[Mr Jackson's intervention is the latest chapter in a
long-running dispute, which started from promising beginnings in
1996 as part of President Bill Clinton's "empowerment zone"
programme - under which companies were offered incentives to
create jobs in poorer areas.]
Jackson to mediate fastfood case
By Lucy Killgren in London and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York
Published: July 30 2000 20:08GMT
Updated: July 31 2000 01:28GMT
The Reverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights campaigner, has been
drafted in to broker a deal between Burger King in the US, and
LaVan Hawkins, a high profile African-American businessman who is
suing the company for $1.8bn.
Mr Jackson last week met representatives of Burger King and Mr
Hawkins in Chicago to try to reach an agreement between the two
after Mr Hawkins filed a suit against the company in April.
The suit alleges racial discrimination by Burger King, the
fast-food subsidiary of Diageo, the UK-based drinks and food
group. It accuses the company of reneging on a promise to help Mr
Hawkins open 225 restaurants in inner-city areas.
Mr Hawkins has hired Willie Gary, the trial attorney who is also
representing African-American plaintiffs in a discrimination
lawsuit against Coca-Cola.
In a statement in May, Mr Gary described Mr Hawkins as "the Bill
Gates of the fast food service industry", and accused Burger King
of reneging on its commitments after the company had benefited
from Mr Hawkins' "creativity and genius".
Mr Hawkins also alleges that Burger King used "horrifying racial
epithets" and that some of its actions were partly racially
motivated.
Burger King denies it agreed to open 225 restaurants with Mr
Hawkins, although at the time the deal was announced, the company
said it could develop as many as 125. It added that it
"vehemently denies" any allegations of racism.
Mr Jackson's intervention is the latest chapter in a long-running
dispute, which started from promising beginnings in 1996 as part
of President Bill Clinton's "empowerment zone" programme - under
which companies were offered incentives to create jobs in poorer
areas.
At a White House press conference Robert C. Lowes, the then
Burger King chairman and chief executive, and Mr Hawkins
announced that Mr Hawkins' company UrbanCityFoods would develop
125 restaurants in empowerment zones and enterprise communities.
Burger King, currently scheduled for a partial initial public
offering in the next year, is countersuing Mr Hawkins for
trademark infringement. It accuses him of owing the company
millions of dollars in back rent, royalties and advertising.
Despite the acrimony, it is thought that both parties are looking
for a settlement.
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