McDonald's draws flak after Israel branch offers free food to IDF soldiers amidst Gaza offensive
‘War crime’, ‘attempted genocide’: How some Jews around the world denounced Israel's Gaza bombardment This prompted the company's Pakistan-based arm to issue a statement in a bid to distance itself away from the Israeli branch's actions. “McDonald’s in Pakistan is a local enterprise, with full ownership and operation overseen by SIZA Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Pakistan. We are not affiliated with McDonald’s operations in Israel, which is a locally-owned Israelian enterprise. McDonald’s in Israel operates as a separate entity to McDonald’s Pakistan, and makes its own business and communications decisions, independent of our business in Pakistan," the statement said.
Track the latest updates on Israel-Hamas war A section of the Pakistani netizens were not convinced with the company's defence. “McDonald's Pakistan hiding behind the cover of being a national franchise, when it usually markets itself as a global entity. Sorry, no takers for this.
You can't just become a local organization one day, and a global one the next," a social media user, identified as Aima Khosa, tweeted. A similar controversy erupted in a number of West Asian and Middle East countries, promoting the local branches of McDonald's in the UAE, Oman, Lebanon, Turkey and Kuwait to issue clarifications. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! McDonald's Oman said it “stands with Gaza" in this difficult period and has “donated $100,000 towards the relief efforts".
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