Current Events > McDonalds will leave Russia for good after 30 years

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61463876

As a result of Russia invasion of Ukraine and War with the West

In a few months people there will be eating each other anyways

Article makes it sound like they're all being bought by the same entity, and the employees are moving with the stores. What are the chances they just keep running those stores as McDonalds lol

eston posted...

Article makes it sound like they're all being bought by the same entity, and the employees are moving with the stores. What are the chances they just keep running those stores as McDonalds lol

Theyll just add an a and make it macdonalds to avoid a lawsuit.

SauI_Goodman posted...

Theyll just add an a and make it macdonalds to avoid a lawsuit.

In which courts?

30 years? Not in any hurry over this display, are we Ronald?

This guy is gonna be heartbroken

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjiasTzQeK4

AmishDoinks420 posted...

30 years? Not in any hurry over this display, are we Ronald?

I think he meant that they've been in Russia for 30 years and they're leaving.

CableZL posted...

I think he meant that they've been in Russia for 30 years and they're leaving.

That makes a ton more sense lmao

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

This guy is gonna be heartbroken

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjiasTzQeK4

Now that I think about it...this might be the first over weight Russian Ive ever seen.

JuanCarlos1 posted...

Now that I think about it...this might be the first over weight Russian Ive ever seen.

Really?

Fat rich Russians are a sterotype.

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

This guy is gonna be heartbroken

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjiasTzQeK4

What was he arrested for?

30 years is basically never, especially when you consider its plenty time for Putin to be hunted down and killed, for Russia to collect the scraps of their economy and start rebuilding, and for everyone to forget McDonalds made this statement (although that will be true in less than 12 hours from now anyway)

edit: saw cablez correction and now I feel like a foolish fool

Wow. Surprised they gave up all that potential profit then again with what is going on any one who worked there could end up in serious danger if US and Russia's relationship goes further downhill. Damn Putin for what he's done to Ukraine and also his own people who disagree with this war he's started.

Important parts:

"But it is impossible to ignore the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. And it is impossible to imagine the Golden Arches representing the same hope and promise that led us to enter the Russian market 32 years ago."

It will retain its trademarks in Russia.

McDonald's said it would write off a charge of up to $1.4bn (1.1bn) to cover the exit from its investment.

It's all a huge tax write-off disguised as PR campaign, with the hooks in place to come back later after Putin has a "brain hemorrhage" or something.

Isn't it more punishment to make them eat the burgers?

Not that they taste bad but they're very unhealthy.