News: McDonalds No Longer Welcome in Bolivia

McDonalds is conquering the world right?  Stores opening and growth even during a global recession.  Well there are some countries where fast food is not so graciously received.  After 14 years in Bolivia, McDonalds has been forced to close its stores due to not making much of an impact in the local market.

According to the first article below:  "one commentator reflected that the large food vendor didn’t make the type of food that most Bolivians would consider good food."

It also reveals there are seven other countries that are also affected by closure.  It appears profit, not just consumer choice dictates the organisation's operations - not too much of a surprise.

You can read more about this here (the original article I read): --> http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2011/12/mcdonalds-close-all-their-stores-in-bolivia-making-bolivia-the-only-latin-american-free-mcdonalds/

Here is a more informative article with less of an overtly political slant (it also states the stores closed in 2002) --> http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/bolivia-already-happy-their-meals-rejects-mcdonalds.html