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Daily recap, March 8: McDonald’s shutters Russia outlets; UK retailers pull Russian fish from shelves

Undercurrent News' EMEA editor, Neil Ramsden, rounds up the biggest seafood news stories from Tuesday

By Undercurrent News | March 9, 2022 08:25 GMT
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McDonald's first Russian store, in Moscow. Photo: Fran Urbano. The fast food chain has still been able to buy from Espersen as the latter switched to New Zealand hoki instead of US pollock following the ban
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Here's a recap of the daily seafood news from Tuesday, March 8:

McDonald's is shuttering its Russia locations with impacts on Espersen plant likely

A Russian processing facility that Denmark's A. Espersen uses to service McDonald's is likely to be impacted by the announcement that the fast-food chain will temporarily shutter its 850 Russian locations. McDonald's will cease all operations in Russia with CEO Chris Kempczinski stating that the conflict has "caused unspeakable suffering to innocent people" and "we join the world in condemning aggression and violence and praying for peace" [...]

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