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Glasyra	Posted - 2009.10.26 20:56:00 - [1] http://www.reuters.com/article/cyclicalConsumerGoodsSector/idUSN2620052020091026 "McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) said on Monday it would shutter its business in Iceland in the wake of the country's financial crisis, saying the economy and other challenges made doing business there financially impossible. The world's largest fast-food company said all three of its restaurants in Iceland, operated by franchisee Jon Ogmundsson, would close at midnight on Oct. 31. "The unique operational complexity of doing business in Iceland combined with the very challenging economic climate in the country makes it financially prohibitive to continue the business," McDonald's Europe said in a statement. "This complex set of challenges means we have no plans to seek a new partner in Iceland," the company said." And a city cry's out in horror as fast food quickly runs away!
Chainsaw Plankton IDLE GUNS IDLE EMPIRE	Posted - 2009.10.26 20:58:00 - [2] +1 reason to move to Iceland tbh.
Cypherous Minmatar Liberty Rogues Rally Against Evil	Posted - 2009.10.26 21:20:00 - [3] Only 3 of them in the whole of iceland?
Ranger 1 Amarr Dynaverse Corporation Vertigo Coalition	Posted - 2009.10.26 21:26:00 - [4] Who do they think they are, dictating dietary restrictions to an entire country? Iceland is OUR icebox, supposedly where we can freely decided not only what we want to eat but also how we eat it. If they hadn't been busy pouring all of the money we spent into McDonalds frachises in other countries think of how the situation would be different... we should demand a refund!!! Thanks McDonalds for ruining the open icebox concept. pffttt. ===== If you go to Za'Ha'Dum I will gank you.
Dominatus Crispus Gallente Nation of Muppets	Posted - 2009.10.26 21:27:00 - [5] Originally by: Glasyra all three of its restaurants in Iceland i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 Corp/Allaince Setup & Tweaking / Faction Standings Boost [Details]
Blane Xero Amarr The Firestorm Cartel	Posted - 2009.10.26 21:47:00 - [6] Originally by: Dominatus Crispus Originally by: Glasyra all three of its restaurants in Iceland i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 I know a place about 10-20 miles from me where there are three within a two minute walk of each other. _____________________________________ Haruhiist since December 2008 Originally by: CCP Fallout :facepalm:
Iskyu Geiveme	Posted - 2009.10.26 21:50:00 - [7] Originally by: Dominatus Crispus Originally by: Glasyra all three of its restaurants in Iceland i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 Iceland has what 300k residents? What is alrming though is ..if Mcdonalds cant make a profit in Iceland, who can? I can understand why they are leaving though...it's hard to do business in a terrorist law siezed banking system.
Gieron Middleton and Mercer LLP	Posted - 2009.10.26 21:56:00 - [8] McDonald's closed several restaurants in northern Sweden a few years back. Now there is only one left. They just can't compete with the local chains for some reason.
Akira Kurosaw	Posted - 2009.10.26 22:01:00 - [9] Lucky icelanders :)
Oscardoodle Amarr	Posted - 2009.10.26 22:22:00 - [10] European McDonalds are even nastier than North American ones tbh. Hard to believe, but its true.

Northern Fall Minmatar British Legion	Posted - 2009.10.26 22:35:00 - [11] Good
Irida Mershkov Gallente Black Marsh X	Posted - 2009.10.26 22:38:00 - [12] Originally by: Blane Xero Originally by: Dominatus Crispus Originally by: Glasyra all three of its restaurants in Iceland i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 I know a place about 10-20 miles from me where there are three within a two minute walk of each other. We have two ASDA stores in Cardiff within three minutes walking distance of each other lol.
Nomakai Delateriel Amarr Ammatar Free Corps Curatores Veritatis Alliance	Posted - 2009.10.26 22:50:00 - [13] Originally by: Dominatus Crispus Originally by: Glasyra all three of its restaurants in Iceland i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 As did the Icelanders (well, most/many of them). The thing you have to remember is that Iceland pretty much consists of Reykavik and nothing else. Their second biggest city has a grand total of 17000 citizens. Reykavik and surrounding areas has 200k of icelands total population of 300k. I'm guessing that all McDonalds were located within the city of Reykavik itself. Also. When McDonalds leaves Reykavik will still have TGI fridays, Burger King, KFC, Ruby Tuesday and Domino's (plus the local/non-franchised). Hint: This is a barely concealed McDonalds announcement stating "We couldn't compete because we suck". ______________________________________________ -My respect can not be won, only lost. It's given freely and only grudgingly withdrawn.

CCP Zymurgist Gallente	Posted - 2009.10.26 23:08:00 - [14] Moved to Out of Pod Experience. Zymurgist Community Representative CCP Hf, EVE Online Contact us

ceaon Gallente	Posted - 2009.10.26 23:19:00 - [15] Originally by: Akira Kurosaw Lucky icelanders :) this
MooKids Caldari Azure Twilight Engineering	Posted - 2009.10.26 23:33:00 - [16] Watch, in a year the average weight in Iceland will drop 15 pounds. -------------------------------- CCP can patch away bugs, but they can't patch away stupidity.
karma militia	Posted - 2009.10.27 00:09:00 - [17] (pause for effect) Icelandians will outlast us all (pause for effect) slow-mo facepalm Originally by: Corwain The human race is going extinct soon and you all ****ing deserve it.
Xen Gin Silurian Operations	Posted - 2009.10.27 00:36:00 - [18] Originally by: Irida Mershkov Originally by: Blane Xero Originally by: Dominatus Crispus Originally by: Glasyra all three of its restaurants in Iceland i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 I know a place about 10-20 miles from me where there are three within a two minute walk of each other. We have two ASDA stores in Cardiff within three minutes walking distance of each other lol. Which ones are those? Culverhouse Cross? I know Queen Street has a Starbucks at either end, and Subway have quite a few premises around Roath and Cathays. ## You got that? Right I'll be back in approximately 300 seconds to retort! ##
The Crushah Gallente Death of Virtue MeatSausage EXPRESS	Posted - 2009.10.27 01:43:00 - [19] Originally by: Blane Xero Originally by: Dominatus Crispus Originally by: Glasyra all three of its restaurants in Iceland i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 I know a place about 10-20 miles from me where there are three within a two minute walk of each other. I live in Seattle, you can find a Starbucks inside of another Starbucks here.
Trustworthy Joe	Posted - 2009.10.27 01:49:00 - [20] Originally by: The Crushah Originally by: Blane Xero Originally by: Dominatus Crispus Originally by: Glasyra all three of its restaurants in Iceland i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 I know a place about 10-20 miles from me where there are three within a two minute walk of each other. I live in Seattle, you can find a Starbucks inside of another Starbucks here. hes not joking. we have around 1 starbucks per block. minimum. want a sig? thats great! post it in response to my posts!

TimMc Gallente Brutal Deliverance Extreme Prejudice.	Posted - 2009.10.27 02:21:00 - [21] Think this will change when Iceland join the Euro?
Jinx Barker Caldari GFB Scientific	Posted - 2009.10.27 02:32:00 - [22] First good thing that happened since financial crisis began. I wish the f-ing McDonalds would be gone from USA, too bad we just love the junk food.
Noun Verber	Posted - 2009.10.27 03:03:00 - [23] Originally by: Blane Xero Originally by: Dominatus Crispus Originally by: Glasyra all three of its restaurants in Iceland i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 I know a place about 10-20 miles from me where there are three within a two minute walk of each other. Capital city here has 1 every 2 blocks
Banana Torres The Green Banana Corporation	Posted - 2009.10.27 04:06:00 - [24] While agreeing with the idea that this is no bad thing I think it shows just how useless the bosses of big compainies are. So currently there is a little problem with the Icelandic exchange rate that makes it a bit hard to operate in Iceland just now. So instead of dealing with this problem, all the bosses at McDonnies can think of is cut and run. Yep, boys, that is really gonna grow your company and pay your pensions in the future.
karma militia	Posted - 2009.10.27 04:12:00 - [25] Originally by: Banana Torres While agreeing with the idea that this is no bad thing I think it shows just how useless the bosses of big compainies are. So currently there is a little problem with the Icelandic exchange rate that makes it a bit hard to operate in Iceland just now. So instead of dealing with this problem, all the bosses at McDonnies can think of is cut and run. Yep, boys, that is really gonna grow your company and pay your pensions in the future. errr, your saying Mc'Donalds bosses don't know how to do business? they may be souless lizard people, but they cirtainly know how to make a dollar or two. besides, it's a franchise. Originally by: Corwain The human race is going extinct soon and you all ****ing deserve it.
Xen Gin Silurian Operations	Posted - 2009.10.27 04:23:00 - [26] Originally by: karma militia Originally by: Banana Torres While agreeing with the idea that this is no bad thing I think it shows just how useless the bosses of big compainies are. So currently there is a little problem with the Icelandic exchange rate that makes it a bit hard to operate in Iceland just now. So instead of dealing with this problem, all the bosses at McDonnies can think of is cut and run. Yep, boys, that is really gonna grow your company and pay your pensions in the future. errr, your saying Mc'Donalds bosses don't know how to do business? they may be souless lizard people, but they cirtainly know how to make a dollar or two. besides, it's a franchise. I read on the BBC story that they were shipping in the food from Germany, and for a kilo of onions it costs the price of a good bottle of whiskey. No doubt sourcing the food locally is not possible. ## You got that? Right I'll be back in approximately 300 seconds to retort! ##
karma militia	Posted - 2009.10.27 04:41:00 - [27] Edited by: karma militia on 27/10/2009 04:47:55 Originally by: Xen Gin Originally by: karma militia Originally by: Banana Torres While agreeing with the idea that this is no bad thing I think it shows just how useless the bosses of big compainies are. So currently there is a little problem with the Icelandic exchange rate that makes it a bit hard to operate in Iceland just now. So instead of dealing with this problem, all the bosses at McDonnies can think of is cut and run. Yep, boys, that is really gonna grow your company and pay your pensions in the future. errr, your saying Mc'Donalds bosses don't know how to do business? they may be souless lizard people, but they cirtainly know how to make a dollar or two. besides, it's a franchise. I read on the BBC story that they were shipping in the food from Germany, and for a kilo of onions it costs the price of a good bottle of whiskey. No doubt sourcing the food locally is not possible. Wow, but that problem would go away if there was enough demand for the shipments. if i was in iceland i would seriously consider starting up my own fast-food franchise sourcing local ingredients. you could even use 'support the local economy' as a marketing campaign, perhaps even get some government support. you would do quite well methinks. on a side note, no wonder 'ol murdoch' hates the BBC, they are feeding us real information! the shear audacity! sorry for not bothering to find a better link, but the objectivity should speak for itself. and as an australian, i would definatly prefer to receive knowledge from the BBC, than any of murdoch's publications. //edit just to clarify, murdock reckons... Quote: "The expansion of state-sponsored journalism is a threat to the plurality and independence of news provision," i think he ment to say... Quote: "The existance of state-sponsored journalism is a threat to the monopoly and corperatisation of news provision," yes, he is scared that the ongoing push to privatise government institutions has been halted by the economic downturn. as they say, "you dig your own grave". Originally by: Corwain The human race is going extinct soon and you all ****ing deserve it.
Xen Gin Silurian Operations	Posted - 2009.10.27 04:46:00 - [28] Originally by: karma militia on a side note, no wonder 'ol murdoch' hates the BBC, they are feeding us real information! the shear audacity! sorry for not bothering to find a better link, but the objectivity should speak for itself. and as an australian, i would definatly prefer to receive knowledge from the BBC, than any of murdoch's publications. Yeah, Murdoch wants you to pay for every scrap of news you are given. If there is one thing I pay the TV License for, it's for keeping the BBC News free for everyone. The News should be free for everyone to see, and preferably unbiased. If Murdoch wants to charge for Fair and Balanced journalism, so be it, but don't call it either news or the truth. ## You got that? Right I'll be back in approximately 300 seconds to retort! ##
karma militia	Posted - 2009.10.27 04:56:00 - [29] well i updated and spelled it out for those who are unfamilier with the topic Originally by: Xen Gin If Murdoch wants to charge for Fair and Balanced journalism, so be it, but don't call it either news or the truth. sorry, but this statement bothers me. i see what you're saying, but it could have been said without contradicting "fair and balanced" with "news or truth". i can read between what your saying, but there are younglings out there which might be confused. to further clarify, most people who succeed in the capitalistic environment are total douches. douche: noun: not necessarily stupid, but either socially ****ed, or self-worshiping. Originally by:** Corwain The human race is going extinct soon and you all ****ing deserve it.
aetherguy881 Gallente	Posted - 2009.10.27 05:16:00 - [30] Apparently you guys decided to eat better than that at Fanfest... Who cares about that silly franchise? ------------------- Always remember this about EVE: Life is cheap, or 15 bucks a month.

Claudia Voltaire	Posted - 2009.10.27 06:16:00 - [31] Originally by: aetherguy881 Apparently you guys decided to eat better than that at Fanfest... Heh. You wern't the only one saw that about 80% of the people in those ff videos were overweight, bordering on the extreme You only realy get that way if you park your bum in front of a computer all day and night and eat the likes of a mc'donalds. it'll be a travestry for sure come next oct.... imagine if they close the pizza hut!!!!
Thuranni Queens of the Stone Age Rote Kapelle	Posted - 2009.10.27 08:27:00 - [32] Edited by: Thuranni on 27/10/2009 08:28:45 This is ****ing great. What the owner of the Icelandic McDonalds is doing is simply removing the McD's branding, but keeping the restaurant going. Because McD's is a massive evil corporate congolmerate, they have very strict franchise rules. The biggest of these is that all franchises have to buy their stock from McD's suppliers; What this meant in Iceland was that all the food had to be imported from Germany. Living on a island in the middle of the north atlantic with a rather large farming industry (for our size), you can see how this is impractical, bordering on moronic. The company is going to keep serving disgusting, horribly unhealthy burgers, but they will do so using exclusively Icelandic beef, bread, and veggies. The profit has been taken out of the hands of a evil international corporate conglomerate and put into the hands of Icelandic farmers. This will also result in higher quality of product. I never ate at that horrible, plastic, disgusting garbage dump because what they serve can hardly be called people food.
MightyRhinox Minmatar Red Federation	Posted - 2009.10.27 09:08:00 - [33] Edited by: MightyRhinox on 27/10/2009 09:08:31 Originally by: karma militia but that problem would go away if there was enough demand for the shipments. An increase in demand for German onions would result in an increase in: A; The price of french Fries. B; MacDonald's operating pofits. C; The price of German onions. D; None of the above.
Grimass	Posted - 2009.10.27 10:15:00 - [34] good riddance
karma militia	Posted - 2009.10.27 10:25:00 - [35] Originally by: MightyRhinox Edited by: MightyRhinox on 27/10/2009 09:08:31 Originally by: karma militia but that problem would go away if there was enough demand for the shipments. An increase in demand for German onions would result in an increase in: A; The price of french Fries. B; MacDonald's operating pofits. C; The price of German onions. D; None of the above. i was kind of insinuating (B), and more of a decrease in loss than an increase in profit. Originally by: Corwain The human race is going extinct soon and you all ****ing deserve it.
Blane Xero Amarr The Firestorm Cartel	Posted - 2009.10.27 10:32:00 - [36] Originally by: karma militia Originally by: MightyRhinox Edited by: MightyRhinox on 27/10/2009 09:08:31 Originally by: karma militia but that problem would go away if there was enough demand for the shipments. An increase in demand for German onions would result in an increase in: A; The price of french Fries. B; MacDonald's operating pofits. C; The price of German onions. D; None of the above. i was kind of insinuating (B), and more of a decrease in loss than an increase in profit. Except, the more people who require the Onions means they have to import more. Unless they are getting a crazy deal on bulk imports, their "Loss" will not magically decrease unless they overprice everything they use Onions in. And any company will tell you, anything that is making a loss needs to be revised severely; and apparently the managers/people up top decided they would make less loss and thus more profit by just shutting the branches in Iceland down. _____________________________________ Haruhiist since December 2008 Originally by: CCP Fallout :facepalm:
Stratio Minmatar Mirkur Draug'Tyr Ushra'Khan	Posted - 2009.10.27 10:35:00 - [37] Originally by: Chainsaw Plankton +1 reason to move to Iceland tbh. _____________________ For Tribe and Honour!
karma militia	Posted - 2009.10.27 10:37:00 - [38] Originally by: Blane Xero Originally by: karma militia Originally by: MightyRhinox Edited by: MightyRhinox on 27/10/2009 09:08:31 Originally by: karma militia but that problem would go away if there was enough demand for the shipments. An increase in demand for German onions would result in an increase in: A; The price of french Fries. B; MacDonald's operating pofits. C; The price of German onions. D; None of the above. i was kind of insinuating (B), and more of a decrease in loss than an increase in profit. Except, the more people who require the Onions means they have to import more. Unless they are getting a crazy deal on bulk imports, their "Loss" will not magically decrease unless they overprice everything they use Onions in. And any company will tell you, anything that is making a loss needs to be revised severely; and apparently the managers/people up top decided they would make less loss and thus more profit by just shutting the branches in Iceland down. ok, now you're just trolling me. bulk imports = less cost per onion sold. =moar profit! Originally by: Corwain The human race is going extinct soon and you all ****ing deserve it.
IVeige Caldari IVever	Posted - 2009.10.27 11:30:00 - [39] Didn't want those mcdo anyway
Irida Mershkov Gallente Black Marsh X	Posted - 2009.10.27 12:07:00 - [40] Originally by: Xen Gin Originally by: Irida Mershkov Originally by: Blane Xero i have 3 mc donalds within a 2 mile radius of my house... o.0 I know a place about 10-20 miles from me where there are three within a two minute walk of each other. We have two ASDA stores in Cardiff within three minutes walking distance of each other lol. Which ones are those? Culverhouse Cross? I know Queen Street has a Starbucks at either end, and Subway have quite a few premises around Roath and Cathays. Ones off Leckwith , the other is somewhere nearby, I know where, but damn I don't know the street names.

Stratio Minmatar Mirkur Draug'Tyr Ushra'Khan	Posted - 2009.10.27 12:21:00 - [41] Edited by: Stratio on 27/10/2009 12:21:24 Quote: He now plans to run the restaurants under another name so that he is able to buy cheaper Icelandic products. news.bbc.co.uk So the restaurant will still be selling burgers, making this a bit of a non-story ? _____________________ For Tribe and Honour!
Thuranni Queens of the Stone Age Rote Kapelle	Posted - 2009.10.27 12:23:00 - [42] Originally by: Stratio Edited by: Stratio on 27/10/2009 12:21:24 Quote: He now plans to run the restaurants under another name so that he is able to buy cheaper Icelandic products. news.bbc.co.uk So the restaurant will still be selling burgers, making this a bit of a non-story ? The restaurants will still be selling burgers, only they will be using Icelandic beef, bread, and veggies, and not bleeding money to the McD corporate franchise. This is a good thing.
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Stratio Minmatar Mirkur Draug'Tyr Ushra'Khan	Posted - 2009.10.27 12:55:00 - [44] Originally by: Thuranni This is a good thing. Agreed. _____________________ For Tribe and Honour!
Xen Gin Silurian Operations	Posted - 2009.10.27 12:59:00 - [45] Originally by: karma militia well i updated and spelled it out for those who are unfamilier with the topic Originally by: Xen Gin If Murdoch wants to charge for "Fair and Balanced" journalism, so be it, but don't call it either the news or the truth. sorry, but this statement bothers me. i see what you're saying, but it could have been said without contradicting "fair and balanced" with "news or truth". i can read between what your saying, but there are younglings out there which might be confused. to further clarify, most people who succeed in the capitalistic environment are total douches. douche: noun: not necessarily stupid, but either socially ******ed, or self-worshiping. You are right fair and balanced should have been in quotations and is a reference to Fox News. I also regard journalism and reporting the news through a journalists opinion, rather than telling you the news. An example of this would be from Murdoch's The Sun, where a headline would read "Monster only gets twelve years!" rather than "rapist gets twelve years!", they then proceed to tell you how disgusted they are that just was not done enough. ## You got that? Right I'll be back in approximately 300 seconds to retort! ##
N Ano Caldari Deep Core Mining Inc.	Posted - 2009.10.27 13:25:00 - [46] Originally by: The Crushah I live in Seattle, you can find a Starbucks inside of another Starbucks here. Yo dawg we herd yo liked starbucks... Originally by: Blane Xero SoonÖ. Shortly AfterÖ Iceland Conquers the WorldÖ
Verone Gallente Veto Corp	Posted - 2009.10.27 13:29:00 - [47] As pointed out by CCP Chronotis in the other thread : http://www.nonnabiti.is/ I've been a lot of places in the world, and eaten in a lot of places, but this by far is the place made of the most win and good. It's actually the only place in the world where the food that's served actually looks like the photographs on the menu. Absolutely epic. There's only one problem. I have provided pictorial analysis for anyone who wants to help me solve the conundrum. \o/ EON FICTION WRITER OF 2008! \o/ >>> THE LIFE OF AN OUTLAW <<<
MightyRhinox Minmatar Red Federation	Posted - 2009.10.27 13:41:00 - [48] Edited by: MightyRhinox on 27/10/2009 13:41:48 Originally by: karma militia ok, now you're just trolling me. bulk imports = less cost per onion sold. =moar profit! You make Captain Picard a sad panda.
N Ano Caldari Deep Core Mining Inc.	Posted - 2009.10.27 14:24:00 - [49] Originally by: MightyRhinox Edited by: MightyRhinox on 27/10/2009 13:41:48 Originally by: karma militia ok, now you're just trolling me. bulk imports = less cost per onion sold. =moar profit! You make Captain Picard a sad panda. You make Captain Piccard a sad panta for not spelling his name right! Originally by: Blane Xero SoonÖ. Shortly AfterÖ Iceland Conquers the WorldÖ
Shootmenot dammit	Posted - 2009.10.27 14:30:00 - [50] Edited by: Shootmenot dammit on 27/10/2009 14:32:17 Originally by: Thuranni Edited by: Thuranni on 27/10/2009 08:28:45 This is ****ing great. What the owner of the Icelandic McDonalds is doing is simply removing the McD's branding, but keeping the restaurant going. Because McD's is a massive evil corporate congolmerate, they have very strict franchise rules. The biggest of these is that all franchises have to buy their stock from McD's suppliers; What this meant in Iceland was that all the food had to be imported from Germany. Living on a island in the middle of the north atlantic with a rather large farming industry (for our size), you can see how this is impractical, bordering on moronic. It is also not true. In Spain, the meat, the vegetables and the bread (at least) are 100% local, with certificate of origin. McDonalds even stages advertising campaigns to reflect on this. Constantly. And with specialized websites which include alledged quality certifications, and the possibility for anybody to arrange a visit to their food processing plant in Spain. And a website, http://www.ingredientesdeverdad.com/ (which would translate into "www.realingredients.com"). This doesn't make it any healthier, probably. But it's more practical. And expensive. Oh yes, a Big Mac in here costs more than in Norway or Switzerland. A Tender Crisp in BK costs 5,30 EUROS in here. Only the burguer, mind you. No drink, nor chips. Nothing.

Dramund	Posted - 2009.10.27 14:35:00 - [51] Originally by: Thuranni Because McD's is a massive evil corporate congolmerate, they have very strict franchise rules. The biggest of these is that all franchises have to buy their stock from McD's suppliers; What this meant in Iceland was that all the food had to be imported from Germany. Living on a island in the middle of the north atlantic with a rather large farming industry (for our size), you can see how this is impractical, bordering on moronic. It's Iceland. It has less to do with who wants the vegetables to grow there and more to do with whether or not the vegetables actually want to grow there.
Xen Gin Silurian Operations	Posted - 2009.10.27 15:13:00 - [52] Originally by: Dramund Originally by: Thuranni Because McD's is a massive evil corporate congolmerate, they have very strict franchise rules. The biggest of these is that all franchises have to buy their stock from McD's suppliers; What this meant in Iceland was that all the food had to be imported from Germany. Living on a island in the middle of the north atlantic with a rather large farming industry (for our size), you can see how this is impractical, bordering on moronic. It's Iceland. It has less to do with who wants the vegetables to grow there and more to do with whether or not the vegetables actually want to grow there. Well when you give them the choice and the vote, it's a little unsurprising they don't choose Iceland. ## You got that? Right I'll be back in approximately 300 seconds to retort! ##
Steve Zodiak	Posted - 2009.10.27 15:41:00 - [53] Icelands' just stealing a march on the rest of the world Linkage (mind you, I'm not so sure this bloke has thought it through. If the idea of stopping eating meat is to cut down methane excretion, we'll have to get the iron we get from eating meat from eating such as beans - and you know what eating lots of beans leads to..)
Meiyang Lee Gallente Azteca Transportation Unlimited Gunboat Diplomacy	Posted - 2009.10.27 16:55:00 - [54] Edited by: Meiyang Lee on 27/10/2009 16:56:06 Originally by: Dramund Originally by: Thuranni Because McD's is a massive evil corporate congolmerate, they have very strict franchise rules. The biggest of these is that all franchises have to buy their stock from McD's suppliers; What this meant in Iceland was that all the food had to be imported from Germany. Living on a island in the middle of the north atlantic with a rather large farming industry (for our size), you can see how this is impractical, bordering on moronic. It's Iceland. It has less to do with who wants the vegetables to grow there and more to do with whether or not the vegetables actually want to grow there. I'll spell it out for you: almost free geothermal heating and electricity + greenhouses = lots of vegetables. Iceland doesn't need to import nearly as much of that stuff as people think. During the winter they'll need to augment the daylight with lamps, but considering electricity is cheap and plentiful, that's not really an issue. As for why Mac pulled out: There's far better stuff available. I ate a few times at a "fast food" place called "American Style" while in Reykjavik for Fanfest, and that beats McDs several times over in terms of quality and taste. Not exactly expensive either. It's obviously a franchise type chain too, I've seen at least 3 restaurants with that name in and around Reykjavik.
Matthias Duran Caldari Red Federation	Posted - 2009.10.27 16:56:00 - [55] Originally by: Xen Gin If there is one thing I pay the TV License for, it's for keeping the BBC News free for everyone. Er, you don't see the contradiction in that?
Drunk Driver Gallente Aliastra	Posted - 2009.10.27 17:11:00 - [56] Fox News and McDonald's..... It's a conspiracy. Somebody needs to call somebody.
Chainsaw Plankton IDLE GUNS IDLE EMPIRE	Posted - 2009.10.27 17:18:00 - [57] Originally by: karma militia on a side note, no wonder 'ol murdoch' hates the BBC, they are feeding us real information! the shear audacity! lmao murdock Quote: Free news Mr Murdoch said free news on the web provided by the BBC made it "incredibly difficult" for private news organisations to ask people to pay for their news. "It is essential for the future of independent digital journalism that a fair price can be charged for news to people who value it," he said. News Corporation has said it will start charging online customers for news content across all its websites. all the bbcs fault, not like consumers can go to google, yahoo, or 1000s of blogs to get news for "free" on a side note I thought tv was supposed to have killed the movies, and the radio decades ago. now the internet!?!
Chainsaw Plankton IDLE GUNS IDLE EMPIRE	Posted - 2009.10.27 17:25:00 - [58] Originally by: Verone As pointed out by CCP Chronotis in the other thread : http://www.nonnabiti.is/ I've been a lot of places in the world, and eaten in a lot of places, but this by far is the place made of the most win and good. It's actually the only place in the world where the food that's served actually looks like the photographs on the menu. Absolutely epic. There's only one problem. I have provided pictorial analysis for anyone who wants to help me solve the conundrum. ride a whale to Iceland? worth a shot no? or open a food shop of your own?
Jim McGregor	Posted - 2009.10.27 19:00:00 - [59] They are doing Iceland a service actually. Thank you McDonalds. Can you do the same for Sweden? --- Originally by: Eve Forums ...you are going too fast, wait 5 minutes and try again...you are going too fast, wait 5 minutes and try again...you are going too fast, wait 5 minutes and try again...
SEN 5243	Posted - 2009.10.27 20:31:00 - [60] woot for iceland. no mc donalds. thats quite something.

Thuul'Khalat Gallente Veto Corp	Posted - 2009.10.28 15:47:00 - [61] Nonni's is made of 2 parts win and 3 parts awesome --- Podlogs: Life in Veto
Xen Gin Silurian Operations	Posted - 2009.10.28 15:58:00 - [62] Originally by: Thuul'Khalat Nonni's is made of 2 parts win and 3 parts awesome And 95 parts mediocre! ## You got that? Right I'll be back in approximately 300 seconds to retort! ##
Verone Gallente Veto Corp	Posted - 2009.10.28 16:14:00 - [63] Originally by: Xen Gin Originally by: Thuul'Khalat Nonni's is made of 2 parts win and 3 parts awesome And 95 parts mediocre! Incorrect. \o/ EON FICTION WRITER OF 2008! \o/ >>> THE LIFE OF AN OUTLAW <<<
Thuranni Queens of the Stone Age Rote Kapelle	Posted - 2009.10.28 19:27:00 - [64] Edited by: Thuranni on 28/10/2009 19:28:49 Edited by: Thuranni on 28/10/2009 19:28:00 Originally by: Dramund Originally by: Thuranni Because McD's is a massive evil corporate congolmerate, they have very strict franchise rules. The biggest of these is that all franchises have to buy their stock from McD's suppliers; What this meant in Iceland was that all the food had to be imported from Germany. Living on a island in the middle of the north atlantic with a rather large farming industry (for our size), you can see how this is impractical, bordering on moronic. It's Iceland. It has less to do with who wants the vegetables to grow there and more to do with whether or not the vegetables actually want to grow there. Dude, we have more Hydroelectricity and Geothermals than we know what to do with. Iceland is one of the largest per-capita growers of fruit and vegetables, thanks to the modern miracle of greenhouses. Drive through any given rural Icelandic town and you will see rows upon rows of greenhouses. We've got tons of beef, fruit, and veggies, it's just that McD wants you to buy their beef, fruit and veggies.
Xen Gin Silurian Operations	Posted - 2009.10.28 19:47:00 - [65] Originally by: Matthias Duran Originally by: Xen Gin If there is one thing I pay the TV License for, it's for keeping the BBC News free for everyone. Er, you don't see the contradiction in that? It's only a contradiction if everyone pays. They don't. ## You got that? Right I'll be back in approximately 300 seconds to retort! ##
Xen Gin Silurian Operations	Posted - 2009.10.29 15:10:00 - [66] Originally by: Thuranni Edited by: Thuranni on 28/10/2009 19:28:49 Edited by: Thuranni on 28/10/2009 19:28:00 Originally by: Dramund Originally by: Thuranni Because McD's is a massive evil corporate congolmerate, they have very strict franchise rules. The biggest of these is that all franchises have to buy their stock from McD's suppliers; What this meant in Iceland was that all the food had to be imported from Germany. Living on a island in the middle of the north atlantic with a rather large farming industry (for our size), you can see how this is impractical, bordering on moronic. It's Iceland. It has less to do with who wants the vegetables to grow there and more to do with whether or not the vegetables actually want to grow there. Dude, we have more Hydroelectricity and Geothermals than we know what to do with. Iceland is one of the largest per-capita growers of fruit and vegetables, thanks to the modern miracle of greenhouses. Drive through any given rural Icelandic town and you will see rows upon rows of greenhouses. We've got tons of beef, fruit, and veggies, it's just that McD wants you to buy their beef, fruit and veggies. It does sound a bit stupid that they don't use local markets. ## You got that? Right I'll be back in approximately 300 seconds to retort! ##


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