Yeah, about that post kicking around saying McDonald's closed all its stores in Bolivia ›

It’s true-ish: McDonald’s did have 8 stores in Bolivia, but they closed over 10 years ago, in 2002. Why? Because a) the food was triple the cost of local food and 2) Bolivians thought it was nasty.

Source: BBC Mundo

See also, the documentary: ¿Por qué quebró McDonald’s en Bolivia? (Why did McDonald’s go Broke in Bolivia?)

#McDonald's  #bolivia  #check your sources  #documentary  #local food  #locavore  #culture  #globalization  #agriculture  #beef  
∞  12/26/11 at 11:00am
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