Starbucks, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s left Russia, but their knock-off brands live on

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Famous Western brands like Starbucks and Coca-Cola that have exited Russia face years of battling knock-offs and unauthorised imports. It’s a risky bid as courts show little sympathy for firms that leave the country. Hundreds of companies pulled out of Russia in early 2022, after Moscow sent thousands of troops into Ukraine in February that year. Some, like Coca-Cola, finalised their exit in August 2022 five months later, but have since applied to defend their trademarks to protect the brands from losing value and in case they return to the country. But the brands face a sea of opportunists, importers and flip-flopping court rulings.
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@deadringer2349 2 года назад

oh man they missed the opportunity to call it Tsarbucks!

@ecstasylol6427 2 года назад

Golden

@manasjena949 2 года назад

They still can .....

@liongsusanto2660 2 года назад

😁😄🤣😂

@Jamirio 2 года назад

Sputbucks

@dlcolossus9127 2 года назад

Bruh 🤔

@mahyori 2 года назад

I don't even think it's knock-offs, i think the real brands renamed their products to sell in Russia without the backlash

@roland-wo9ks 2 года назад

Nope, these are knock-offs, Starbucks and McDonald's sold their companies to Russian businesses on a condition that the brand name is gonna be changed. As for the soda drinks those are Russian and most of them were sold before the western companies pulled out (Fantola is being sold for a couple of years at least)

@dalehood1846 2 года назад

I believe that you are right. The manufacturers possibly think they are pulling "a fast one" making people think they pulled out of the market, when they NEVER LEFT! You seem to have insight that not many other comments have. The love of money is too great for them just to pull up stakes and leave. Take care.

@sushilamendyk9284 2 года назад

Thats exactly what I was thinki, as if big companies would want to lose easy buck

@edsonsengo2684 2 года назад

It's only obvious

@neferupito6997 2 года назад

Nice one

@petkamoravcikova 2 года назад

Back when Czechoslovakia was still a thing, we didn't have access to coca cola or pepsi, similarly as the Russians now. But when Czechs and Slovaks attempted to make a knockoff, they accidentally created the best drink ever. It's called Kofola (koh-foh-lah) and it's a caramel flavoured, carbonated black drink... But it also tastes like mint, licorice, and a bunch of local herbs. It's delicious, like the perfect mix between a herbal tea and suggar soda. If you're ever anywhere close to the Czech republic or Slovakia, buy some! They don't sell it in many other countries

@SidVacant69 2 года назад

Mail it to me, I'd lowkey buy that

@SidVacant69 2 года назад

Mail it to me, I'd lowkey buy that

@iiii4047 2 года назад

Nice ad bro but i'm not buying it🤭

@doofenshmirtzcsaba4696 2 года назад

Bla bla bla Yugoslavia had cockta and it's even better than what you made

@amyvasquez7633 2 года назад

I'm from the USA, and I've thought that the sodas were just flat tasting. So I'd mix Yogi, "Egyptian Mint," licorice tea, or peppermint, or bergamont tea in my dark sodas. For any one interested, it might work for any one else to try it.

@daijoubu74 2 года назад

The definition of 'If you won't do it, others will'

@hx20games77 2 года назад

"Fine well do it our selfes"

@holycow343 2 года назад

goes to show ain't nothing special about those brands other than their name and marketing.

@lucky889s9 2 года назад

And taste better too, cheaper too

@jiunhaolau1077 2 года назад

Business mistake? Overtaken

@paddington1670 2 года назад

how to steal take for yourself sell to others profit

@heavenutopia5760 2 года назад

Of all the knockoff brands, Fantola actually have the best funky design.

@mralberosie3987 2 года назад

amd they don’t even look too similar to fanta

@hohoho3327 2 года назад

And it's not a knockoff brand. It was here before the war, for like a couple of years

@user-cm3hx9kf3f 2 года назад

They also make a lot of weird flavored stuff, not only drinks. And I’m pretty sure they don’t do orange flavor

@gadgetgasspoll2923 2 года назад

Loco Cola is the best

@wokegirl4838 2 года назад

@@gadgetgasspoll2923 I like coolcola. They combined cocacola and pepsi both design

@aqualms 2 года назад

fantola has existed in Russia for 1-2 years btw. Trademarks and "ripping off" huge corporations isn't very punishable in Russia. The only reason it's so punished in the US/Europe is because the companies are based there, and so they are protected since they earn a bunch of money. But there's no point in protecting something that doesn't improve your domestic economy at all.

@mnlalx6512 2 года назад

if you copy something it means stealing the moment you make a profit out of it

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

tell us again how you dont understand international trademark organizations

@addmen96 2 года назад

That feel when you never seen this fantola being sold in stores

@aqualms 2 года назад

@@theendoftheline idk some of these ripoffs have been here for years. 🤷‍♀️

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

@@aqualms if youre faking history why not say centuries?

@inevy6649 2 года назад

This is the best thing that can happen to a country that relies on brands. It’s the time for small businesses to succeed.

@TovenDo.O.Video- 2 года назад

Comment matches pfp

@BravoCheesecake 2 года назад

The cope is real with this one.

@localHazzard 2 года назад

Aren't a lot of these knock off brands owned by oligarch run corporations?

@smtandearthboundsuck8400 2 года назад

Still capitalism, L

@Justin-jh4ym 2 года назад

It's probably owned by an oligarch not exactly a small business owner, if the knock off russian MCD is anything to go by.

@karmacanquints4222 2 года назад

They actually opened a wider opportunity to local and small entrepreneurs.

@norliegh 2 года назад

best move ever imo

@jajan.murahASMR4K 2 года назад

Yes counter attack

@ISeeBlackpinkIClick 2 года назад

Exactly.

@blingbling2841 2 года назад

As if it will do anything with their economy nosediving.

@doctorfaustus16 2 года назад

@@blingbling2841 The news and statistics says otherwise.

@SOURMlLK 2 года назад

To be fair, companies only left Russia because they want to be a safe investor brand. They can care less about Ukraine. IMO they totally deserve to be ripped off.

@bleachtaster 2 года назад

Did you expect them to stay there and get a bad rep? Of course they would stop business with warmongering country.

@t.on.y 2 года назад

@@bleachtaster they stayed in US during Iraq war and didn't care about the reputation.

@bleachtaster 2 года назад

@@t.on.y Because the US is their main vendor. It’s where most of them established and where most of them get their revenue. Russia on the other hand has caused WAY more trouble compared to the US and has always had a crippling economy.

@Kirkthar 2 года назад

@@bleachtaster warmongering country? We are not talking about 'murica.

@t.on.y 2 года назад

@@bleachtaster yes, there is no reputation in their actions. Just power. US can afford to bomb any nation in the world.

@sosukeaizen2116 2 года назад

Idk man I actually like it. It’s like a reminder of how much brands have control over us when it comes to purchases even if the product is mediocre.

@derkommissar4986 2 года назад

Let's give dr bob and shasta cola a chance 😔

@Rocket_Man. 2 года назад

How are you not including Mountain Splash cmon man

@Fyre0 2 года назад

@dd found the anti-small business corporate ball sucker

@soldierside45 2 года назад

Mountain lightning and Citrus twist

@bigmac1003 2 года назад

but we feel safer if we bought the brand we knew for a long time. people are scared to try other brands.

@cocadoodledoo6346 2 года назад

What a blessing this gives local companies to rise and grow.

@AlCatSplat 2 года назад

*local knockoffs

@akane8615 2 года назад

they have no economy, what rise and grow lol, the country in itself is heading to bankruptcy.

@speen9430 2 года назад

@@AlCatSplat no, local companys

@greenpasta3232 2 года назад

What about the people working at the factory, the fast food restaurants? They have no jobs when the company left them.

@Vincentteoh86 2 года назад

new company will shine to replace those void market and they will grow and hire fast. so sanction is shooting their own feet 🦶

@tertiary7 2 года назад

Keeping jobs and profit in their own country sounds like a win.

@PacoCotero1221 2 года назад

yyyyyyyyeah about that

@noonecares7826 2 года назад

*Cool Cola!!😌

@paulaoyedele2081 2 года назад

Sort of like "Make Russia Great Again" wink wink.

@Entername-md1ev 2 года назад

Yeah profits that go towards funding this war in Ukraine. Nice try Vladimir

@PacoCotero1221 2 года назад

@@Entername-md1ev fr

@etonsot392 2 года назад

Funny but they can live without American brands coz they already know how those brands were made.

@Jamirio 2 года назад

Processed food is junk anyway they'll make junkier copy

@juliaweber212 2 года назад

Plus they still have the Logos that to me is against the law to copy a restaurants logo like MCDONALD'S and the coffee shop it's not right I hope the businesses sue

@mukulvdhiman 2 года назад

@@juliaweber212 sue under which jurisdiction? 🤣

@bsherman8236 2 года назад

@@juliaweber212 haha laws

@qiyuxuan9437 2 года назад

@@juliaweber212 lol, they literlly can't. Russia stopped recognizing patents and copyright from western countries.

@DanielHYNg 2 года назад

When people find it's a threat, others find it as an opportunity. That's how the world survives.

@shaheeralam3292 2 года назад

I don’t think that’s what going on here

@alextogo8367 2 года назад

Yes it is. Business owners loves the big brands leaving

@katet8639 2 года назад

Honestly, I kinda like this idea. This gives small and national brands a chance instead of the dominating brands from the US. I mean it helps with the countries economy too.

@shanebeck18 2 года назад

Which = bad

@EricV89 2 года назад

It’s clearly copyright and IP infringement. Russia is the new China in terms of knock off brands now lol

@mntlyunstable 2 года назад

What we want is for their economy to crumble

@observer020 2 года назад

@@mntlyunstable не дождетесь:)

@Ajoura 2 года назад

@@mntlyunstable Remember, only Biden, Johnson and Herzog are those "we". The rest are simply deluded.

@ryanyu102 2 года назад

I honestly don't think it is a major loss for Russia having these knockoff brands tbh. They seem to be thriving.

@GreatestPharaohIV 2 года назад

They are literally the same products only rebranded, so it's the same taste same everything just the name changed.

@marosantos5974 2 года назад

Russia DONT NEED TO PANIC THEY HAVE GOLF OIL WEAPON PRODUCT WESTERN IS AFRAID TO RUSSIA

@dlcolossus9127 2 года назад

They've been doing ok during USSR w/o western brands, they will be fine again. With exception of Pepsi and Cola, those were druing USSR

@theinquisitor7191 2 года назад

If Russia can do it, so can I. Metaverse is PORTALVERSE. 😆

@izzyurboy7329 2 года назад

You know what it feels like having original brand to a fake one. We're talking about qualities 😂😆😂 that's a big loss

@aleenaprasannan2146 2 года назад

These brands initially grew their market by acquiring and steamrolling local products anyway. Did they really think any country would be incapable to make their own coffee and carbonated drinks? They just made things easy for local players by removing the overwhelming advantage of them being global chain with massive capital, popularity and brand recognition

@TheSlayer. 2 года назад

You really lack basic knowledge about economics

@yt85616 2 года назад

Critical thinking......

@blitzforce 2 года назад

@@TheSlayer. Please explain...

@QuiVierge 2 года назад

@@TheSlayer. What Aleena said was true though? What are you one about?

@kanekiken2002 2 года назад

@@TheSlayer. Please explain.

@sutharsinirajakanthan6728 2 года назад

“Stars coffee looks awfully similar.” The pettiness, I love it.

@sakurakou2009 2 года назад

all countries should put their own local brands first , this only way you can circulate economy with ith in the country and fight prices

@ordinarydude2237 2 года назад

There's a difference between a proper and legitimate local brand and a cheap carbon copy.

@ateiidinmoldova 2 года назад

Your a bit right, but you said it wrong. Russia doesn't have the technology to make air planes software and hardware they're are depended on companies like Boeing, once Boeing leaves the planes will have problems

@paddington1670 2 года назад

calls mcdix in russia local what

@martinsimeonov1563 2 года назад

@@ateiidinmoldova say that to their chinese buddies

@9825xTreasure 2 года назад

There's definitely a reason why you need to export your product and expand your business. Clearly you are not getting it. They don't gain anything. The amount of money the country earned lessened. Though putting a local brand helps, business will never grow anyway. They're like street vendors who stays at one place. They don't expect themselves to move and expand their own business to triple their earning.

@luci4087 2 года назад

those companies should have expected this…

@gopplergoppler8827 2 года назад

they are prolly reeling if you work for any of them that expected to move back in the future be ready for layoffs, whole companys gonna lose billions from giving away that big of market

@justahumanwithamask4089 2 года назад

MacDonalds absolutely did.

@redbull1826 2 года назад

@@justahumanwithamask4089 ye and they came back

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

They did, when you are dealing with a government willing to do something like this, maybe even threatening to, its obvious that its a doomed country that doesnt want to participate in trade.

@Aliexei 2 года назад

I can't say I'm sad for these multinational companies.

@jojopapa7521 2 года назад

Call them colonizers! Their real name!

@mikemiller659 2 года назад

I'm sad for the people of Ukrain

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

right, because... they made this choice and dont care about russian knock offs because they already left... why would anyone think this hurts them? oh right putin land is weird.

@yudileylin970 2 года назад

America : "I will sue you. You will be sanctioned." Russia : "You already did." America : ...

@westtxmutt 2 года назад

Just the Biden administration not the rest of us. 😂

@ПобедавРоссии 2 года назад

@@westtxmutt howdy american

@westtxmutt 2 года назад

@@ПобедавРоссии 👋

@paddington1670 2 года назад

pariah countries dont care, theyre already muddied

@jeankristein3238 2 года назад

Huh! Russia get sanctioned and now who reap the profit? We all on the other side of America hope this war soon over and America collapse, but it seems Putin too comfortable reaping profits from you sanction

@muhammadizzdanish2562 2 года назад

McDonalds, Star Bucks,Coca cola:we are leaving,no one can't come your country Russia:how about I do anyway

@fullmetalalcoholic6624 2 года назад

Oh no! How could a country survive without beloved American corporations like McDonald's and Coca cola!?

@ZombiesPLAY 2 года назад

I live in Russia and somehow I’m not even upset at all that these brands are gone, many don’t care about it, just like me, cafes with very tasty food have opened in place of McDonald’s. I didn’t go to McDuck because there is slop and not food.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

When solving a problem is reselling products to hide a war till your supply runs out lol

@darksiders2002 2 года назад

I'm failing to understand how companies like Coca Cola, Starbucks, etc. actually hurt Russia?

@GoodLookingGentlemen 2 года назад

The workers. They provide jobs for thousand people from workers to distribution chain. However like mcdonald when they "force" to leave russia by their respective govt,they made sure the new owner still kept their workers and maintain their distributor chanel. Atleast from these act we can see that western company actually doesnt want to leave russia.

@acardenasjr1340 2 года назад

They don't. Even capitalist are afflicted by ignorance and these companies prove. Also, sanctions, which prevent them from operating in there.

@dalsch6676 2 года назад

Products and services from those companies will not be available in Russia as they have pulled out of there. Living standards might decrease for the population due to the lack of necessities and products that are in demand.

@marynamalitskaya3534 2 года назад

Noting at all. They left, business remain. Russia changes the name only.

@iloveselenagomez 2 года назад

Coz ur a 7 years old kiddo

@mikyas392 2 года назад

Starbucks and every coffee brand get their coffee from the same places.nothing changes except Starbucks loses.

@Neon-Lines 2 года назад

and worse quality in production

@edwardvalivonis23 2 года назад

Starbucks anual turnover is bigger than Russia's budget

@edwardvalivonis23 2 года назад

@@Automedon2 Russia can go tomorrow if not today. You have forgotten that Russia is actually Union of internal republics that can be independent

@derkommissar4986 2 года назад

@@edwardvalivonis23 you could say the same thing about the US technically but you can't just leave those countries, I mean remember the Chechen wars?

@immcguyver07 2 года назад

They'll run out of their stockpile soon...

@Wakish0069 2 года назад

This actually cracked me up, that's hilarious - I will not shed a tear for major corporate conglomerates that own major shares in world trade so it's nice to see knodkoffs like this popping up

@doozledorf7036 2 года назад

I will shed a tear for the Ukrainians losing their homes/lives though

@Wakish0069 2 года назад

@@doozledorf7036 Innocent people losing their homes and lives are bad regardless of what country they come, but this story isn't about that

@AuRowe 2 года назад

@@doozledorf7036 go watch Ukraine on Fire, Oliver Stone documentary that was filmed in 2014 (Biden was vice president and his corruption in Ukraine was deep even 8/9 years ago). Go watch Ukraine on Fire 2 the 2022 mini series about how evil Zelensky is. Yet Putin is evil. Zelensky is too. Wake tf up. Innocent Russians and Ukrainians being massacred due to the globalist regime. "De-Nazification" is part of Putins rationale. Gotta ask yourself if you're actually defending Nazis mate, this is not as black and white as the evil MSM claims

@AuRowe 2 года назад

@@doozledorf7036 go watch Ukraine on Fire, Oliver Stone documentary that was filmed in 2014 (Biden was vice president and his corruption in Ukraine was deep even 8/9 years ago). Go watch Ukraine on Fire 2 the 2022 mini series about how evil Zelensky is. Yes, Putin is evil. Fact. Zelensky is too. Wake tf up. Innocent Russians and Ukrainians being massacred due to the globalist regime. "De-Nazification" is part of Putins rationale. Gotta ask yourself if you're actually defending Nazis mate, this is not as black and white as the evil MSM claims

@theonewiththegoldentouch 2 года назад

@@doozledorf7036 glory to Russia 🇷🇺

@tanukikobayashi 2 года назад

Its weird alot of the "replacement brand" kinda sounding like Grand theft auto alternative brands that are similar to in real life ones but not quite

@brandonwoo8299 2 года назад

It's the same proprietor. Just change name to satisfy US on the sanctions. No company will leave the market if is making money.

@ShailendraSingh-ex6yj 2 года назад

It's going to be hard for these brands to regain their former positions in the hearts and minds of Russians.

@charlesk22 2 года назад

They won't. In fact, they risk other countries too getting access to the intellectual property formula!

@h0lynut 2 года назад

I doubt it. Many russians are anti western this point as certain countries are pushing for total exclusion and banning of russians from even visiting or going to school in these said countries.

@daniswara1164 2 года назад

The brands abandoning them, basically blaming their customer for the war, and when things hot better they will try to get into Russia again. If I were Russian I would boycott their brand in a heartbeat

@corkoza 2 года назад

@@daniswara1164 If you were Russian you should boycott your government

@WEAZYPRETTYLAMODE 2 года назад

@@corkoza and boycott sleepy joe as well

@Piineapple. 2 года назад

I wish we had the same thing in our countries: more local, probably more ecological, more jobs in the country, less dependant

@garrettsattem4799 2 года назад

I do too, man.

@Entername-md1ev 2 года назад

You sound like one of those trump isolationist folks 😂😂

@garrettsattem4799 2 года назад

@@Entername-md1ev I fail to see how what he says is a bad thing.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

in your countries? how many countries are you pretending to be in while asking for sanctions lolol

@knightx9405 2 года назад

@@Entername-md1ev kinda you are right But what he say is also correct Since it’s what a developed planet is!!❤ not country we need For a better future. Not for the better future of the country but for the world. Hope tomorrow Will be better ❤

@creatip123 2 года назад

Let it be a lesson. In this day and age, almost everything can be replicated. A brand is just that, a brand. The products can be replicated with almost exact same quality. The western focused too much on building brands. China's modern revolution of industry should have been a wake up call to the western.

@EyFmS 2 года назад

I dare you to regularly go eat at a cheap knockoff Chinese restaurant and live to tell about it.

@G4MBIT 2 года назад

@@EyFmS Been doing that for ages. Only clowns like you would be so affected by something so insignificant like that.

@travellolo 2 года назад

Tell Chinese mothers if they would rather buy western baby formula or Chinese baby formula that killed hundreds of babies. Do you think the Chinese can match the quality of Apple or Tesla. Also, the Russian people would disagree with you, they have to eat moldy bread and have no fries at their new McDonald's.

@fork9001 2 года назад

@@EyFmS “Obama Fried Chicken” (yes this is real)

@_jackzh8500 2 года назад

@@fork9001 the big question is did Obama eat there

@quester09 2 года назад

In Soviet Russia, the brands knock you off.

@dojinmayflower6185 2 года назад

Imagine joking about Soviet Russia in 2022 🗿

@SYA1SA 2 года назад

hahaha👍🏼

@paddington1670 2 года назад

@@dojinmayflower6185 yarly it's easy because russia is already a joke

@lucasvic7010 2 года назад

How??

@QuiVierge 2 года назад

@@paddington1670 Russia itself isn't a joke but their government is one.

@loretta2539 2 года назад

I think it's funny these major corporations thought they were gonna leave huge dents in Russia but actually blossomed small business to being corporations over there.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@nuthin2lose688 2 года назад

Nothing of value was lost.

@onengkusumah2905 2 года назад

indeed

@nubidubi23 2 года назад

Nothing was lost, really, only the trademark names

@nat0106951 2 года назад

yeah. those are just overpriced junk foods . no real value for any human aside from diabetes or obesity

@nat0106951 2 года назад

yeah but. what if companies like microsoft apple or pfizer etc. .... leaves russia.

@onengkusumah2905 2 года назад

@@nat0106951 we can easily make the knock-off

@pjacobsen1000 2 года назад

In 1988 I traveled through the Soviet Union on the Trans Siberian Railway. They didn't have Coca Cola back then except in special 'Dollar Stores'. Instead they had these amazing soft drinks made from real fruit juice. They were pretty awesome! The food was also great.

@КириллДронов-л1ф 2 года назад

Remember the green one with tarragon?

@larshofler8298 2 года назад

Man I'd love to try those softdrinks. Coca colais garbage tbh

@Salim_Habib 2 года назад

@@КириллДронов-л1ф YES!! I remember that. One of my favourite 💙

@unclesmrgol 2 года назад

The main fruit is the potato, and the alcohol content is awesome!

@mellowyellow5865 2 года назад

I don’t think they need Coca Cola when they have drinks like Kvass. I grew up on that stuff, it’s an acquired taste, but I like it way better than coke.

@jackburton5085 2 года назад

Honestly, I would be happy if these brands disappeared from other countries as well.

@_Just_Another_Guy 2 года назад

I can't speak for these Russia local brands but I do know that "knockoff" brands also exist in Canada and they're usually more affordable than the big official brands. Two of them that I buy are the "No Name" and "President's Choice" local brands which are much more affordable than essentially the same products from big brandnames.

@SilvaArmour3000 2 года назад

But how's the quality of the knock-offs? That's where the difference really matters.

@bartsimpson1161 2 года назад

@@SilvaArmour3000 They are fine 99% of the time and are cheaper 100% of the time. Buying brand name is for suckers.

@youngscott1074 2 года назад

@@SilvaArmour3000 in India I prefer Balaji chips over lays man the quantity in packets are more than that of lays

@darth3911 2 года назад

@@SilvaArmour3000 Most of the big names buy there products for the same price. That said what the knockoffs do is they undercut the big brands prices whilst leaving just enough for themselves to get a profit. They usually need to sell twice as much to make the same amount of profits but this differs depending on the knockoffs reputation.

@ykmnkmi 2 года назад

@@SilvaArmour3000 in terms of quality they are even better, there is nothing complicated about it. these companies do not spend money on advertising and branding. because they are bought not for brand, but for quality.

@rainnmoon114 2 года назад

🤷🏾‍♀️ they decided to leave in the name of politics and Russia decides that they're going to rely on Russian brands instead. I think this is great.

@rayfinkle9369 2 года назад

When cancel culture goes wrong.

@rainnmoon114 2 года назад

@@rayfinkle9369 The icing on the cake is when the knock off brand looks like 95% similar 😂

@iexist.imnotjoking5700 2 года назад

@@rayfinkle9369 How dare Russia be cancelled for a war.

@rayfinkle9369 2 года назад

@@iexist.imnotjoking5700 Yeah, you tell him! They should go back to America where they NEVER start wars. You. Are. A. M*ron.

@ttvmortemoni1495 2 года назад

Honestly I love the fact that big brands are making less. They act like they care but its really about saving face. Most major companies dont mind exploiting people behind the scenes

@shayk4791 2 года назад

The Russian economy is the size of Texas... Western companies are not losing that much money from leaving the market.

@ttvmortemoni1495 2 года назад

@@shayk4791 even the idea of mega corps losing a penny makes me happy

@allthethings6826 2 года назад

What a joke

@youtubeshadowbannedme 2 года назад

@@shayk4791 except the economy of Texas isn't something to laugh at

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@chloetaylor2713 2 года назад

I'm sure Chinese fashion brands that are also popular in the US will also replace other western fashion brands like the Chinese fashion company Shein

@adityamodi6043 2 года назад

Exactly , these sanctions have opened opportunities for developing nations to capture the markets ! Indians have rushed in pharma already

@chloetaylor2713 2 года назад

@@adityamodi6043 but still I support India against China and they need to stop trespassing into your territory

@marmedalmond9958 2 года назад

@@chloetaylor2713 Chinese apps can get banned no matter what. but an Indian alternative of the same concept that made that Chinese app popular will always take place. and it wont even last long

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@dawood__arham 2 года назад

That's great.We should not be dependent on someone.

@overpope3510 2 года назад

Great. Then you can stop depending on your pride and slaughtering yourself through Ukraine. Approximately 2 billion people would greatly support that

@steveplowman731 2 года назад

The knockoffs remind of brand names in video games

@justgado2772 2 года назад

Am I the only one thinking that they just change the name but keep the same management? Just changing name, logo and well, shareholders.

@gemhunter616 2 года назад

😂 could we do this world wide?

@paddington1670 2 года назад

@@gemhunter616 only in corrupt countries like russia

@wanderer9825 2 года назад

@@gemhunter616 it's already happening worldwide. West sanctioned Russia , stopped buying oil directly but still getting the Russian oil indirectly through the Saudi Arabia. Just one example.

@indoman6799 2 года назад

I think so. I even think McDonalds only 'handover' the business temporarily to a local partner. Once things are settled, they might change it back to McDonalds

@sotch2271 2 года назад

@@wanderer9825 i hear turkey too

@Mrbimdrummer 2 года назад

Genius. Well done. Loving the Stars Coffee

@philibertyt2844 2 года назад

Should've opened some moon bucks

@efreniiibravante4373 2 года назад

I'm just going to remove the "T"

@pyrophobia133 2 года назад

sounds like nemesis' favorite coffee shop

@moisuomi 2 года назад

Sounds like a joke

@immcguyver07 2 года назад

Of course you like the idea ... because you haven't had to taste one of their stale fapperachinos.

@Stompii01x 2 года назад

America: Removes their brand from Russia Russia: Creates their own look alike brand America: 0_0 you weren't supposed to do that

@chigozie123 2 года назад

@F. A. where are you getting this from? The description mentions none of what you said and I've seen your comment multiple times now...

@hiteshanand6498 2 года назад

@@chigozie123 they're bot

@turolretar 2 года назад

@@chigozie123 that’s the truth, many companies didn’t “leave” they just rebranded. These businesses were already kinda separate, so they just bought the license to sell stuff under the original brand’s name.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@JonBaldock 2 года назад

They never left Russia, just changed their names in Russia.

@dalehood1846 2 года назад

I believe that you are 100 percent right. The love of money.

@quantasium 2 года назад

If this is true, then these companies would have to slightly alter the chemical makeup of their products so as to not be caught.

@abcdc197 2 года назад

They left with their official company and that's all that matters. The fact that they formed a new company that then bought assets of their old one to sell same product with different name is irrelevant.

@rayfinkle9369 2 года назад

It would be interesting if someone could verify whether or not these companies are still actually profiting from the stores.

@prakashtiwari8003 2 года назад

Exactly,

@thewiseone7286 2 года назад

All countries should get rid of Junk food like Mcdonald's and over-priced coffee like starbuck. It's not worth to damage your health and be a sucker at the same time.😊😊😊😊

@chanwalter998 2 года назад

@lillin7546 2 года назад

@Eza_yuta 2 года назад

Zzzzz 😪

@theon.953 2 года назад

We should remove the very large amounts of it but give healthy alternatives for it that are available in cheap prices

@alexhouglorytoukraine7203 2 года назад

🗿

@TheJimprez 2 года назад

I have NEVER spent 8$ for a Starbucks coffee. I just don't get it. I go to Tim Horton's for a double-double, or get the 1,75$ McD extra-large coffee. But NEVER Starbucks or Second cup.

@forrest_lost2650 2 года назад

Oh no the jimprez NEVER drinks Starbucks! They’re going out of business for sure now because you just said something everyone says everyday!!!

@zed4811 2 года назад

that price its ridiculous

@vadimakdav1357 2 года назад

@@forrest_lost2650 why are you getting so upset on behalf of a huge corporation over a short comment that rightfully calls out it's ridiculous prices?

@vadimakdav1357 2 года назад

@ilikebacon didn't seem that way to me

@forrest_lost2650 2 года назад

@@vadimakdav1357 because you’re paying someone to make your coffee for you😂 go buy the Starbucks coffee beans from the store, literally same price if not cheaper. No shi! Some random coffee beans are going to be cheaper than an actual made cup from a Starbucks.

@skijay2010 2 года назад

😂😂😂 did they think they were irreplaceable?

@onengkusumah2905 2 года назад

ikr

@SDayle 2 года назад

Looks like they are. Otherwise, why copy the brand at all?

@pritaf.s3637 2 года назад

@@SDayle to troll them of course

@LongHoang-ll7rb 2 года назад

@@SDayle To replace them

@l3abol_uci191 2 года назад

@@SDayle to both troll them and replace them Well, they can use better name anyway?

@KoichiFirst8092 2 года назад

As a Russian citizen, I have been to Murmansk recently, and, not gonna lie, H&M has re-opened despite being closed in June.

@DylanL814 2 года назад

Why can you still use RU-vid

@DylanL814 2 года назад

Will you be arrested if someone reports you to the police

@cyberbard 2 года назад

@@DylanL814 Calm down, lol.

@KoichiFirst8092 2 года назад

@@DylanL814 I am actually a dual Russian-Swedish citizen. RU-vid is still legal in Russia, despite blocked websites of other free mass media, e.g. Radio Liberty. The aim to visit Murmansk was to hand in documents to change my internal passport; I turned 20 on 17 August 2022.

@edwardvalivonis23 2 года назад

And the name is M&H🤣

@ThePartisan13 2 года назад

All your missing is McDowell's

@desmondlong2449 2 года назад

Well done Russia

@pheto1521 2 года назад

I knew immediately that when all these large companies were going to leave, that Russias economy was going to flourish due to the facts that there is now opportunities for the locals....

@pleiadesstarr453 2 года назад

That's right it give local brand a chance to flourish. Plus the West can't profits from Russia anymore haha.

@AlxzAlec 2 года назад

Yes this is satisfying🇷🇺

@myview5840 2 года назад

@F. A. which means profits stay in russia

@pheto1521 2 года назад

@F. A. lol. Like Russia would even enforce copyright infringement of a western company. 🤣

@Sarah-iv5tu 2 года назад

Lol the only one flourishing are the oligarchs who own these chains. People stay poor like before. Russia is poor country outside of Moscow and Stp. People are poor asf

@sierrastanley3109 2 года назад

Small and local businesses must be booming now without those chain restaurants/stores leaving. We need to support our own local and small businesses always!!!

@iexist.imnotjoking5700 2 года назад

Not if their products are garbage. I only support the businesses whose products I like.

@CharleyOlivesss 2 года назад

I mean this can be a example to sell your own brand & promote from within & not outside brands regardless of popularity

@cristsan4171 2 года назад

Those aren't knock-off brands. Those are covert brands. Same company operating establishment of different names. -Money is laws, money owns all.

@dalehood1846 2 года назад

I believe that you are right.

@tonkinthehanoian1843 2 года назад

Ohhh

@rinrin4711 2 года назад

Not all of them. There is no covert Coke, only dozens of knock-offs, but I did find at least one indistinguishable from Classic Coke and at least 2 other that are very close. Benefit is, that they are 2.5 times cheaper, downside is that I haven't found coke zero replacement yet.

@jesseleeward2359 2 года назад

So many coffee shops on the west coast are actually owned by Starbucks

@noonecares7826 2 года назад

*A " RACKET" Eh!!😌💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙

@МихаилГоловкин-ж5щ 2 года назад

The thing is - all the leaving brands sell their properties to local management, and literally ALL of them reserve a right to buy them back in 10-20 years. So many kick-offs are allowed to resemble the big brands, because it would make a comeback easier. Though we don't know if this comeback can ever be a thing

@GuyLogen 2 года назад

That's actually pretty smart

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

@@GuyLogen too bad its a blatant lie covering up the theft

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@michaelliu374 2 года назад

Don’t worry my Russia brothers,we China have your back,we can produce from A to Z you need.

@noname-dk7ri 2 года назад

Didn't China betray the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

@arjay2973 2 года назад

I like this.... more please. This is what they call unforeseen and unplanned technology transfers😅

@TR-vl2nb 2 года назад

New Mcdonalds has better taste i think, it taste more natural i was there few days ago

@ПобедавРоссии 2 года назад

Howdy american?

@lucky889s9 2 года назад

And taste better. Starbucks charge you 5$ for milk and sugar, only little coffee in it

@ПобедавРоссии 2 года назад

@@lucky889s9 deport america brand, use russian

@theon.953 2 года назад

@@lucky889s9 thats why i prefer other brands like Kopi Kenangan, for a more affordable price + supporting local businesses

@cyro1079 2 года назад

Russians: We want Coca-Cola and Starbucks. Daddy Putin: We already have Coca-Cola and Starbucks at home. At home:

@ymwiseman6503 2 года назад

Why people in this era instead of choosing the best items , running after European and American brand.

@charlesk22 2 года назад

Branding and self hatred, also lack of confidence. China has that problem too.

@quint2885 2 года назад

European and American brands have the money to lobby and take over any competition that springs up in poorer countries, and establish their own price. This "bootlegging" should be done all over the world, it favours the consumer.

@sugarzblossom8168 2 года назад

There are many famous and popular non European and American brands

@louistan7560 2 года назад

This just demonstrates that the aura and lure of American and European brands and products are gone. Localization is the only way to go. Be proud of your own country's creativity and products.

@paddington1670 2 года назад

be proud, even YOU can steal IPs, sign up now

@casanimated1715 2 года назад

Some of those knock offs might be indirectly owned by the brands like Macdonalds owns the Russian knock off Macdonalds through another European front company so it's more like rebranded products than fake ones to avoid getting involved with any backlash

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@Hiruga666 2 года назад

They have same ingredient with original brand

@BigSharkB 2 года назад

I like the idea Russify unfriendly brands

@hannesRSA 2 года назад

The brands are not unfriendly, they are sacrificing money to make a warmonger rethink his actions.. pure charity. Either way, having cloned brands is such braindead communist behaviour... Why not have some pride and aim to create something better instead?

@Jamirio 2 года назад

And?

@moisuomi 2 года назад

If Russians were going to colonize your country, would you support them then?

@BigSharkB 2 года назад

@@moisuomi hahaha, looks at NATO members history, I'm more worry their will colonize Russia than my country

@johnnywong1018 2 года назад

it's better for local businesses

@snakebite215 2 года назад

russia indeed have learned from china

@BigBrotherTheWatcher1984 2 года назад

Everybody gangsta till these brands make it to the international market and become more popular than the brands they are ripped off from.

@falsch4761 2 года назад

I actually knows few brand like that. Segway comes into mind.. Nippon Paint is another..

@hopefulromantic. 2 года назад

that is just impossible since they already have the trademark

@sugarzblossom8168 2 года назад

Kind of like oreos

@Jamirio 2 года назад

Like Where Asia?

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@CIRAXY 2 года назад

“Coolcola” 💀

@forefatherofmankind3305 2 года назад

Really happy for Russians

@rabbidcrazy787 2 года назад

...

@ridhobaihaqi144 2 года назад

Russia right now just like china. Lots of copycat brands 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ПобедавРоссии 2 года назад

U have problem?

@gemhunter616 2 года назад

@@ПобедавРоссии I like the way Russia is doing this. Hopefully we can do that locally. Fk the major brands 😂

@StudioByKH83PK 2 года назад

First, Stop buying Energy from Russia. Can we?

@XD2021 2 года назад

"If u can't have one, make one" -Sun tzulovaki, Art of business

@XD2021 2 года назад

@Mirage_Panzer "Yes" -Sun tzulovaki, Art of business

@noonecares7826 2 года назад

💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️

@noonecares7826 2 года назад

@Mirage_Panzer *yep!🖤💚

@Technobby 2 года назад

I'm blessed with no McDonald in my country.

@paddington1670 2 года назад

In Fiji, business owners will take you to McDonalds for a business meeting because it's uh, let's say clean. Yeah let's go with that.

@rabbidcrazy787 2 года назад

Sad to hear

@iamyourfan9729 2 года назад

Mom: "We have Starbucks at home"

@SYA1SA 2 года назад

Haha I want a Russian knock-off brand in Malaysia!

@cudacularry2720 2 года назад

Wth, we have so many fake product here in malaysia from automotive spareparts to the clothing line. Everything is made in China, Thai or even Vietnamese. 🤷

@ramumanickam1643 2 года назад

Then go back to Russia

@denganituingatlahdia8867 2 года назад

@@cudacularry2720 at least now it's made in Russia lol with their off brand

@Wilson099 2 года назад

@@cudacularry2720 You're comparing "Made in china" and "Made in russia"??? that is like you compare a technology that made by a monkey and technology that made by a human

@noonecares7826 2 года назад

@@cudacularry2720 *lol!!

@gesa7781 2 года назад

I can't believe companies like them did some irrational decision. I cannot see any benefit by leaving such huge country

@kwlee8420 2 года назад

VIRTUE SIGNALLING.!!!!! GO RUSSIA.!!!!!

@conniekabasharira7084 2 года назад

Perhaps they were pressured or threatened and had no choice

@darth3911 2 года назад

@@conniekabasharira7084 The mean reasons are Russias economy was poor even before the war and most company’s thought it to be more profitable to leave. Not just that but because of the war extreme leftists have been buying products of company’s that leave Russia even when they don’t need that said product. So it evens out any lost profit.

@TankEngine75 2 года назад

I support Ukraine however I believe this is silly, do you really think Putin is going to stop his invasion of Ukraine just because Coca Cola won't do business in Russia until the war ends?

@moisuomi 2 года назад

(Yep, totally no horrifying, brutal war being raged, they just hate Russia for no reason) Seriously grow a brain

@combinemax 2 года назад

To be honest, fantola was there before the war and it's flavours are mostly non fanta related. That's not the right one to aim at

@noonecares7826 2 года назад

*Fanta is soooo Yummy!! Why they don't have a " COLA" FLAVOR THO!!!???? 💜🤍🖤💜🤍🖤💜🤍🖤💜🤍🖤👁️

@АВЗ002 2 года назад

I'm from Russia. I never drink these drinks. I drink Chinese 滇红 tea. I buy from the Chinese in the market. I'm brewing right now.

@G-B-F123 2 года назад

Nice one chinese bot 👍

@wlsn77 2 года назад

Look forward to Cancer 👍

@АВЗ002 2 года назад

@@G-B-F123 а ты какой бот? американский? Если я бот, то почему я разговариваю на русском языке, как носитель?

@АВЗ002 2 года назад

@@G-B-F123 ну ка ответь, или ты просто балабол?

@punimarudogaman 2 года назад

you are right. 👍 ♥️

@aeroplextv8203 2 года назад

Nice such a variety 🙂

@golazo 2 года назад

Oh no, big brands are now getting less business. How terrible

@PrinceRightyI 2 года назад

Put aside any Russian aggression or actions- I want to try the knock offs. Some of the brands are cute to be honest 😂

@turolretar 2 года назад

that’s a death wish you know that

@noonecares7826 2 года назад

😌

@lancehobbs8012 2 года назад

Bit of a beat up BS story really...those bottles of off-brand cola look EXACTLY like the ones in EVERY supermarket in Australia , USA, Canada, England, New Zealand ....etc. etc. So what?

@Kiyoone 2 года назад

The bottle companies actually owns the world LOL🤣😂 Seriously...

@paddington1670 2 года назад

no they dont, tf you lying for, youre not russian. Those are counterfeit sodas, anyone can see that.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@eliasziad7864 2 года назад

McDonald's = Soviet Onions KFC = KGB Starbucks = Tsarbucks

@overcastskyline1747 2 года назад

Big move by russia, this has never been done before in 21 century, russia isnt playing anymore

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@loublack222 2 года назад

Dedicated to all you “intellectuals” who thought you were so smart leaving Russia. They are just fine without you

@jasonmutschall6154 2 года назад

The funny thing is the knock off brands are probably better for you than the brand names.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@googane7755 2 года назад

I'm still failing to see how these foreign brands leaving Russia hurts them in any way... in fact all the profits they used to make are now going towards Russian shareholders instead

@Infiltrator_ 2 года назад

Russia’s economy shrinking by 10% in the near future looks like it’s definitely hurting in the long run however it’s unlikely these knock off brands will last If the actual corporations take action against the knock off brands after the war.

@Jamirio 2 года назад

Not a big loss

@falkonuninga6993 2 года назад

It's just marketing. For the western market. Oo ohh look how much we care about ukraine. We will pull out. Yet they still do business under a different name lol.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@guytruth5598 2 года назад

This world is so beautiful.

@ecstasylol6427 2 года назад

Truth.

@Tatamania 2 года назад

I really wish that they close this brands in every country in the world 🌎!

@juniorbricuyet528 2 года назад

That is brilliant 👏 instead of letting us corporations Siphon money out of the country it now stays in house.

@evangeline77x 2 года назад

I don't actually see a problem with this so long as the products are not being exported to foreign markets where they are directly competing with their larger name brand counterpart. As it is these thousand brand name products are no longer being sold in Russia anymore so there is no economic competition, and the knock off brands therefore aren't effecting the big brand's bottom line at all. No one is actually losing anything, it's not confusing the market just providing an alternative and filling a gap in demand, and frankly it benefits Russian people (as in the every day people with no say in what their government is doing who shouldn't have to excessively suffer with food shortages.. I can't begrudge them for wanting some degree normalcy in the face of sanctions and total economic collapse.. It's just junk food, let them have it lol).

@kylenwhitt9002 2 года назад

Who cares if large globalist corporations get hurt there is nothing morally wrong with it

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

I dont see a major problem with russia decieving its own people with fake brands right up to the next revolution. This is great, it really signals to corporations that russia is a lost cause as it burns down every bridge that ukraine hasnt already shelled.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@ShawntreezyBreezy 2 года назад

That's so cool, they made their own way saying F U to the haters and cancel culture.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@pureepat3346 2 года назад

In Thailand we have "Starbang" long before this.

@brunopenava7198 2 года назад

Woah i didnt know Thai liked banging so much

@evandempsey7613 2 года назад

I love how SCMP plays this sinister background music for Stars Coffee, but all of the climate disaster coverage has music straight out of a toothpaste commercial or something.

@TheHollandHS 2 года назад

SCMP should stop using dramatic music . It’s tarnishing its credibility.

@bcatbb2896 2 года назад

@@TheHollandHS it never had credibility you silly, it's just a channel that rebroadcast wired content. they dont even have reporters, literally a team of tech/news knowledge folks in a office.

@toonmili03 2 года назад

It's more embarrassing that they tried to model it after the international brands. Just make something new. 🤦🏾‍♀️

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

how would that hide the consquences of the war as this attempts to?

@jckalden1700 2 года назад

These give opportunities for new entrepreneurs to venture into these fields.

@theendoftheline 2 года назад

If you believe this bot I have a bridge in Crimea to sell you.

@LuckyLion604 2 года назад

It’s the American brands that lost when they voluntarily withdrew from Russia. Now stop crying 😢 American companies because you made the decision to leave and open doors to Russian entrepreneurs to fill in the gap.