Is McDonald‘s closing in Pakistan? The Pakistani franchise of the internationally renowned fast food giant McDonald’s posted a cryptic tweet during Pakistan’s ongoing economic hardship that made supporters fear the worst.
The internet swung into a frenzy as users mistook social media messages for actual closure announcements from McDonald’s.
On Wednesday, the franchise’s Twitter handle posted a black image that read, “We will be back soon” which received an overwhelming response from Twitterati worried about their favorite eatery presumably closing.
We will be back soon❤️ pic.twitter.com/FMNo41LL07
— McDonald’s Pakistan (@McDonaldsPK) July 5, 2023
A second post that sarcastically claimed that the pause had been taken for some fun and that the wait had been worthwhile surfaced almost 20 hours after the original tweet.
Is McDonald’s closing in Pakistan? See the Tweet:
It’s worth the wait 😜 pic.twitter.com/aybpWKuqWS
— McDonald’s Pakistan (@McDonaldsPK) July 6, 2023
It is important to clarify that McDonald’s has no plans to close any of its franchises in Pakistan. The posts were created as part of a marketing strategy to pique fans’ interest in the impending surprise.
McDonald’s leaving is gonna be my 9/11
— Dexie (@dexiewrites) July 5, 2023
jani yeh larai jhagre apnon mein hotey rehte hain esi baato pe rishte nai torte aao sulah karlo bas suno meri
— mujtaba (@jhandeya) July 5, 2023
McDonald’s currently has a total of 178 functional outlets across Pakistan.
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McDonald’s Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.
They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona.
Businessman Ray Kroc joined the organization in 1955 as a franchise agent before going on to buy the chain from the McDonald brothers. Previously located in Oak Brook, Illinois, McDonald’s relocated its worldwide headquarters to Chicago in June 2018. By owning every restaurant location, McDonald’s doubles as a real estate corporation.
