The owner of the coffee franchise Paekdabang, who received a settlement of 5.5 million won from a part-time worker for taking the store's drinks without permission, will close the store. According to the industry on the 30th, Baekdabang operator The Born Korea (475560) recently notified the Baekdabang store in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, of terminating the contract for violating the Franchise Business Act. The Born Korea previously issued a notice of termination of the contract with the Baekdabang store in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, for violating the Franchise Business Act. This decision was made after review. A Baekdabang official explained, “We judged that the actions of the store in question not only seriously damaged the reputation and credibility of the ‘Baekdabang’ brand, but also caused significant damage and disruption to the normal business of other franchisees who run their stores in good faith, causing a significant obstacle to the operation of the franchise business.” He added, “Accordingly, based on the franchise agreement, we decided to terminate the franchise contract for the store in question, and through proof of contents, in July. “We have notified the business to close (immediate franchise contract termination) by the 13th,” he said. “Currently, we are conducting labor inspections for each store and hiring labor experts.”