(WWJ) It appears that Vladimir Putin won't be picking up a Hot-N-Ready for supper anytime soon.
According to reports, Detroit-based Little Caesars has closed its stores in Russia as pressure builds on other companies to exit.
All kinds of American companies with operations in Russia, including some in Metro Detroit, have been pulling out following Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and amid the ongoing war.
Crain's Detroit Business reports that, as of Wednesday, Little Caesars suspended all operations in Russia, which are franchise-owned. The company had just recently opened its first three stores in Russia.
In an email to Crain's, Little Caesars spokeswoman Jill Proctor said: "We join together with our franchisees and colleagues around the globe and the rest of the business community in hoping for a peaceful resolution to this conflict."
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While Little Caesars joins a growing list of U.S. companies are pulling out of Russia in response to the unprovoked violence, some are holding out and still doing business in the country.
This includes Ann Arbor-based Domino's Pizza, which — at least so far — has not announced an exit lan.
A list circulating online, compiled by a research team at Yale University, is considered "the most authoritative and comprehensive record of the corporate exodus from Russia," and is fueling calls to boycott brands that either refuse to address the situation or suspend their operations.
Among the biggest American brands to pull out of Russia thus far are McDonald's, Starbucks, Pepsi and Coke.
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