The UK Privy Council has thwarted plans by private entrepreneurs, led by former Premier Sir John Swan, to take Bermuda down-market by opening US fast-food franchises on the island.The court of appeal rejected an appeal by Swan’s company, Grape Bay Ltd., to strike down Bermuda’s Prohibited Restaurants Act, which was enacted in 1996 in a bid to stop Swan from opening a McDonald’s restaurant.
Privy Council upholds Bermuda’s ban on fast-food restaurant chains
25 years ago
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Bermudas Prohibited Restaurants Act Grape Bay Ltd. McDonalds Restaurant Privy Council Sir John Swan