McDonald’s ends franchise partnership with Sri Lankan operator

Gonabass Saturday, 26 October 2024 12:42 PM

Shouldn’t allow these junk food restaurant chains to operate in Sri Lanka.

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Old Mac Donald Saturday, 26 October 2024 01:25 PM

Good.. this fast food outlet fleeced the public...it was rubbish at a exorbitant price .vertuall bird food...

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Gune Saturday, 26 October 2024 01:29 PM

A very good move. McDonald like outlets are not suitable for countries like SL. It's food is so expensive for an average SLperson and only people who go there are the ones who like to show off. Average Sri Lankans (vast majority is) want a bellyfull meal at a fraction of cost to McDonald meals.

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roobarbie Saturday, 26 October 2024 02:18 PM

Hope they won't. Keep our kids healthy instead of turning them into unhealthy mountains of flesh and fat as they grow up. Just look at the size of the average US citizen.

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Helanka Saturday, 26 October 2024 02:42 PM

Excellent, please don't come here again and cause the same health issues you (MacDonalds) have caused in other countries like US. THANK YOU INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT SYSTEMS.

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Sour Grapes Saturday, 26 October 2024 03:04 PM

Lol parents saying "very good" like it's sour grapes. Did they not eat McDonald's literally daily when the kids asked for it? Would they not go on overseas vacations and buy McDonald's for the kids? Of course! The problem wad not McDonald's but the local franchisee who violated food safety standards!

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Tissa Fernando Saturday, 26 October 2024 04:42 PM

McDonald is the average person's restaurant in most countries and but in Sri Lanka it became the rich man's restaurant. There are so many unhealthy meals served in Sri Lankan restaurants such as so called Chinese food, street vendors selling Burger meals, Kottu Roti, etc etc. Closure of McDonald has no positive or negative impact.

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Jeanne Saturday, 26 October 2024 05:17 PM

Good riddance!

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Reza Dole Saturday, 26 October 2024 05:37 PM

Nothing to beat our very own kottu, veg roti, rost pan and pol sambol. We have our own best local food.

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Ylg Saturday, 26 October 2024 05:40 PM

McDonald's is healthier than Pillawoos.

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C T Jeyaraj Saturday, 26 October 2024 06:21 PM

McDonald's was started by an American as a restaurant for the "common man", then over the years unexpectedly it got very lucky and was able to spread as a chain of restaurants around the world. But still it continued to operate as the common man's restaurant in all Western countries. However in all third world countries it fooled the brown and yellow skin people and it introduced itself as a semi rich restaurant knowing very well it's brand name would attract the third world citizens. That is how it ended up as an " expensive restaurant" in Sri Lanka. If Sri Lanka had educated intelligent politicians they would have pointed to the McDonald's about it's operation in the West as a poor man's restaurant and prevented it's greed to 'steal' from the Sri Lankan citizens. Unfortunately Sri Lanka NEVER had or has any educated smart politician to challenge this crooked restaurant from America.

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Mithran sanmuganathan Saturday, 26 October 2024 07:09 PM

Mc D is a very compatible fast food seller. The pices quoted are very much in line with the other Mc D outlets in most countries. Note it is a franchise. No one his twisting peoples arm to buy from them. So delete “fleecing” The quality of food is very high . It may be standard hardly a waiting time. If there are flaws the franchise holder in the country is also responsible.i don’t know how it’s done in Sri Lanka but in other counties they follow the McD rule book on servicing customer maintaining hygienic standard which is a standard and a leader of restaurants in many countries. People trained at McD use those practices in other fields very successfull. Baseless criticism is like dogs baking at shadow in the moon light.

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A nation of protruding bellies Saturday, 26 October 2024 08:31 PM

Good riddance! Hope obesity in Sri Lanka will decline. Eat local rice, fish, fruits and vegetables.

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Lanka putha Saturday, 26 October 2024 10:00 PM

Thank the God for this blessing. They should have done it long time ago. Now people can eat healthy food and avoid unnecessary illness. Jayawewa.

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Jagath Leanage Saturday, 26 October 2024 10:45 PM

That’s a great news. We don’t want to eat junk and poisonous food.

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Puting Puting Sunday, 27 October 2024 06:32 AM

Donald Trump is behind this kumantharanaya. Devious Amerika ....WW

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wickrama Wijayasiri Sunday, 27 October 2024 07:39 AM

Wise people in North America have taken off all these fast and unhealthy food off their menus. That is the reason they are turning to The Third World countries to boost sales. In SL the City kids thought that it is status; American food! Rubbish. Even KFC is bad. As people took fried foods off their menu, they changed their name to KFC from Kentucky Fried Chicken. Coke, Pepsi, 7UP, et.al. are bad too. Check their sugar content! Kids bloat when they get addicted. Especially with no strenuous physical activity.

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Seqi Sunday, 27 October 2024 08:59 AM

The public voted with their feet.....even street dogs give food from these joints a pass....

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Ralph Perera Sunday, 27 October 2024 09:10 AM

Thanks you International Restaurant Systems for taking away McDonald's from Sri Lanka. We don't want to poison our people and children as they do in the US and elsewhere. Hope these sort of deadly food chains dont come here, instead please promote more healthy conscious internation food chains to our beautiful island.

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Tania P Sunday, 27 October 2024 10:22 PM

I for one, am very happy that macas are nonlonger in SL. It was overpriced garbage. It paved way to local chains to come up and be successful like street burger.

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Kirthi Monday, 28 October 2024 07:35 AM

Bye bye! Good riddance!

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Terrence K Monday, 28 October 2024 09:05 AM

Looking at these comments it seems funny why people who like the food of McDonalds are being opposed by those who do not like the food. Why not do a survey and see that all the new generation when asked what type of treat they would like it will be McDonalds. All these comments come from the public who have tasted McDonalds and now in their middle ages trying to show the world that they are health conscious and go nutritious food ie. vegetables etc. At least let the children of the future generation enjoy this junk food otherwise when anyone inquires about McDonalds they will stay dumb. So it is best to give the public the choice of what food they would prefer!!!!

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Bandara Gamaga Monday, 28 October 2024 10:30 AM

Its important to have choices. Mcdonalds may be expensive. That reflect countries poor status. In most Asian countries McDonalds is more expensive than local food. Hopefully McDonalds find a better franchisee. If you don't like McDonald's, don't buy. There are sizable number of customers who like the food, including myself.

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CHINTHAKA KARAWITA Sunday, 03 November 2024 01:37 PM

I generally don't like to eat McDonald's, but it should not leave SL. What we had was a franchise, operated by ABANS under a separate name and it was ABANS who cheated Sri Lankan customers and didn't maintain their outlets in hygienic condition. As customers started complaining this to mother company, they decided to halt operations in SL. Hope some other company would step up and get the franchise to operate in SL hygienically with fair pricing.

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