United States fast food chains in Europe - eviltoast
  • Hjalmar@feddit.nu
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    3 months ago

    I doubt the accuracy of this map. I have never seen a dominos in Sweden and I’ve seen a few dunkin donuts so the map is, at least not fully accurate. Also didn’t McDonald’s shut down in Russia?

    Could you please post a source for this map?

    • manmachine@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      McDonalds in Russia, like most other companies, “shut down” in name only. All the same locations operate and sell the same burgers and fries, only the branding changed.

      • drathvedro@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        Now called “Вкусно и точка”, which roughly translates as “Tasty. Period”. Already known in folklore, by striking out the middle 4 letters, as “Вкус очка” - “Taste of asshole”. Also gave birth to some of the funniest street art I’ve ever seen: Warning, as NSFW as it gets

      • zaphod@sopuli.xyz
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        3 months ago

        It’s all franchise, so McDonald’s doesn’t really own anything, and the ingredients are not flown in from america, so when they shut down officially in Russia all the franchisees just continued operating under a different brand, it’s not hard to see how that happened.

        • federal reverse@feddit.orgM
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          3 months ago

          But they probably got their fries from McCain, their ketchup from Heinz, their soft drinks from Coca-Cola. One would assume that sourcing would be more of an issue, considering that all the companies McDonald’s usually sources from are American.

    • gixx@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      There is only a couple of Dominos in Sweden, on the west coast. Visited one in Gothenburg a couple of years ago. Dunkin went bankrupt and left.