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Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by bell-cot on Monday May 16, 2022 @10:48AM (#31398209)
Legally? I'm sure there are a fair number of ways. For those who don't recall when Pepsi (as in "Pepsi Cola") had the 6th largest navy in the world:

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/pepsi-once...

But if you're running a huge consumer-brand corporation in the social media age, with the great majority of your sales in places where Russia's recent actions are very unpopular, then "could we legally continue...?" is not basis for your decision.

Re:McDonald’s to Exit from Russia by jhbadger on Monday May 16, 2022 @03:08PM (#31401940)
I used to love that story (about Pepsi's navy), but it actually doesn't seem to be true, unfortunately. There was a deal in place, but it never happened thanks to the 1991 breakup of the USSR. And even if it had, the small number of ships involved wouldn't even be close to the 6th largest fleet.

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/did-pepsi-have-one-of-th...