fast food restaurants McDonald’s they opened their doors in Moscow this Sunday under Russian owners and a new name: Vkusno i Tochka (Delicious, period) After the American giant left the country in the framework of the exit of international trade from Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.
General manager of the chain Oleg Paroevannounced the opening of 12 restaurants in and around Moscow this Sunday. 50 more restaurants to open on MondayAround 200 by the end of June, and then 50 to 100 restaurants a week until they hit a thousand if best estimates come true.
The new owner of McDonald’s in Russia is Alexander Govor, who has managed 25 franchised restaurants in Siberia since 2015. McDonald’s has 15 years to buy back the business on market terms, according to the Federal Antitrust Service, which approved the deal in early June.
Govor says hamburger restaurants will protect the interior of McDonald’s, but no reference will be made to the old name. Although the chain still has Coca-Cola stock, the company plans to choose a replacement at auction.
The employer does not intend to make cuts in personnel in the short term. “Above all I was asked to keep the staff and hire people and that’s what I’m going to do”It is known in the statements collected by the TASS agency.
“Our goal is that our customers do not notice the difference in quality or atmosphere,” added Paroev at the opening ceremony in Moscow’s Pushkin Square, where the first McDonald’s restaurant was opened in the Soviet Union in 1990.