Subway is under scrutiny after announcing earlier this week that its roughly 450 independently owned franchises in Russia would continue operating in the country
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.in Russia, and has “limited insight into their day-to-day operations.”“While we do not control or manage the operations of independent franchisees in Russia, we will redirect any profits from operations in Russia to humanitarian efforts supporting Ukrainians who have been affected by the war,” Subway said in a statement on Wednesday.
Subway and Burger King differ from other U.S. restaurant chains, which have suspended Russian operations in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.in Russia. Starbucks Corp. said that its shipments to Russia have suspended, and the licensee that runs 130 locations in the country would stop operating immediately.list compiled by the Yale School of ManagementSome people took to social media to denounce Subway’s statement, calling for boycotts of stores as a sign of protest.
, even amid growing calls for companies to leave. The conglomerate said in a statement that its subsidiary, Guardian Industries, would continue running two glass manufacturing plants in the country.
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