The company that oversees the Domino’s Pizza brand in Russia said it will file for bankruptcy there, signaling a definitive end to its operations in that country nearly 18 months after President Vladimir Putin launched an unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

DP Eurasia, the franchisee for Domino’s in Europe and Asia, cited unspecified business challenges in Russia, where it operated more than 100 restaurants. The U.S.-based Dominos Pizza has said it cut off financial support for the Russian business in December 2022.

A bankruptcy filing is now forthcoming, the company said.

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
      511·
      2 years ago

      I mean, to be fair, they stopped all financial support to Russia in 2022 (still took too long). This was just a pre-existing licensing agreement. I doubt they could’ve revoked it. Most people don’t think to put a “must stop operating in any country that commits war crimes” clause in their licensing deals

          • _wintermute@lemmy.world
            151·
            2 years ago

            They chose to stay in hopes of continued profit.

            I hate to spoil this for you but the only reason any brand or corp left Russia was because they were afraid of reduced profits (sanctions notwithstanding). End of story. That just happens to line up with the majority of people’s sentiments which is “Fuck Russia.” Don’t confused morality with perfectly timed greed.

          • bob_wiley@lemmy.world
            21·
            2 years ago

            You sure claim to know a lot about the business operations of Dominos. Can you back any of that up or all you fill of shit?

    • _wintermute@lemmy.world
      244·
      2 years ago

      Fucking vile sub-human shitbags.

      Sir, this is a pizza place that hires mostly teenagers. There are much greater evils to get sweaty about. This one isn’t it.

    • _wintermute@lemmy.world
      201·
      2 years ago

      Here it is. The embodiment of the example I gave (before I even saw this lmao) in my responses to the idiots down voting.

      Stop attaching morality to stupid fucking brands, people. The capitalists fucking hate you.

    • justastranger@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      2 years ago

      You have to keep in mind that the Russian government holds workers hostage. The Kremlin literally requires foreign companies to have an office with workers located in Russia just so that the workers can be threatened in order to pressure the company. And most companies care enough about their image to try and prevent headlines like “[Company] allowed workers in Russia to be murdered”.

    • Dinodicchellathicc@lemmy.world
      24·
      2 years ago

      Im gonna be honest man, you sound like a total tard. It’s just pizza, i swear it has no effect on the war.

      Like it or not pizza guys are people too

  • flipht@kbin.social
    171·
    2 years ago

    Did it take them that long to figure out the bribes needed to create a subsidiary to continue doing business there without using the name anymore?

  • Hank@kbin.social
    122·
    2 years ago

    Thank you Dominos for breaking the spirit of the Russian population with your horrible pizzas.

      • _wintermute@lemmy.world
        5·
        2 years ago

        I just don’t attach morality to shitty brands or corporations. It’s okay we don’t need to act like they are “on our side” because inherently they are the ones exploiting us. They cater to the market, not a sense of morality. Acting like they actually care, or have some sort of moral compass is just sticking your head in the sand against the irrefutable evidence of the capitalist hellscape we live in.