Hostess files for Chapter 11

[Sundae]

McDonalds pulled out of Iceland at the beginning of the recession.
The franchise rules meant that the food/ materials needed to be imported from Germany and it was not financially viable. At the time they closed they were selling the most expensive Big Macs in the world.

It doesn't help that there are only enough people in the country to fill a medium sized city elsewhere in Europe. Which explains why there were only three branches.

[glatt]

When we stopped over in Iceland in the early 80s on a flight back to the States, we went into a fast food burger place to try to get a cheap meal. We were starving. The burgers were like 5 times more than they would have been anywhere else. Very shocking when they rang everything up. In hindsight, we should have looked for a fish place.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by glatt

When we stopped over in Iceland in the early 80s on a flight back to the States, we went into a fast food burger place to try to get a cheap meal. We were starving. The burgers were like 5 times more than they would have been anywhere else. Very shocking when they rang everything up. In hindsight, we should have looked for a fish place.

You were the travellingest damn family I ever heard of! You've been to so many places. That's amazing.

I've actually never left the country.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I've actually never left the country.

I almost said "Me neither", but, I remembered I've been to Canadia.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Sundae

McDonalds pulled out of Iceland at the beginning of the recession.

The Economist rates currency values using a Big Mac index. Icelandic Krona is not listed. That would explain why.