McDonald’s will require customers at its 14,000 U.S. restaurants to wear face masks starting Aug. 1—while Chipotle’s policy went into effect today—making the fast food chains the latest corporations to implement mandatory mask policies.  Chipotle said that all patrons and employees are now required to wear a mask at the chain’s 2,630 restaurants. McDonald’s said in a statement it would provide a mask for any customer without one. Patrons who refuse to wear a mask at McDonald’s will be taken care of in a “friendly, expedited way” and receive their orders in a pickup area separated from other customers. The company also said it will add panels to protect front- and back-of-house workers. McDonald’s will not open any additional restaurants’ dining rooms for limited indoor service for another 30 days due to the rise of Covid-19 cases in the U.S., though the company noted that this “continues to be an owner/operator-led decision.” Chipotle has also limited dining room capacity and appointed “stewards” at their restaurants who are “responsible for directing customers, managing the dining room and sanitizing as guests complete their dine-in meals.” Many major retailers like WalMart, Starbucks and Target have mandated masks in all U.S. locations over the past month. See Forbes’ list of all the retailers with mandatory mask policies. – Source: Forbes.