Day 161 - 24 Jul 95 - Page 17
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2 Q. Finally, Miss Anteneh -- and I have been a bit swifter than
3 I thought, which is a good thing -- what training did you
4 -- I mean, you had the busiest store in the world; that is
5 an awful lot of food being supplied to the customer every
6 day of the week, I assume; I think you said something like
7 3,000 Big Mac buns in a day?
8 A. Yes.
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10 Q. Or maybe it was the total number of buns, I cannot
11 remember. What sort of training was there at the Strand in
12 the preparation -- training for the crew members in the
13 preparation of the food?
14 A. It is one to one on the floor. I do believe, I think
15 McDonald's, from my training, we believe that an employee
16 to get the best knowledge they have to come on the floor.
17 One person would be assigned to them, to show them the
18 actual job. So it is on the floor; all the training is
19 done on the floor.
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21 Q. Did they get an orientation course on their first day?
22 A. That is correct.
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24 Q. Did you have training videos in the Strand store?
25 A. Yes, I have. Yes, I did.
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27 Q. You did?
28 A. Yes.
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30 Q. Where were they kept, in your office or in the crew -----
31 A. In the training room.
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33 Q. In the training room. You started life (as many other
34 people) as a part-time crew member when you were a young
35 student. Do you think that the training you got in the
36 preparation of the food was satisfactory or not?
37 A. Absolutely.
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39 Q. Were you trained what to do with food which had to be
40 discarded, for example?
41 A. Yes, I was.
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43 Q. What would you do in the store now, for example, if you
44 came upon a whole bag of rotting lettuce?
45 A. Throw them away.
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47 Q. Would you say anything to the supplier?
48 A. If it is within the date, I will throw it away and
49 phone the supplier.
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51 Q. Is lettuce kept in any kind of a chiller when it arrives?
52 A. Yes, it is in the cooler straightaway. It comes in the
53 cold lorry and then it goes into the cooler.
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55 Q. Is it ever left, or should it ever be left, lying around in
56 the kitchen overnight, for example?
57 A. No. There is a cooler by the kitchen area, as well.
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59 MR. RAMPTON: Thank you, Miss Anteneh. Would you remain there
60 to answer the Defendants' questions?
