Burger King can’t shut down hundreds of stores in Russia because its main franchisee in the country has “refused” to do so despite the ongoing Ukraine war.
Burger King can’t shut down hundreds of stores based in Russia because its main franchisee in the country has “refused” to do so despite the ongoing Ukraine war, according to a top executive from the fast-food giant’s parent company.open letter to employees
RBI holds just a 15% minority stake in the joint venture — meaning it has little recourse if its partners do not cooperate. As a result, the Burger King locations continue to operate even as“We contacted the main operator of the business and demanded the suspension of Burger King restaurant operations in Russia. He has refused to do so,” Shear said in the letter.
Shear added that RBI has “started the process to dispose [of] our ownership stake in the business.” The company has suspended corporate support for its Russia business and plans to donate any profits through the partnership to the UN’s refugees agency. Shear went on to say that RBI can’t “unilaterally suspend operations” in Russia unless Russian authorities agree to support the move on the ground — a requirement that “will not practically happen anytime soon.”
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