Comments on: McDonald’s Set Up New Franchises Soon in Tunisia http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia Tunisia's first news website. We aim to connect Tunisia to the world and offer independent and verified news. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: http://beetle91porch.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/achieving-major-achievement-having-solid-2013-party-poker-bonus-code http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-114514 http://beetle91porch.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/achieving-major-achievement-having-solid-2013-party-poker-bonus-code Tue, 14 May 2013 23:48:00 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-114514 Asking questions are genuinely pleasant thing if you are not understanding anything totally, however this post offers nice understanding yet. Asking questions are genuinely pleasant thing if you are not understanding anything totally, however this post offers nice understanding yet.

]]> By: TERRY http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-33188 TERRY Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:00:17 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-33188 As an American, I find this news disturbing for the Tunisian people. With the promise of jobs, the people will be subjected to promoting food that in the long term WILL cause health problems. LOW COST will be paid with HIGH risks to health. I believe the people eat BETTER food HERE than most Americans. Our food is full of Genetically engineered CORN and SOY, growth hormones, affecting early puberty, antibiotics, FILLERS full of "pink slime" and chemicals, dyes, preservatives. The information is on the net that is well documented. Surely, there are BETTER opportunities than peddling CHEMICAL FOOD! MONEY and PROFIT at the expense of the health of a population is not a good win-win but a win-lose proposition. The business wins and the people lose. How about jobs in RECYCLING to help the environment? The mediocal industry has an oath, "FIRST DO NO HARM." Look at the American health issues, of OBESE CHILDREN, children with DIABETES, CANCER and other health problems. As Hippocrates said, "Let thy food by thy MEDICINE and thy Medicine be thy FOOD." McDonalds and all the other so-called restaurants is NOT FOOD. For the sake of your people , DO NOT accept GREEDY, PROFIT focused companies who do not care about your people to sell their poison! http://www.newser.com/story/99599/why-mcdonalds-food-never-decays.html As an American, I find this news disturbing for the Tunisian people. With the promise of jobs, the people will be subjected to promoting food that in the long term WILL cause health problems.
LOW COST will be paid with HIGH risks to health.
I believe the people eat BETTER food HERE than most Americans. Our food is full of Genetically engineered CORN and SOY, growth hormones, affecting early puberty, antibiotics, FILLERS full of “pink slime” and chemicals, dyes, preservatives. The information is on the net that is well documented.
Surely, there are BETTER opportunities than peddling CHEMICAL FOOD!
MONEY and PROFIT at the expense of the health of a population is not a good win-win but a win-lose proposition. The business wins and the people lose.
How about jobs in RECYCLING to help the environment?
The mediocal industry has an oath, “FIRST DO NO HARM.” Look at the American health issues, of OBESE CHILDREN, children with DIABETES, CANCER and other health problems. As Hippocrates said, “Let thy food by thy MEDICINE and thy Medicine be thy FOOD.” McDonalds and all the other so-called restaurants is NOT FOOD. For the sake of your people , DO NOT accept GREEDY, PROFIT focused companies who do not care about your people to sell their poison!
http://www.newser.com/story/99599/why-mcdonalds-food-never-decays.html

]]> By: An Apology to Our Readers For “McDonald’s Set Up New Franchises Soon in Tunisia” : Tunisia Live http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-28993 An Apology to Our Readers For “McDonald’s Set Up New Franchises Soon in Tunisia” : Tunisia Live Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:14:57 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-28993 [...] 06 January 2012 | 0 Comments It has come to our attention that some information reported in McDonald’s Set Up New Franchises Soon in Tunisia is [...] [...] 06 January 2012 | 0 Comments It has come to our attention that some information reported in McDonald’s Set Up New Franchises Soon in Tunisia is [...]

]]> By: Ahmed http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-28983 Ahmed Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:04:34 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-28983 I will consider three elements if McDonald is surely coming to Tunisia. Element number 1: McDonald will boost the economy by creating new jobs. Not sure if University Graduates will be flipping burgers but being employed is better that being jobless. Element number 2: Unfortunately, McDonald will be serving junk food. This may lead to obesity and other health problems. I would imagine that they will have the 100 Millimes menu (equivalent to the Dollar menu in the US) where you can eat all the unhealthy food. Believe me they will have a cheap menu so they can attract everyone. Element number 3: A lot of the previous comments focused on how McDonald will have a negative impact on the local food businesses. Let us not forget that in order for these types of restaurants to be successful any person should be allowed to open a franchise. I think it should not be restricted to a person. To conclude McDonald overall will be a great opportunity for the Tunisian economy because it will create jobs, business owners and entrepreneurs will be able to enjoy new franchise that had been proven lucrative and finally this will overweight the health concerns of MCD. I will consider three elements if McDonald is surely coming to Tunisia.

Element number 1: McDonald will boost the economy by creating new jobs. Not sure if University Graduates will be flipping burgers but being employed is better that being jobless.

Element number 2: Unfortunately, McDonald will be serving junk food. This may lead to obesity and other health problems. I would imagine that they will have the 100 Millimes menu (equivalent to the Dollar menu in the US) where you can eat all the unhealthy food. Believe me they will have a cheap menu so they can attract everyone.

Element number 3: A lot of the previous comments focused on how McDonald will have a negative impact on the local food businesses. Let us not forget that in order for these types of restaurants to be successful any person should be allowed to open a franchise. I think it should not be restricted to a person.

To conclude McDonald overall will be a great opportunity for the Tunisian economy because it will create jobs, business owners and entrepreneurs will be able to enjoy new franchise that had been proven lucrative and finally this will overweight the health concerns of MCD.

]]> By: Sidomou http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-28981 Sidomou Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:41:12 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-28981 Unfortunately these days we can no longuer find a good "kaftaji", a good "lablabi" or a "ftairi", in la Marsa there is only one shop that sells a real tunisian "kaskrout bitton", we tunisians mostly have no much money, and the thing with Mc Donald is that you can dine for a few dinars, that is not to mention the quality or whatever we eat ! for me and some of my friends, that is the only reason why we go to Mc Do ! If tunisians do not want us to do so, they better then make good healthy tunisian food, that is all I have to say, because nothing is better than a real good boal of "lablabi" or a fresh "plat tunisien" like the ones we used to eat years ago in "la Goulette" !.... Tounsi Horr Unfortunately these days we can no longuer find a good “kaftaji”, a good “lablabi” or a “ftairi”, in la Marsa there is only one shop that sells a real tunisian “kaskrout bitton”, we tunisians mostly have no much money, and the thing with Mc Donald is that you can dine for a few dinars, that is not to mention the quality or whatever we eat ! for me and some of my friends, that is the only reason why we go to Mc Do ! If tunisians do not want us to do so, they better then make good healthy tunisian food, that is all I have to say, because nothing is better than a real good boal of “lablabi” or a fresh “plat tunisien” like the ones we used to eat years ago in “la Goulette” !….
Tounsi Horr

]]> By: Jomaa http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-28977 Jomaa Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:10:17 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-28977 What is your source??? There was a hoax a few days ago based on the ability to display a franchise application form on McDonald's website that says "Tunisia." Do you have a source for this news? What is your source??? There was a hoax a few days ago based on the ability to display a franchise application form on McDonald’s website that says “Tunisia.” Do you have a source for this news?

]]> By: Ziad http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-28969 Ziad Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:16:33 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-28969 I'm wondering what is all this sudden interest about McDonald in Tunisia! Who cares about McDonald at these difficult times! ... It looks like a new era of dominated business environment under the new Islamic regime! Poor Tunisia :(! I’m wondering what is all this sudden interest about McDonald in Tunisia! Who cares about McDonald at these difficult times! … It looks like a new era of dominated business environment under the new Islamic regime!

Poor Tunisia :( !

]]> By: Melanie http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-28962 Melanie Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:19:47 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-28962 Actually us "White-trash" prefer couscous! Actually us “White-trash” prefer couscous!

]]> By: Salah http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-28940 Salah Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:04:54 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-28940 Although I am personally not a particular fan of McDonald's and would prefer to NOT see it in Tunisia I can understand that you have to a certain extent open up the market. Nevertheless I do hope the new government will regulate it, and indeed keep a policy of also trying to protect small businesses. I think the guy in the article was valid in mentioning that most bigger coorporations making use of franchise do not reinvest their money in the Tunisian society. Whereas small business owners ALWAYS do. This is for the government to consider. Nevertheless it has in my opinion always been a matter of time before McDonald's would settle in Tunisia. That time has now come, unfortunately :'( Lets just hope that in 10 years now Tunisia will not just become another copy of European countries where you find in every city the same brands, drinks, fast-food restaurants etc. Although I am personally not a particular fan of McDonald’s and would prefer to NOT see it in Tunisia I can understand that you have to a certain extent open up the market. Nevertheless I do hope the new government will regulate it, and indeed keep a policy of also trying to protect small businesses. I think the guy in the article was valid in mentioning that most bigger coorporations making use of franchise do not reinvest their money in the Tunisian society. Whereas small business owners ALWAYS do. This is for the government to consider. Nevertheless it has in my opinion always been a matter of time before McDonald’s would settle in Tunisia. That time has now come, unfortunately :’(

Lets just hope that in 10 years now Tunisia will not just become another copy of European countries where you find in every city the same brands, drinks, fast-food restaurants etc.

]]> By: zingry http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/01/04/mcdonalds-set-up-new-franchises-soon-in-tunisia/#comment-28938 zingry Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:34:32 +0000 http://www.tunisia-live.net/?p=29244#comment-28938 crappy food into Tunisia...I wonder what kinda equivalent white-trash clientele will MacDonalds attract in Tunisia. I hope that no food chain opens up in Tunisia especially the unhealthy US type of fast food chains. Besides, we are killing most small independent businesses. An unequal competition between the groceries of the neighborhood and carrefoure, gean, monoprix add to it fastfood chains competing with local restaurants...what's next now ? starbucks, caribou coffee.... Honestly if they give them a license I officially consider these politicians DUMB. crappy food into Tunisia…I wonder what kinda equivalent white-trash clientele will MacDonalds attract in Tunisia. I hope that no food chain opens up in Tunisia especially the unhealthy US type of fast food chains. Besides, we are killing most small independent businesses. An unequal competition between the groceries of the neighborhood and carrefoure, gean, monoprix add to it fastfood chains competing with local restaurants…what’s next now ? starbucks, caribou coffee….
Honestly if they give them a license I officially consider these politicians DUMB.

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