GFP - The Genussmittel ChannelGFP - The Genussmittel Channelhttp://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/IYLECBSLDU.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ Venezuela Closes All McDonald's for Two Days <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/krXP_TUZqsk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/krXP_TUZqsk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p>As this global financial crisis continues to spiral downward, even companies like McDonald's are getting caught in the fray.<br></p><p>From <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/10/10/venezuela.mcdonalds/index.html?eref=rss_topstories">CNN.com</a>:</p><blockquote> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <!-- PURGE: /2008/WORLD/americas/10/10/venezuela.mcdonalds/art.chavez.ap.jpg --><!-- KEEP -->The Venezuelan government's tax body has closed more than 100 McDonald's restaurants in the South American country for two days because of alleged inconsistencies in the fast-food chain's financial books. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government has ordered 115 McDonald's closed until Saturday... Jose David Cabello Rondon, the superintendent of the tax body, released a statement saying that the alleged irregularities were found in the company's purchasing and sale records and were related to taxes... <a href="http://topics.cnn.com/topics/McDonald_s_Corporation" class="cnnInlineTopic">McDonald's</a> restaurants in several locations remain open, Alimentos Arcos Dorados said... Those locations include Anaco, Ciudad Ojeda, La Victoria, Maracaibo Delicias Norte, Maracaibo Galerias, Maracaibo Sambil, Margarita Sambil, San Cristobal Sambil, San Juan de los Morros and Valera, it said. </blockquote> http://goodforparty.squarespace.com/journal/2008/10/10/venezuela-closes-all-mcdonalds-for-two-days.html GFP Publishers' Blog - Food http://goodforparty.squarespace.com/journal/2008/10/10/venezuela-closes-all-mcdonalds-for-two-days.html? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:18 GMT