McDonald’s to Exit from Russia

Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by samwillis on Monday May 16, 2022 @09:28AM (#31396858)

I think the suggestion is that they are going to remove the branding rights from the franchise owners “de-Arching” them. So there will be no McDonalds branded restaurants in Russia.

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Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by scohesc on Monday May 16, 2022 @12:04PM (#31399449)

What will McDonalds do if Russian franchises/restaurants just keep using the golden arches, menu item names, etc?

Sure they might taste different - but what is McDonalds' recourse? Not sure they can do anything if they've decided to remove themselves from doing business in Russia. Seems similar in situation to the knock-offs in other countries that McD's doesn't do business in.

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Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by tut-urut-utut on Monday May 16, 2022 @10:32AM (#31397897)

Could they actually do that if the “lease” contract expires? (if that is the correct term for a franchise).

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Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by pionar on Monday May 16, 2022 @10:59AM (#31398389)

I assume there's a clause in the franchise agreement covering this sort of thing. If the franchisor decides to exit a market, the agreement probably provides a process to do so.

Not a McD franchisee, but I've been involved in franchise businesses before.

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