McDonalds Forced To Close
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Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/621468... 
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This is an excellent example of how a local community can have a global impact. It seems that Mcdonalds in Tavistock is set to close due to change in "trading patterns", which is a very embarrased way of saying that nobody eats the food on sale because there are so many, better alternatives available. Not least the award winning farmers market!
From the BBC article:
'The market was voted the best in the region by Country Life magazine and won the title Best Food Town in the South West this year.
John Taylor, Tavistock Forward and EatWise chairman, said: "It just goes to show that the food is so good here we have seen them off.
"Because of the quality of our local food, McDonald's has not been able to compete. I think there is definitely a link.
"We have made every effort to make Tavistock a haven for local food and McDonald's wasn't local food, so they suffered."'
This is an excellent example of how a local community can have a global impact. It seems that Mcdonalds in Tavistock is set to close due to change in "trading patterns", which is a very embarrased way of saying that nobody eats the food on sale because there are so many, better alternatives available. Not least the award winning farmers market!
From the BBC article:
'The market was voted the best in the region by Country Life magazine and won the title Best Food Town in the South West this year.
John Taylor, Tavistock Forward and EatWise chairman, said: "It just goes to show that the food is so good here we have seen them off.
"Because of the quality of our local food, McDonald's has not been able to compete. I think there is definitely a link.
"We have made every effort to make Tavistock a haven for local food and McDonald's wasn't local food, so they suffered."'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/621468...
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