking for jobs; the closures began on March 17 and will be complete by April 15.
The list of restaurants closing are below:
The closure of the restaurant on M-36 in Whitmore Lake comes as no surprise to me. Comical also because they have been trying to hire more staff for many months. This particular restaurant has been rife with issues ranging from a parking lot that looks like it’s been pummeled by meteors, not being open for breakfast due to staffing issues and equipment failures. This EYM company seems to be an absentee owner since they’re located in Texas, not wanting to set up shop here in the restaurants’ home state. Probably no surprise that no specific reason for the closing of all 26 restaurants since the owner is likely an uncaring individual and was too stubborn to come to an agreement with the corporate suits.