No more Big Macs: McDonald’s boycott of Russia heralds new cold war - Sydney Morning Herald

Just as the arrival of Moscow’s first McDonald’s marked the beginning of a new era in geopolitics, so does the fast food giant’s departure 32 years later.

In an email to staff, PepsiCo chief executive Ramon Laguarta noted the company had entered the Russian market at the height of the Cold War, saying it had helped create common ground between the Unit… [+1696 chars]

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