{"id":152865,"date":"2025-08-28T13:12:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/152865\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-demands-fast-food-chain-switch-fully-to-local-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/152865\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka demands fast-food chain switch fully to local potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 28, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has directed the Mak.by fast-food chain, which replaced McDonald\u2019s in Belarus two years ago, to use only domestically grown potatoes, Pul Pervogo<\/em>, his press office\u2019s unofficial Telegram channel reports. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Starting October 1, Mak.by must not use any imported potatoes or cutlets. Everything on the menu should be Belarusian. Why are you feeding people this American junk?” he said while visiting the Mahilo\u016d region’s Kira\u016dsk district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka was confident that this year’s potato harvest would be \u201csufficient,\u201d pointing to an expansion in cultivated areas. He emphasized that Belarusian potatoes would be in high demand abroad, especially in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also called on potato suppliers to \u201cestablish clear links with retail chains to ensure that potatoes are delivered to stores on time and that the situation that occurred this spring does not repeat itself,\u201d in a reference to potato shortages earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, Belarus\u2019 potato harvest was 22.5 percent lower than in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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