Tag: Hesburger
The Finnish Hesburger chain signed an exclusive agreement with Foodora, ends cooperation with Wolt
According to the company, the purpose of the change is to improve the preparation of home delivery orders.
Hesburger opens its restaurant in Ukraine again
Finnish hamburger chain Hesburger announced on Friday that it will reopen four of its restaurants in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and plans to open the remaining three stores later this summer. The chain closed all seven of its restaurants in Ukraine in February 2022 after Russia occupied the country. Around the same time, the company […]
Hesburger will close all offices in Russia and Belarus this week
The Finnish fast food chain Hesburger has announced that most of its stores in Russia and Belarus are now closed and others are expected to close by Sunday. The company said earlier this month that it plans to close all its restaurants in both countries by the end of April, when criticism of the Turku-based […]
Hesburger promises to close all Russian offices during April
The Finnish fast food chain Hesburger plans to close all its stores in Russia during April, the company announced in a press release issued on Monday. The Turku-based company said it had sent notifications to its local entrepreneurs in Russia stating that they would have to close down immediately. The Russian attack on Ukraine, the […]
Explanation: Almost two-thirds of Finns boycott Finnish companies in Russia
Two-thirds (66%) of women and 60% of men expressed a willingness to boycott such products and services. Those over the age of 35 were particularly willing to show resentment at operating in a war-torn country, while those between the ages of 18 and 24 did not blame such operations, as about half were ready and […]
Hesburger: Closes all stores in Russia and Belarus "as soon as possible"
Finnish fast food company Hesburger announces plans to close all offices in Russia and Belarus "as soon as possible". In a press release on Tuesday, Hesburger CEO Kari Salmela said the chain plans to close down both countries this summer, as many other international companies have done since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, many Finns […]
Lintilä: Food prices may double in Finland due to Russia’s war in Ukraine
“If people currently spend 11 percent of their salary or income on food, it will rise to more than 20 percent,” he predicted. While a doubling of consumer prices is possible, it is not the most likely consequence of the crisis Csaba Jansik, senior researcher at the Natural Resources Center (Luke). He recalled that food […]
Lintilä: Ukraine’s war could almost double food prices in Finland
Finns must prepare for the wartime pricing of products and services, Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä (Cen) said in an interview with Yle on Saturday. He warned that the price of a regular grocery cart could nearly double, due in part to the consequences of a sharp rise in fuel and fertilizers. "The price […]
Employees of Robert’s Coffee House in Helsinki claim long days without breaks
Employees of some Robert’s Coffee cafés are the latest service workers in Finland to criticize working conditions and hygiene practices. In January, former Espresso House employees reported dangerous working conditions and last autumn Hesburger employees criticized "beyond bearing" working conditions in the fast food chain. Robert’s Coffee is a franchise. Criticism is leveled at some […]
Finnish fast food giant Hesburger reports on sales levels prior to Covid
The sales of the fast food chain Hesburger grew rapidly during 2021 compared to the previous year, the company announced on Tuesday. The company’s sales in Finland last year were approximately EUR 234 million, while the combined domestic and foreign sales were EUR 360 million. Domestic sales increased eight percent from the previous year, bringing […]
Union Representative: McDonald’s recruitment problems are more broadly reflected "stigma" to work in the fast food industry
Young people in Finland are less and less willing to work in fast food restaurants, especially after the ill-treatment of employees in the Hesburger chains. Markus Kutvonen, Chairman of the STTK Student Department. Complaints related to Hesburger became public in August this year, reporting, among other things, chronic underemployment, workers ’obligation to work 10 hours […]
White-tailed deer, recycled cooking oil and ADHD in dogs: Finland in the world press
The population of white-tailed deer has since grown exponentially in Finland and reached 60,000 in 2019–2020. A fictional version of the deer’s historical journey appeared in a 1979 novel Bobbi: The father of the Finnish white-tailed deer from the user Matt Niemi and Mary Sharp. The Finnish fast food chain Hesburger and the oil refining […]
Young workers in fast-food chains and gas stations are at risk of murder, violence and rape
According to Yle’s research, young people working in the service sector in Finland have been exposed to customers who are victims of violence, murder and rape. The study also found that many young workers in fast food restaurants and gas stations work alone during evening and night shifts and often have to cope with drunk […]
Hesburger founder blames middle management, Covid crisis for staff dissatisfaction
Founder of Hesburger Heikki Salmela told Yle’s current affairs program A-studio on Monday night that he was unaware of the problems facing employees in the fast-food restaurant chain. "Our staff has been the most important thing to us in the world, and if the service industry does not understand the importance of staff, it is […]
Hesburger employees criticized "unbearable" working conditions when the union demands action
The Finnish service association PAM has called on the fast-food restaurant chain Hesburger to deal with complaints from employees about working hours and conditions. The call came after a corporate campaign claiming to be a “responsible employer” led to social media significantly, and twelve current and former Hesburger employees told Yle about the ill-treatment of […]
HS: The labor shortage is forcing restaurants to shorten hours in Finland
Helsinki’s Kaivopiha metro is completely closed. “After easing the restrictions, it has not been possible to open it because we have not found enough employees,” Petteri Lehtimäki, Subway’s Country Manager for Finland, told Helsingin Sanomat. Lehtimäki revealed that the chain could immediately offer jobs to 150-200 people. He stressed that open positions do not require […]
