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McDonald's and Coca-Cola boycott calls grow over Russia
BBC ^ | 3/7/2022 | Lora Jones & Beth Timmins

Posted on 03/07/2022 10:58:45 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Pressure is growing on Western food and drink giants to pull out of Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.

McDonald's and Coca-Cola have been criticised on social media for failing to speak out about the attacks and continuing to operate in the country.

Well-known firms including Netflix and Levi's have already suspended sales or stopped providing services in Russia.

McDonald's and Coca-Cola have not responded to the BBC's request for comment.

#BoycottMcDonalds and #BoycottCocaCola were trending on Twitter on Monday and over the weekend respectively.

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The criticism comes amid calls for other well-known Western firms such as KFC, Pepsi and Starbucks and Burger King to close their outlets and stop sales in Russia.

However, most firms have stayed silent on the issue with KFC, Pepsi, Starbucks and Burger King also declining to respond to the BBC's requests for comment.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: cocacola; coke; fastfood; mcdonalds; russia; war; woke
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To: marcusmaximus
The right to boycott must include the right to not boycott, or it's not a right at all.
Each company should make their own decision, without undue pressure.

41 posted on 03/07/2022 12:25:46 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Just more cancel culture.

This will not hurt Putin or the oligarchs, just the people who really don’t have any say over the government.

Multinational corporations, if they should even exist, should not operate independently of representative governments where they do business.

It’s a pretext for more globalism.


42 posted on 03/07/2022 12:28:05 PM PST by unlearner (Si vis pacem, para bellum. Let him who desires peace prepare for war.)
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To: Brian Griffin; mvonfr
Ping to mvonfr.

Post # 24 on "McDonald's and Coca-Cola boycott calls grow over Russia" thread.

...Russian franchisees might still make and sell the stuff without paying royalties. Corporate America is not going to let their rubles get away from bottom lines.

Don't know Brian, but I pinged someone who does.

43 posted on 03/07/2022 12:29:45 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: nascarnation

farm to table?


44 posted on 03/07/2022 12:29:58 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: marcusmaximus

McDonald’s and Coke is not food and water. Never was or will be.


45 posted on 03/07/2022 12:52:50 PM PST by Musketeer
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To: Bishop_Malachi

Big companies exercising political will over those thoey disagree with USED to be a thing we on FR did not like.

Now, it seems most here on FR support this abuse of power.


46 posted on 03/07/2022 1:00:22 PM PST by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: Codeflier

This global and social responsibility crap has spiraled out of control.

MD is in the business of making burgers and fries, not making political, social, environmental, personal health choices for people...

Frankly I applaud them for staying out of it.


47 posted on 03/07/2022 1:01:05 PM PST by Red6
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To: Musketeer

Thats what has me so confused. I thought these liberal cancel types hated Russia (for now). Why would they try to make Russians healthier? Shouldnt they be trying to find a way to open more?


48 posted on 03/07/2022 1:06:46 PM PST by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
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To: frogjerk

I’m sitting in McDonalds eating two McChicken sandwiches and a large Coke, $3.14 including tax. I got McDonalds back, I don’t care what they’re doing in Russia.


49 posted on 03/07/2022 1:19:27 PM PST by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Navy Patriot; Brian Griffin

TBH I think McDonald’s and Coca-Cola are small issues.... whatever happens to them is insignificant to for example the investment of oil companies in Russia.

If I understand the NEW law correctly, the franchises still have to pay dividends. But... dividends are to paid in rubles to special bank accounts .... and then the Russian government decides who gets access to these accounts.


50 posted on 03/07/2022 1:20:21 PM PST by mvonfr
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To: hardspunned

That’s a heckuva value in today’s market.


51 posted on 03/07/2022 1:20:34 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: marcusmaximus

Just don’t give a crap about Russia and or Ukraine, they are both nothing but corrupt commie bastards.

Haven’t eaten any McDonalds since I was a kid, it’s just recycled human feces; as for Coke I stopped buying their products since they went woke in Georgia.


52 posted on 03/07/2022 1:30:53 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: mvonfr

It appears that the Devil is in the details, and there are always details, Thanks.


53 posted on 03/07/2022 1:34:37 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: nascarnation

It’s rare that you can buy anything nowadays without a severe case of butthurt.


54 posted on 03/07/2022 1:41:39 PM PST by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Navy Patriot

One missing detail: what is the exchange rate? This makes a huge difference if the royalties are ever paid and nothing was said about it.


55 posted on 03/07/2022 1:43:35 PM PST by mvonfr
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To: marcusmaximus

“Coca cola is diabetes in a can. Their spin doctors pimp poison.”

So Coke should be encouraged to sell to Russia. McDonalds too.


56 posted on 03/07/2022 1:54:11 PM PST by moehoward (.)
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To: Magnum44

In moderation, it’s okay. In moderation.


57 posted on 03/07/2022 1:55:51 PM PST by Jacob Kell (Asking celebrities to analyze politics is like asking Jeffrey Dahmer to be a judge at a cook-off.)
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To: mvonfr
what is the exchange rate?

Today, one Russian ruble is worth $0.0067.

58 posted on 03/07/2022 2:03:43 PM PST by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: marcusmaximus

“Well-known firms including Netflix and Levi’s have already suspended sales or stopped providing services in Russia.”

Levis would have made uniforms for the Eisengruppen with Jewish slave labor.


59 posted on 03/07/2022 4:22:49 PM PST by sergeantdave
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