• downpunxx@kbin.social
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    Restaurant Brands International owns Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeye’s Chicken, and Firehouse Subs

    Fuck RBI, they are lying war profiteers putting tax revenue in the hand of the Kremlin which it uses to fund it’s war of genocide in Ukraine. Do not eat in any of their restaurants

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      Especially with firehouse subs having such a purpose washed image/mission, you think they’d be smarter.

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      War profiteer is an interesting way to look at it. If a company doesn’t cut ties with warmonger countries, they are war profiteers ?

      They should also get away from US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and most of the “developed” countries that are historically exploiting poor countries ?

      They sell fucking burguers, if they manage to not put too much garbage in the food to save money, they are doing enough.

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      Are you also telling us how much they own of those Burger King franchises in Russia they are supposed to shut down?

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        You don’t own franchise partners by definition. They are individually owned restaurants that pay you a fee to use your brand (name, menu, marketing, etc.).

        „Shutting down“ here means: Don’t renew these franchise contracts. The restaurants will continue to exist, but they will have to rebrand and be less lucrative.

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          but they will have to rebrand and be less lucrative.

          And what do you do if those Russian franchise owners refuse to rebrand and continue using the BK name, supplies and signage?

          Do you stop providing logistical support? Do you cut them off the BK supply chain (shut that down too) and not provide any new menu items / marketing materials?

          Has BK done that?