It is interesting that the GFC could achieve something the rest of us might have considered highly unlikely, the retreat of the ubiquitous golden arches.

Iceland says goodbye to McDonald's

Blamed for exporting obesity from the US, chew and spew, as it is known locally among the teens, still appears to be opening outlets whereever a vacant street corner is available. It appears no journey is complete without a stop at Macca's and yet we don't suffer from the problem in Iceland, local product is used, a business model so foriegn to a multinational, although I don't know where they get all those gerkins

tomder55

You'll miss the Big Mac when it's gone.

ETWolverine

Hmmmm.... banning the Big Mac.

Will this lead to black market fast food?

"Pssst. Check it out. I got your dollar menu right here..."

Elliot

speechlesstx

Achieve what, eliminating a growing and successful business in your country?

paraclete

No our local hamburgers are much better, real meat, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, buns twice the size of a big mac

paraclete

No Elliot it just means the little takeaway down the road will get more business, the small business man will get a bigger chance because he isn't been muscled by multinational business

paraclete

we have already all but eliminated Pizza Hut and it's clones, Macca's now looks like an up market cafe and KFC is looking sad. If someone is stupid enough to come in at the bottom of the market it isn't my problem That's capitalism in action, after all there is one born every minute, isn't there?

The Chinese love Macca's so they should concentrate on that growth market and harden the arteries over there

speechlesstx

Beetroot? Sounds positively disgusting. Throw some green chiles on there instead.

ETWolverine

So you're in favor of government controlling the marketplace.

Oh, what am I saying. Of course you are.

Let me ask you this... how long will it be before the "small business man" grows his business to be too big for the government to allow it to continue to operate in Australia?

Once you open up that particular lamp, the genie doesn't go back in... if you let the government make those decisions now, you aren't going to be able to stop them later when its YOUR business they want to ban.

Selling long-term freedom for a short-term gain... I expected better of you, Clete.

Elliot

speechlesstx

Speaking of fast food, Kentucky Fried Chicken has infiltrated the UN. LOL!