The partnership between the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and the fast food chain, McDonald’s, has sparked lively controversy among Moroccan Internet users. The latter have a hard time understanding that Morocco is associating with this American brand that they have been boycotting since the beginning of the war in Gaza due to allegations of its support for Israel.
Faced with the refusal of many cafe and restaurant owners to pay copyright fees for the exploitation of literary and artistic works, the professional association intends to take legal action.
Exasperated, hotel, restaurant and shop owners in Marrakech are joining the campaign against parking attendants.
The measure to close hammams and car wash stations three days a week, taken by the province of Marrakech-Safi, in order to rationalize water consumption, has a negative impact on the activity of restaurateurs, particularly those who prepare the "Tanjia", a typical culinary specialty of the ochre city.
In Tangier, parents of students complain about the proliferation of shisha or hookah cafes , especially those near schools. They call on the authorities to act.
Many Moroccans are unhappy with cafe owners who charge exorbitant prices for drinks, and rather for "seats" during the Moroccan national team’s matches at the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Côte d’Ivoire 2024).
Cafe and restaurant owners in Morocco are once again sounding the alarm about their situation. They are calling on the authorities to save their sector, which has been seriously tested.
A union plans to demonstrate in front of all Moroccan McDonald’s . This decision follows the suspension of about twenty employees of a transport company under contract with the fast food chain.
Chris Kempczinski, CEO of McDonald’s, confirms that the boycott campaigns the fast food giant is facing in the Middle East and elsewhere, including in Morocco, have had a "significant impact" on the multinational’s activities.
Faced with the shortage of staff in the kitchen and in the dining room, a restaurateur in Corsica turned to an agency that helped him recruit Moroccans accustomed to the task.
In Morocco, professionals cite several factors to explain the series of bankruptcies in the restaurant sector.
Café and restaurant owners have rejected the fraud allegations made against them by a deputy from the Rassemblement national des indépendants (RNI) party. She addressed a written question to the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, in this regard.