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McDonald's Runs out of French Fries in Venezuela
ABC News ^
| January 6, 2015
| By HANNAH DREIER
Posted on 01/06/2015 11:01:15 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Forget the French fries. How about a side of yuca with that Big Mac?
Venezuela's more than 100 McDonald's franchises have run out of potatoes and are now serving alternatives like deep-fried arepa flatbreads or yuca, a starchy staple of traditional Venezuelan cooking.
McDonald's franchisers are blaming a contract dispute with West Coast dock workers for halting the export of frozen fries to the country. The dispute also caused several days of French fry rationing in Japan last month. But Sonia Ruseler, who runs McDonald's restaurants in Latin America, declined to say Tuesday why other countries in the region are not affected.
While McDonald's may be the ultimate symbol of U.S. capitalism, the socialist government seems acutely aware that Venezuelans relish their Happy Meals. On Monday, a state-sponsored news website posted a story assuring the situation "has nothing at all to do" with government policy.
At the Caracas McDonald's, a man wearing an "employee of the month" cap braved the dinner rush Monday, patiently explaining to patron after patron that instead of French fries, the store was offering yucca fries, mini-arepas, or salads.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: communism; failure; marxism; socialism
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To: VAFreedom
nothing wrong with fried yuca.
I didn't see yucca on Mooshell's school lunch plan. French Fries, however...
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:27:59 AM PST
by
SpinnerWebb
(IN-SAPORIBVS-SICVT-PVLLVM)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
First it’s toilet paper and now McDonald’s has run out of French fries? Oh, the horror!...The horror!!
To: Still Thinking
If the problem is due to a labor dispute with west coast longshoremen, why not just ship the potatoes out of New Orleans. It might even be shorter.
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:29:47 AM PST
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: billorites
Works the opposite for me. Not unusual, fiber is another thing that can have opposite effects on different people. It was a clever comment, though.
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:29:51 AM PST
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: Oldeconomybuyer
YES! We have no TP...YES, We have no french fries. VIVA the Revolution!
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:31:19 AM PST
by
JPG
(The GOPe will always find a way to surrender)
To: reg45
The french fry manufacturers her in my state have been using primarily east coast terminals for export during the strike, the same ones they use to ship to Europe.
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:32:06 AM PST
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: steve86
I’m sure the local McDonalds there could purchase some potatoes locally, some hand-operated french fryer cutters and proceed to make up fresh daily batches.
Heck, they could probably hire a Mexican to come in every morning and slice them up for cheap!
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:37:03 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: VAFreedom
How does it taste? Like chicken?
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:37:39 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Reports are that the crowd sliced and diced somebody outside the McDonalds. This is a photo of the victim not long before the incident:
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:39:06 AM PST
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: VAFreedom
i think many down there will take fried anything about now.
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:39:49 AM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Irenic
was mooch eating caviar or lobster when she grunted her approval?
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:40:57 AM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: steve86
I’m guessing when they get the new Panama Canal done a lot of the pacific rim shipping will go to the eastern side.
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:41:08 AM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
To: Still Thinking
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:41:09 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
If you’re having a shortage of Potatoes, you REALLY are SCREWED! (or you’re doing something VERY wrong)
I probably couldn’t grow grass, or a Chia-Pet, and *I* could even grow Potatoes! lol
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:43:57 AM PST
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
On Monday, a state-sponsored news website posted a story assuring the situation "has nothing at all to do" with government policy.
True dat. The only Government policy affecting the availability of French Fries is Michelle Obama's.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
When this happens in Chicago, the people call 911. No kidding, it actually happened a few years ago.
To: Secret Agent Man
Both, using both hands...
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posted on
01/06/2015 11:55:01 AM PST
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
To: Jack Hydrazine
I’m sure the local McDonalds there could purchase some potatoes locally, some hand-operated french fryer cutters and proceed to make up fresh daily batches. Contracts with the FF manufacturers and corporate would not permit that. Overall, Mcd goes through 9 millions pounds a day of french fries.
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posted on
01/06/2015 12:23:59 PM PST
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: Oldeconomybuyer
‘But Sonia Ruseler, who runs McDonald’s restaurants in Latin America, declined to say Tuesday why other countries in the region are not affected.’
Paying customer get priority over debtors.
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posted on
01/06/2015 12:33:53 PM PST
by
Bogey78O
(We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gyAs9fb81TY/UWDqoX7MlPI/AAAAAAAABKQ/guHZCJR08UM/s1600/carls_jr_idiocracy_kiosk.png
Sounds like a scene from Idiocracy.
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posted on
01/06/2015 12:34:25 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
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