Second Cup Café has shut down its store at a Jewish hospital in Montreal after the franchisee was spotted making hateful gestures during a pro-Palestinian, anti-NATO protest that resulted in a riot on Friday night, Nov. 22.
“Last night, our franchisee at the Jewish General Hospital was filmed making hateful remarks and gestures,” Second Cup said in a statement published on social media platform X on Nov. 23.
“This franchisee’s actions are not only a breach of our franchise agreement, but they also violate the values of inclusion and community we stand for at Second Cup.”
The specialty coffee retailer added that it has “zero tolerance for hate speech.”…