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minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·1 day agoMcD is on a franchising model. Boycotting them in Finland hurts the Finnish entrepreneur more than the Mothership in the US. Coke and others are also manufactured in Finland, with a license. There is this tiny “America” shelf in the grocery store I’m boycotting tho 😀
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoThe license gets paid to the main company, and hence not buying from their brands indirectly will hurt said brands, at least in the long term.
McD is on a franchising model. Boycotting them in Finland hurts the Finnish entrepreneur more than the Mothership in the US.
Coke and others are also manufactured in Finland, with a license.
There is this tiny “America” shelf in the grocery store I’m boycotting tho 😀
The license gets paid to the main company, and hence not buying from their brands indirectly will hurt said brands, at least in the long term.