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How US restaurant chains are responding in Russia

March 11, 2022

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As Russia’s attacks on Ukraine escalate, major restaurant chains have begun to temporarily shutter their Russian units or cut off corporate support to Russian franchise systems amid consumer threats of boycotts.

Yum Brands was the first legacy restaurant to cease business activity in the Eastern European nation on March 7, sparking a domino effect among rival chains — McDonald’s and Starbucks paused Russian operations the next day, followed by Papa John’s, Burger King and Panda Express later in the week.

These chains have taken disparate approaches to actually winding down Russian business, however, largely because they own and franchise varying percentages of their units in the country.

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