George Cohon, founder of McDonald's Canada who helped bring chain to Soviet Union, dead at 86

Canadian businessman George Cohon, who founded McDonald's Canada and helped open the fast-food company's first franchise in the Soviet Union, has died, his family said on social media. He was 86.

George Cohon, founder of McDonald's Canada who helped bring chain to Soviet Union, dead at 86
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Canadian businessman George Cohon, who founded McDonald's Canada and helped open the fast-food company's first franchise in the Soviet Union, has died, his family said on social media. He was 86.