McDonald's, KFC, Starbucks and Coca-Cola and PepsiCo

Neither I nor any of them, do anyway.

Apart from the Diet Coke in the fridge, we don’t use the other shops, but no more cans of Coke will be bought.
However the Coca Cola Company is jointly owned by Nestle (according to Dr Google) so I might have to look into this a bit further, as I’m Sure I buy Nestle products without realising.

I didn’t know that.

I don't but I will pass on the information.

I wish I and my family did use them so that we could boycott them - but we do not.

Not places my family go to anyway and they don’t drink coke.

I don't drink Coca-Cola but DH does, and he currently has several cans in the fridge. I shall certainly ask him not to buy any more. There are lots of other soft drinks he could buy.

Coca Cola own Costa Coffee.

www.coca-colacompany.com/press-releases/the-coca-cola-company-completes-acquisition-of-costa

Hooray! Mac Donald’s closing in Russia. Now the young may ask why.

Don't really use them, but I do drink Coke Zero occasionally. No more though or, until they don't sell to Russia. I'm sure I can find another soft drink or indeed water.

mokryna

Hooray! Mac Donald’s closing in Russia. Now the young may ask why.

Being cynical, but the Russians won’t have much spare cash for eating out if the plans work out.

I don't use and fast food outlets so nothing I do or say has an effect.

I am however dithering a bit about the food outlets - many Russian children may well be reliant on fast food outlets, especially if food becomes more scarce, and I do not want starving children on my conscience. This is the same problem that the fast food chains have been fighting with in deciding what to do about their outlets. I have no problem with clothing stores or any other stores.

Surely children in any country in the world could be better fed if their parents avoided fast food?

It is the case of getting a message through that something is wrong to the people, for them to start asking questions.

“Russian operations suspended”

www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/08/mcdonalds-bows-to-pressure-and-closes-all-its-russian-restaurants

Other companies, including Starbucks and Coca-Cola have also suspended their trade in Russia:

www.itv.com/news/2022-03-08/mcdonalds-to-temporarily-close-850-stores-in-russia

Shame Uniqlo hasn’t joined.

Someone mentioned that Pepsi Cola own Quaker products. Can I make it clear that real Quakers have never had any connection with Quaker Oats! About 1890 two American brothers launched a new breakfast cereal. They wanted to give it a name that stood for honesty and integrity. So they stole our name!

I don't buy from any of those places.

mokryna

Shame Uniqlo hasn’t joined.

www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/mar/10/uniqlo-suspends-operations-russia-u-turn-fashion

Uniqlo, as of Friday, now out too!

Sadly, I was tired and hungry on my way home, and drove by a KFC window, for spicy hot wings. Honestly, I didn’t think. My apologies …

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I don’t use any of them but if someone else does it’s none of my business.

I was in Russia soon after they opened their first McDonald’s The young people were so excited and one young lady told me I don’t eat the food but I love to go in to use the toilet I don’t think many shops had toilets in them in those days