KFC owner withholds rent in SA amid lockdown
The US firm says it will not be paying rent at 48 company-owned outlets in SA
06 April 2020 - 19:22
KFC-owner Yum! Brands has told landlords in SA that the US firm will not be paying rent while outlets are closed during a three-week government-enforced lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision relates to 48 company-owned outlets in the continent’s most industrialised country, a spokesperson for KFC SA said in e-mailed comments...
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