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McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

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Re: McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

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Post by giancarlostoro »

vondro wrote: post #29

Something that has been bugging me for some time (genuine question, please forgive me lack of geopolitics/economy understanding) is this: Supposing we want to hurt Russian economy - how are we hurting it by stopping selling them licenses/branding/machines to make and sell burgers and fries? Are we not ripping them off money if we sell to them? As in: we gain, they lose? I understand we don't want to sell advanced tec…

The only argument there is we are providing them jobs and building up local infrastructure by investing in locations, I suppose.

Re: McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

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Post by meragrin_ »

titaniumtown wrote: post #14
whitepaint wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why? They have such tasty food, I love it.

you aren't gonna be loving it when you get health problems

What kind of health problems would you expect from going there once in a while? There was no mention of frequency. Going there once every month or two is not going to do much.

Re: McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

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Post by lnxg33k1 »

ineedasername wrote: post #17
rs999gti wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

MCD will be back once the war or situation stabilizes. Russia is a large economy that any global company would want to be a part of.

I think whether they go back will depend on what the country looks like after things stabilize. If Russia comes out of this still on belligerent footing then spending resources to reestablish a presence will be extremely risky. Even if leadership changes and makes conciliatory noises I would expect things to still take some years before the world can trust it's authentic.

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Re: McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

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Post by throwaway290 »

lillecarl wrote: post #22
paganel wrote: post #4

Thought they had already left. Good decision for Russia and for Russians' health, to be honest.

I don't think McDonalds & Co are such a big health-negative in other countries as it is in the US. I've never met someone who's obese from eating Maccas in Sweden, they're obese because they eat more calories than they burn. Calling a food unhealty is quite silly to me, anything is unhealty if you consume it in unhealty amounts. The above statements obviously exclude things like cyanide and other things designed to k…

IMO McDonalds was among the healthier and reliable choices when it comes to eating out in Russia. I could be reasonably sure I won't get food poisoning at a McD, for one.

Re: McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

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Post by paganel »

lillecarl wrote: post #22
paganel wrote: post #4

Thought they had already left. Good decision for Russia and for Russians' health, to be honest.

I don't think McDonalds & Co are such a big health-negative in other countries as it is in the US. I've never met someone who's obese from eating Maccas in Sweden, they're obese because they eat more calories than they burn. Calling a food unhealty is quite silly to me, anything is unhealty if you consume it in unhealty amounts. The above statements obviously exclude things like cyanide and other things designed to k…

This is victim-blaming, don't you think?

Re: McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

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Post by asddubs »

vondro wrote: post #29

Something that has been bugging me for some time (genuine question, please forgive me lack of geopolitics/economy understanding) is this: Supposing we want to hurt Russian economy - how are we hurting it by stopping selling them licenses/branding/machines to make and sell burgers and fries? Are we not ripping them off money if we sell to them? As in: we gain, they lose? I understand we don't want to sell advanced tec…

we can't let proprietary american advanced protein delivery technology to fall into the wrong hands, allowing them to use it to create an army of super soldiers

Re: McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

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Post by parshua »

vondro wrote: post #29

Something that has been bugging me for some time (genuine question, please forgive me lack of geopolitics/economy understanding) is this: Supposing we want to hurt Russian economy - how are we hurting it by stopping selling them licenses/branding/machines to make and sell burgers and fries? Are we not ripping them off money if we sell to them? As in: we gain, they lose? I understand we don't want to sell advanced tec…

From what I understand, it has nothing to do with morality or hurting Russia. The banking sanctions make it impossible to do financial transactions with the country, which effectively puts an stop on business relations.

Re: McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

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Post by chongli »

vondro wrote: post #29

Something that has been bugging me for some time (genuine question, please forgive me lack of geopolitics/economy understanding) is this: Supposing we want to hurt Russian economy - how are we hurting it by stopping selling them licenses/branding/machines to make and sell burgers and fries? Are we not ripping them off money if we sell to them? As in: we gain, they lose? I understand we don't want to sell advanced tec…

For a globally recognizable brand like McDonald's, the move to leave the country has a symbolic meaning. It sends a message to the Russian people that something is deeply wrong with the direction taken by their government. Of course, some Russians will interpret the move differently, but that cannot be avoided.
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