{"id":413405,"date":"2022-03-08T17:25:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T14:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mcdonalds-coca-cola-pepsi-resist-russia-boycott-calls\/"},"modified":"2022-03-08T17:25:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T14:25:30","slug":"mcdonalds-coca-cola-pepsi-resist-russia-boycott-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mcdonalds-coca-cola-pepsi-resist-russia-boycott-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"#McDonald&#8217;s, Coca-Cola, Pepsi resist Russia boycott calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2576cec1c49\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2576cec1c49\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mcdonalds-coca-cola-pepsi-resist-russia-boycott-calls\/#%E2%80%9CMcDonalds_Coca-Cola_Pepsi_resist_Russia_boycott_calls%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;McDonald&#8217;s, Coca-Cola, Pepsi resist Russia boycott calls&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMcDonalds_Coca-Cola_Pepsi_resist_Russia_boycott_calls%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;McDonald&#8217;s, Coca-Cola, Pepsi resist Russia boycott calls&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Some of America\u2019s biggest brands like McDonald\u2019s, Coca-Cola and Pepsi are under growing pressure to cut business ties with Russia as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> users continue to express outrage over Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The hashtags #BoycottMcDonalds and #BoycottCocaCola were trending on Twitter over the weekend as public opinion has remained overwhelmingly opposed to Russia\u2019s military assault against its neighbor to the west.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to McDonald\u2019s, Coca-Coca and PepsiCo seeking comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcDonald\u2019s and Pizza Hut (which is owned by PepsiCo) say they will continue to do business in Russia,\u201d tweeted one Twitter user. \u201cTheir immoral choice, and they should face boycotts at home!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Twitter user added: \u201cDrive past, and #BoycottMcDonalds #boycottpizzahut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another outraged Twitter user wrote: \u201cOur silence gives consent. If McDonald\u2019s and Coca-Cola refuse to speak or act against Russia\u2019s illegal &amp; unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, then we, as consumers, must make ourselves heard!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mcdonalds-pepsi-cocacola-64.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Top brands like Coca-Cola and Pepsi have also been urged to stop selling their products in Russia.\" class=\"wp-image-21450976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mcdonalds-pepsi-cocacola-64.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mcdonalds-pepsi-cocacola-64.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mcdonalds-pepsi-cocacola-64.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Top brands like Coca-Cola and Pepsi have also been urged to stop selling their products in Russia.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anton Novoderezhkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mcdonalds-pepsi-cocacola-66.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"There is growing pressure on American brands like McDonald's to halt its business operations in Russia.\" class=\"wp-image-21450984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mcdonalds-pepsi-cocacola-66.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mcdonalds-pepsi-cocacola-66.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/mcdonalds-pepsi-cocacola-66.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>There is growing pressure on American brands like McDonald\u2019s to halt business operations in Russia.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anadolu Agency<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are all in this together\u2026Where do you stand?\u201d the Twitter user wrote, adding the hashtags #BoycottCocaCola and #BoycottMcDonalds.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s owns the vast majority of its more than 900 restaurants in Russia and Ukraine. After Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, McDonald\u2019s sold off 15% of the restaurants to franchisees.<\/p>\n<p>But other chains such as Starbucks, Papa John\u2019s, KFC, and Pizza Hut do not have as much control over their Russia-based locations because they are owned and operated by franchisees who sign agreements with the corporate parents, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2022\/03\/07\/russia-ukraine-business-mcdonalds\/\">according to the Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Firms like Coca-Cola also have massive bottling operations in Russia, which makes it complicated for a company that size to halt business there, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-60649214\">according to the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/epaselect-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"American companies have come under pressure on social media to cut ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.\" class=\"wp-image-21450975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/epaselect-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/epaselect-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/epaselect-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/epaselect-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>American companies have come under pressure on social media to cut ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SERGEY DOLZHENKO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several leading US brands in media, entertainment and tech have already either suspended ties with Russia or significantly downgraded their business relationships with the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to researchers at Yale University, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/som.yale.edu\/story\/2022\/over-200-companies-have-withdrawn-russia-some-remain\">250 companies have withdrawn from Russia<\/a> in protest of the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The list includes <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le, American Airlines, Activision Blizzard, Adobe, Airbnb, BlackRock, Cisco, Chanel, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Netflix, and scores of others.<\/p>\n<p>Yale researchers have also listed firms that continue to do business in Russia, including Citi, Marriott, Kraft Heinz, Deere, Starbucks, Yum Brands, and Philip Morris.<\/p>\n<p>Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson recently denounced the Russia invasion of Ukraine as \u201cunprovoked\u201d and \u201cunjust,\u201d but most of its restaurants in Russia remain open.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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