Yum! Brands Pausing Investment and Development in Russia

[regnaD kciN]

https://www.yum.com/wps/portal/yumbrands/Yumbrands/news/press-releases/yum+brands+pausing+investment+and+development+in+russia+redirecting+profit+to+humanitarian+efforts

Unlike McDonald's or Starbucks, Yum! isn't closing its stores there altogether; however, I'm not sure if they have the ability to do so, since all their branches seem to be owned by independent operators under franchise or license agreements. It remains to be debated whether that's sufficient or not.

FWIW, Yum! owns KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Long John Silver's.

[SheltieLover]

1. Good!

If I were a Russian citizen, I'd sure be wondering wtf is going on!

[regnaD kciN]

2. Russian citizens won't notice this one, since they're not closing their stores...

...but it will be harder to ignore the massively-popular McDonald's and Starbucks locations suddenly shutting down. Nor being unable to get Coke and Pepsi products at those places that remain open. Perhaps they'll create their own knock-off of the latter..."Putie-Cola?"