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Mcdonalds poised for iraq invasion Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/business/articles/timid69036?source= http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/business/articles/timid69036?source= McDonald's poised for Iraq invasion Tom McBride, Evening Standard 14 October 2003 THIS time next year the familiar logo of McDonald's could be popping up on the streets of Baghdad, well-placed commercial and banking sources say. Among the leading contenders for a franchise of the US hamburger chain is the al-Bunnia family, one of Iraq's wealthiest merchant clans. A source close the al-Bunnias said a deal could be struck in a matter of months. 'McDonald's wants to make a decision but they have yet to visit the country,' he said on the sidelines of a a high-level conference on Iraqi reconstruction being held in London. The Bunnia family held licences with Nestlé, Danone and United Biscuits before UN sanctions were introduced in the 1990s. Recently the family has worked as a subcontractor for US constructor Bechtel. A senior banking source familiar with McDonald's' plans said it would be about 12 months before restaurants began to open. 'The management is interested in opening outlets in Iraq and is studying the possibility. But it thinks any such move would be a year away,' the banker said. 'Opening restaurants in Iraq would involve a lot of training. There will be many logistical challenges to cope with as well,' the banker added. Initially, restaurants would be opened in Baghdad only. Even though McDonald's is an emblem of US cultural expansion and commercial might, the source close to al-Bunnia claimed the American chain's products would go down well with Iraqis. Brushing aside intensifying anti-American feeling in the country, he said: 'McDonald's will be very popular. It is fashionable.' The US fast food giant's head office in Chicago has been inundated with enquiries about opportunities in the oil-rich state since the end of the conflict. McDonald's expansion in recent years means it now serves burgers in a host of Middle Eastern countries. It has 34 restaurants in neighbouring Kuwait and recently introduced the 'McArabia' (two grilled chicken patties wrapped in flat bread) in a bid to beat a boycott of US products by Arabs angered by the Iraq conflict.

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