- Buffalo Grill
Buffalo Grill is a chain of steakhouses based in
France , with over 280 outlets inEurope . Most of these outlets are located in France, but also inLuxembourg ,Switzerland ,Spain andBelgium . [ [http://www.buffalo-grill.com/plan2.asp Outlet location map] ] It is a mass-market chain serving American-style steaks with some concessions to French tastes, such as aroquefort sauce option.History
British beef scandal
In
December 2002 it was the subject of a major scandal when allegations emerged that the chain had sold British beef, banned in France due to fears of BSE contamination, between1996 and2000 . [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,,871729,00.html "Beefed-up charges?"] , article in the Guardian newspaper] InOctober 2003 , manslaughter charges against the firm's executives were dismissed in respect of twovCJD sufferers, who claimed to have caught the disease from the firm's beef. Two of the firm's employees spent three months in prison prior to being acquitted. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3156330.stm "Charges reduced in French beef case"] , BBC news] The firm's sales suffered considerably due to the scandal, but by 2004 were on the rise again. [ [http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&artNum=8943&Status=Archive "Sales surge"] , Meat News]Illegal employees scandal
On the 4th of June 2007, it was reported [ [http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3234,36-918580@51-880212,0.html LeMonde.fr : « Nos patrons menaçaient de nous livrer à la police » ] ] that approximately 15% of Buffalo Grill's employees were foreign. A significant number of them, mostly from Africa, had illegal immigrant status in France. The chain's management has been accused of slave-like work, unfair conditions, threats and disobeying state labour laws by some of its former employees, who are now occupying a restaurant in
Viry-Châtillon (Essonne in the outskirts of Paris) daily from 9am to 11pm as a sign of protest.Notes
External links
* [http://www.buffalo-grill.com/ Company's website]
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