CALLS are mounting for customers to boycott brands such as Coca-Cola and McDonald’s for not pulling their operations out of Russia. The hashtags #BoycottCocaCola, #BoycottPepsi and #BoycottMcDonald…
“Our supermarket chain no longer cooperates with the Coca-Cola company, which continues to operate in the territory of the aggressor,” Novus said in a statement on Facebook.Another chain called Fozzy Group announced that it would also be pulling products from shelves.
In a letter on Friday, New York state comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, urged companies to think about their Russian business dealings as they face “significant growing legal, compliance, operational, human rights and personnel, and repetitional risks, Reuters reported. It would also play a part in “condemning Russia’s role in fundamentally undermining the international order,” he said.
Similar to DiNapoli’s actions, British politician John Mann tweeted: “If McDonald’s and Starbucks continue to sell in Russia then an international boycott of their products should be instigated.”“I will boycott MacDonalds [sic] until you stop doing business with war criminal Russia,” wrote one Twitter user.
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