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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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McDonald's and Coca-Cola have not responded to the BBC's request for comment.
1 posted on 03/07/2022 10:58:45 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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spin doctoring takes time


2 posted on 03/07/2022 11:00:23 AM PST by xp38
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Coca cola is diabetes in a can. Their spin doctors pimp poison.


3 posted on 03/07/2022 11:01:17 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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YOU MUST CONFORM...OR ELSE


4 posted on 03/07/2022 11:01:45 AM PST by Codeflier (I am just going to assume you are a Democrat if you call me a Putin supporter and ignore you.)
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Coca-cola should fight Russia by selling only New Coke there. LOL


5 posted on 03/07/2022 11:02:36 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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I actually like this.

Our woke masters getting a taste of wokeness


6 posted on 03/07/2022 11:03:07 AM PST by Pxzftrnqfrn
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Google and YouTube and all internet services from outside Russia, need to end services there.

The Russian people will be lost without those services.


7 posted on 03/07/2022 11:03:36 AM PST by adorno
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Never use em.


8 posted on 03/07/2022 11:03:51 AM PST by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: Codeflier
YOU MUST CONFORM...OR ELSE

"Your silence is consent" dry run was in the Summer of 2020 and it was a big HIT!

9 posted on 03/07/2022 11:03:57 AM PST by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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I don’t understand the problem. McDonalds is making money on russians, right? Does the raw ingredients come from here or Russia? Whereas, say Nikes are made in China and we pay them so China makes the money. By selling to Russia we are pulling money out of Russia, right?


10 posted on 03/07/2022 11:04:35 AM PST by jimfr
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Calls for McDonalds and Coca-Cola to refuse to provide their products to people without a vaccination card or who have spouted conservative talking points on social media are increasing!


11 posted on 03/07/2022 11:05:34 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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Why aren’t the same people pressuring the White House to stop buying Russian oil?


12 posted on 03/07/2022 11:06:00 AM PST by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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Then don’t drink it!


13 posted on 03/07/2022 11:06:06 AM PST by BwanaNdege
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I think Coca Cola should stay there and teach the Russians to be less white.


14 posted on 03/07/2022 11:07:08 AM PST by wny ( )
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To: marcusmaximus

woke coke, yuck.


15 posted on 03/07/2022 11:08:08 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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Remember Coke’s woke posturing not only on Georgia’s election laws but also GA’s abortion heartbeat law? Now they’re suddenly apolitical? That’s rich. Shove it, soda boys.


16 posted on 03/07/2022 11:08:10 AM PST by irishjuggler
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Lol, McDonald’s and Coke are not retarded I guess.


17 posted on 03/07/2022 11:08:47 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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I wouldn’t respond either.
But um....will anybody actually care if Coca Cola stopped selling in Russia?
Colas (and burgers) are about the easiest things to make if anyone wants them.


18 posted on 03/07/2022 11:08:49 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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What will Muscovites do without a Big Macski?


19 posted on 03/07/2022 11:08:57 AM PST by Rebelbase
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Not disagreeing, but some of us still enjoy one every once in a while. Kind of a sidebar. We all have vices.


20 posted on 03/07/2022 11:11:05 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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