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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

McDonald's

Masked men attack a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq, in this screenshot from a video posted to social media on Monday, May 27, 2024. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 28, 2024, 4:12 am
Iraqi police suspect anti-Israel motive behind attacks on KFC outlets in Baghdad
Sources say several suspects arrested over pair of attacks, one of which involved makeshift bomb; fried chicken chain has been named in ‘Israel Boycott Guide’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Kosher McDonald's restaurant in Ashkelon, Israel. (Creative Commons via JTA)
May 19, 2024, 5:53 pm
Rehovot residents protest after police repeatedly shut McDonald’s on Shabbat
Locals say newly opened restaurant is being targeted for selective enforcement, but city maintains it’s maintaining status quo given fast food joint’s location
By ToI Staff
A McDonald's is seen in Tysons, Virginia, on February 5, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
April 30, 2024, 9:00 pm
McDonald’s reports small rise in quarterly profits amid Gaza war boycott
Despite increase, fast food mega-chain does not expect significant improvement until war ends
By AFP
File: A woman standing under a McDonald's sign, in central Jerusalem, February 2, 2023. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 5, 2024, 8:43 am
McDonald’s to acquire franchised restaurants in Israel amid boycott calls
Fast food firm to purchase Alonyal, which has run 225 restaurants in Israel for 30 years, as war prompts slump in company’s performance
By AFP
The Unilever logo above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
February 8, 2024, 5:53 pm
Unilever reports diving sales in Southeast Asia amid anti-Israel boycotts
Company sees notable decline in business in Indonesia as Muslim-majority countries punish firms seen backing Israel; says no supply issues from Red Sea attacks
By Reuters
People eat at a fast food restaurant, Vkusno-i Tochka, in a former McDonald's outlet in Bolshaya Bronnaya Street in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
December 27, 2023, 1:41 pm
Was Russia’s McDonald’s franchise sold to a straw man for supersized profits?
With sanctions on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, burger giant McDonald’s ostensibly retreated. Recordings depicting the chain’s sale suggest it wasn’t all kosher
By Ksenia Svetlova
Screen capture from video of a pro-Palestinian activist releasing mice into a McDonald's branch in Birmingham, England, October 30, 2023. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 31, 2023, 3:16 pm
Pro-Palestinian protester releases mice in UK McDonald’s
Rodents painted in colors of Palestinian flag scurry across floor of branch in Birmingham, England, amid calls to boycott chain because Israeli branches gave meals to soldiers
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
People enjoy outdoor McDonald's meal in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
August 11, 2022, 7:15 pm
‘Mac is back’: McDonald’s announces ‘phased’ reopening in Ukraine
US burger behemoth plans to again operate restaurants in Ukrainian areas ‘where other businesses have safely reopened,’ after shutting down on day of Russian invasion
By AFP
Hundreds of Soviets and almost as many correspondents crowded around the first McDonald's in the Soviet Union on its opening day in Moscow on January 31, 1990. (AP Photo/Rudi Blaha, File)
May 19, 2022, 8:19 pm
McDonald’s sells its Russian restaurants, ending an era
Fast food giant closes deal on 850 sites with Siberia franchise operator Alexander Govor, who agrees to retain 62,000 employees for next 2 years; exit prompted by Ukraine invasion
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
McDonald's restaurant is seen in the center of Dmitrov, a Russian town 75 km., (47 miles) north from Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 6, 2014. (AP)
May 16, 2022, 4:16 pm
McDonald’s begins selling off its Russian business, continues paying workers
The fast food chain says operating in Russia ‘is no longer tenable, nor is it consistent with McDonald’s values’
By DAVID KOENIG
Hundreds of Muscovites line up outside the first McDonald's restaurant in the Soviet Union on its opening day, in Moscow, January 31, 1990. (AP Photo, File)
March 14, 2022, 7:23 pm
Once a powerful symbol of optimism, McDonald’s departure sends Russia into isolation
First American fast food chain to enter Soviet Union will continue to pay 62,500 Russian employees as it evaluates operations in response to invasion of Ukraine
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Customers stand in front of a US Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food kiosk in Evroreisky (European) shopping mall in Moscow on March 7, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
March 14, 2022, 8:18 am
Moscow threatens Western firms with arrests, seizures over sanctions — report
Russian prosecutors warn multinational companies such as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble and others that they may seize assets, including intellectual property
By AFP
Women walk in front of a McDonald's restaurant in central Moscow on March 9, 2022 (Photo by AFP)
March 10, 2022, 10:29 am
While more companies join Russian boycott, some are hesitant to halt operations
McDonald’s and Starbucks branches remain open in Moscow despite announcements, video footage shows; tobacco giant BAT says it has a ‘duty of care’ to all its employees
By Tobias Siegal
People walk past a McDonald's outlet in downtown Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
March 9, 2022, 1:54 am
McDonald’s joins other major firms pulling out of Russia as blowback grows
Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Pepsi and Yum! also suspend some operations as boycott pressure grows; Yale team says 290 large companies have withdrawn, but 30 remain
By Juliette MICHEL
McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook announcing the acquisition of Israeli AI company Dynamic Yield, on March 25, 2019. (Courtesy-McDonald’s)
December 21, 2021, 6:20 pm
Mastercard to buy Israeli tech firm Dynamic Yield from McDonald’s
Fast food giant bought Israeli company in 2019, has been looking to sell part of its tech since early 2021
By Ricky Ben-David
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