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Bolivia
Brazil, Mexico, and Peru are all partial to McDonald’s, but in this Latin American country, the burger and fries franchise failed to build a fanbase. It entered in 1997, but by 2002 it was struggling so shuttered its eight stores. Bolivia's former president Evo Morales is anti-global fast food, having once said: “[big companies] are not interested in the health of human beings, only in their earnings and corporate profits."
Zimbabwe
McDonald's has thought about entering this southern African country a few times but plans have never gotten off the ground. In 1999 talks were underway when Zimbabwe suffered an economic crisis. In 2010 there was news the chain might be moving in again, however for now fans will have to travel to neighboring South Africa to get their McNuggets fixed.
Countries That Boycotted McDonald’s
Bolivia
Brazil, Mexico, and Peru are all partial to McDonald’s, but in this Latin American country, the burger and fries franchise failed to build a fanbase. It entered in 1997, but by 2002 it was struggling so shuttered its eight stores. Bolivia's former president Evo Morales is anti-global fast food, having once said: “[big companies] are not interested in the health of human beings, only in their earnings and corporate profits."
Zimbabwe
McDonald's has thought about entering this southern African country a few times but plans have never gotten off the ground. In 1999 talks were underway when Zimbabwe suffered an economic crisis. In 2010 there was news the chain might be moving in again, however for now fans will have to travel to neighboring South Africa to get their McNuggets fixed.