{"id":20635,"date":"2022-03-08T18:21:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T23:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=20635"},"modified":"2022-03-08T18:21:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T23:21:38","slug":"mcdonalds-to-temporarily-close-850-stores-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/03\/08\/mcdonalds-to-temporarily-close-850-stores-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s to temporarily close 850 stores in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

McDonald\u2019s said Tuesday it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia \u201cwho have poured their heart and soul into our McDonald\u2019s brand.\u201d But in an open letter to employees, McDonald\u2019s President and CEO Chris Kempckinski said closing those stores, for now, is the right thing to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine,\u201d Kempczinski said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kempczinski said it\u2019s impossible to know when the company will be able to reopen its stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McDonald\u2019s has also temporarily closed 100 restaurants in Ukraine and continues to pay those employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McDonald\u2019s could take a big financial hit because of the closures. In a recent regulatory filing, the Chicago-based company said its restaurants in Russia and Ukraine contributed 9% of its annual revenue, or around $2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike other big fast-food brands in Russia that are owned by franchisees\u2014including KFC, Pizza Hut and Burger King\u2014McDonald\u2019s owns 84% of its Russian locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pressure has been mounting for McDonald\u2019s and other companies like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo that remain in Russia to pull out. Many corporations have ceased operations in the country in protest of the Ukraine invasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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