We Jamaicans were a lot healthier when we ate our native food instead of the unhealthy American food.

Now if only Jamaica could get rid of the rest of the heart attack high cholesterol killer American food franchise

GOOD, GREAT AND WONDERFUL IT'S GONE WE DON'T NEED THAT FOOLISHNESS ON THE ISLAND

The loss of McDonald to Jamaica is a blessing. Those fast food outlets serve literal "junk" food that are very unhealthy for consumers.

The truth is their hamburgers were too small. They were roasted by the competition, who referred to it as their itty bitty burgers. Jamaicans love value for money.

The real reason why McDonald's failed in Jamaica is because of two reasons. 1. The price was too high . 2 the products were too tiny for the high prices

Great stuff. You may want to consider doing a piece on the link between the epidemic of heart disease and obesity in Jamaica and the growth of American fast-food chains. It's ironic that, in Jamaica, they are viewed as synonymous with progress, whereas, in the States, there is a growing stigma because of their negative impact on the health of poor black and minority communities.

How can Jamaicans allow such nonsense food including KFC when they have an abundance of real food all over the island...i totally understand brother Bob's statement "in the abundance of water the fool is thirsty" .

I remember seeing Mcdonald on my first trip to Jamaica in 1979. Good there gone. No loss.

Mc failed in Ghana 🇬🇭 too. The franchise is banned and is illegal in some countries

Small burgers that did not appeal to the Jamaican taste plus the inability to use the McDonald's name which was already registered in Jamaica by a long standing restaurant in Kingston

This is a bit off topic but years ago my parents were going through a nasty divorce. My father is a deadbeat and a cheater/ abusive narcissist. Because of the divorce me and mom got thrown out of the apartment we were living in an ended up homeless for 2 years. One day my mom took me to McDonald's and to my shock it was a surprise birthday party with all my classmates. They had a birthday party special back then for kids which was extremely expensive. I knew because of our circumstances my mother probably had been saving for months to be able to afford it. After so much trauma she did something to cheer me up. I was 6 years old now 28 and i will always cherish that memory. I know they left because it was too expensive for the average jamaican to afford but what ill say is that McDonald's will always have a special place in my heart. 💞

Good! all franchises worldwide need shutting down! filthy 'food'!

Junk food is not beneficial to anyone's health so good bye!!

Ofcourse it fail!! Ronald McDonald can't fry dumpling!!

Good for them! They didn’t allow that poison to stay in Jamaica!

I remembered,they even had trade mark issues where another local restaurant was called the same name with a slightly different spelling.The other issue was that,they did not want to use locally produced procurements in the products.This is another area where there compititors win in Ja,all seasoning and vegetables was sourced locally thus enhancing the taste.These are the other factors that contributed

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Another excellent video my bro. Love the presentation and clarity pon the situation 💯🇯🇲

I'd say macdonalds would be a comfort things for tourists that's all. They should consider a small little corner near the airport that's all.

Im puertorrican and can tell you why. Because Jamaican food is the best one on the planet!

Why anyone in Jamaica would eat mcdonald's over local cuisine is a madness.

God has blessed Jamaica with so very many healthy and delicious fruits and plants. Perhaps a blessing in disguise macdonalds leaving JA.

They came to Trinidad and Tobago in the late 90s early 2000s . It failed and went away but then came back about a decade later and they have been going strong since. Starbucks is another one doing really well in Trinidad.

Yes, I knew there were McDonald's outlets in Jamaica, when we happened upon a trailer of one, in the Town of Junction St Elizabeth. It was in the same area as Shoppers fair, in 02. We enjoyed visiting it each day sometimes mornings too. I eventually found out that McDonald's had failed to break into the market and thus, had pulled out of Ja. Thank you for explaining what had transpired.

Continue the great work mi boss …. Been watching for 2 years now I see the growth

Who remembers that there was another 'McDonald's' near Half Way Tree, but it wasn't the 'Golden Arches' brand, but someone named 'McDonald' owned it. Didn't last long. Tastee took over that spot.

Excellent treatise on this topic.

You did a good research,well done

Thank you for wisdom

Blessings to you and your family Alex,🙏💯💚❤️💛 always very informative.

Thank you my bro. Keep these interesting topics coming

I believe that Barbados must be one of the few places in the world that McDonalds experienced failure, and now Jamaica. The problem they had here was in the prices they charged. It was almost like what you would expect to pay in a fine dining restaurant while all you got was a bun of in a box with some fried minced meat.

I always wondered what happened. Looking forward to part 2.

That was very informative. It shows that massive corporations do not want to move out of their boxes. Their rigidity proves that success is not always gauranteed with a one plan mission.

Great content! As usual! Thanks again brother! Awesome!

This is not the McDonalds of the 60’s. Anyway you can’t fool Jamaicans whom eat some of the healthiest most power giving foods in this world Get rid of all them McDonald and Fast death food franchises. We want our women cooking and families eating together again.

Boy, if I ever went to the Jamaican Paradise, no Taco Bell, no Wendy's, no Burger King and no Kentucky. I would want my belly full of good yardie food everytime. Interesting video brother. Blessings from UK 🙏🏼

Love your presentation 🎉

Hi Alex, Great video thank you! Really informative and I learnt something new. Bless up! 😊

I knew McDonald's was in Jamaica but I wasn't sure why they failed. Thanks as always.

I remember when they opened the first one in Kingston. My father took me and my sister from Clarendon.

Great move, getting rid of that s**t.

Thanks for sharing this interesting video ❤❤😂 🙏🙏🙏

LOVE DIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 GOING TO PUT DIS ON A CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS A CREW MEMBER OF MCDONALD'S!!!!!1

I remember not being able to have my birthday party in their fun house I think around my 7th or 8th birthday because the location at the entrance of Duhaney Park would be closing right before. As a child around that time I was so upset

One was at west gate montego bay .

They were in junction st bess as well for a couple of months I think 🤷‍♂️they were in a bus in the shoppers fair car park. They left the same time they pulled out of Jamaica

I was always told it failed because they refused to source the meat locally. And used to import the beef and such from America

Great idea to do a vid about this! Big up (Big Mac Down....lol)

I was on the island during that era and Mother's Chicken was the only chain food I ate there. I was 20 and I wasn't even eating that nonsense here in the states.

Would have been nice to here about the local brands

The McBeef pattie and the McConch Fritters were me favorite,mon!!!! Followed by McRice and Peas , McOxtail and the McFestival bread jerk chicken sandwich!!!!

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Use to go to the one in ironshore Montego Bay

Introducing a McDonald's to a nation known to have amazing food should be considered treason and a crime against humanity.

Support the brother . We learning .

There use to be a McDonalds right at the intersection of Moylness Road and Washington Blvd. They left Jamaica 🇯🇲 the same year i did. It became a Juicy Beef after that. The 33, 32, 16 and 47 buses 🚌 went by it and if I'm not mistaken their was a McDonald's in Half Way Tree before they built the Bus Park.

As someone that watched the masses of people line up for Wendy's in Sangster Airport, I looked into opening a McDonald's in the airport. A McDonald's in the airport would make lots of $$$.

African America here.I had no Idea that there was a McDonalds in KINGSTON.i saw the one in Montego Bay.

I always wondered why Jamaican well anywhere for that matter craved foods from other countries. The government’s only sending the worst stuff that most Americans don’t eat because they becoming in lighten about what’s happening. Well as they always say the grass is greener on the other side. We have the best foods in Jamaica, like coconut water but people drink man made things instead.

There was a place in Jamaica already named McDonald on Hagley park road near holy childhood high school

Now, McOxtail could've been a thing.

I am half Jamaican, and I truly value and appreciate my dad, who is from Montego Bay. He cooks his own meals, which are more nutritious, healthy, tastier. and filling than McDonald's and other fast food chains!

Montego bay had a McDonald's about 20 years ago

I used to visit the one in Mandeville when in vacation

Well done

First time I went to a Macdonald was as a child attending a friends birthday party. They had a play room with slides 🛝 and other things for us kids. I will never forget. Shortly after Macdonalds closed down Burger King took over a few of their empty buildings and ran with the kids play area idea that was brought in by McDonalds.

Their was another locally owned franchise going by the same name before and when McDonald's came to Jamaica it started a court battle.

I remember a McDonald’s being in Greater Portmore, I would sometimes wonder why it was removed. I was born in 1997. I’m surprised someone actually made a video answering my question as I was too lazy and cared too little to research it myself 👍🏽

I call it a win

Yes I remember when it was here.

Wonderful to hear!!! KFC NEEDS TO GO TOO!

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Memba dem days deh a primary school 1 was out by duhany park plaza

I loved McDonald when they were on Constant Spring plus the play area for kids. I would save money throughout the week and walk there with my classmates

I took my kids to Macdonalds Half Way Tree ( beside Courts) All the while.. Always wondered why they closed...

Back then when a burger was big and u couldn't eat it off

Yes there was a McDonald's here before the foreign one came. Right at the corner of Cargill ave and halfway tree road. I dont know id it's still there. But there was a court case between the foreign one and the local one about the name. The local one won. It's tastee now. 1 Cargill ave

Last time I had one was in mobay in 2004. It was early in the am on my way to a trip.

Probably just ahead of its time. In this current economic climate, I believe they would do well enough to stick around.

I always thought that Jamaican restaurants, mainly the ones in the states give you more value for the money. Although there are mostly independent places, the three that come to mind are golden crust, Dutch pot, and a staple in NYC, Jamaican flavors.

I had my birthday party at the McDonald's in Montego Bay location.

The way i saw it, they came into a market dominated by Burger King and KFC, opened way too many outlets, was too expensive and the burgers were woefully small. Even Taco Bell fizzled out quickly. Ppl like to have their money's worth.

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Because Jamaicans want healthy food and don’t support awful multinational corporations

Mek dem move with dem nasty unhealthy food🤮

Man I never miss them

Bring Back the Dollar $ Menu! 👍

So far nobody mentioned "Tops", which was the original name of KFC in Ja. So, when you said KFC sstarted operating in 1975 that was just under the KFC name. When I moved to Kingston in 1969 there was a Tops serving KFC chicken in Crossroads, and if my memory serves me right there was one in Mandiville too. --Æ.

Yes

I lived all over kgn in the turbulent 70's and early 80's, so the Arch that was across the building between Ivy Green cres. And d rd that take u down to RJR, what is was? Me woulda swear it was a Mc Donalds.

A teen i saw one in Kingston i guess 👍🏾

I heard that they did not want to use local beef!

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Mandeville had a McDonald's the breakfast meal wasn't bad initially, i remember they use alot of packaging for one meal.. price got high plus Juici and Mother's ramping up they're breakfast menu which was just better

I was in the UK a few years ago and was surprised to see McDonald's there had Jerk Chicken burgers.

Hearing a Jamaican ordering McDonald’s would be funny

Pure economics., its a small island and not enough customers