In Russia, the former restaurants of the McDonald’s group, which announced their withdrawal after more than 30 years of presence in response to the conflict in Ukraine, were renamed “Vkousno i totchka” (“Tasty. Point”, editor’s note .) renamed Russian owner.
The old McDonald’s in Russia have a new name. The sign, which announced its departure in response to the conflict in Ukraine, was renamed “Vkousno i totchka”, meaning “Tasty point”.
“I am very proud to have had the honor of building this company. I am ambitious and plan not only to open the 850 restaurants but also to develop new ones,” said Alexander Govor, owner of the restaurants, who also assured that the 51,000 ex-McDonald’s employees across Russia would keep their jobs.
Historical places
The “flagship” Russian-flagged restaurant is due to open this Sunday in Moscow’s Pushkin Square, but several others have already opened, according to Russian agencies.
Pushkin Square is the historic restaurant where the first McDonald’s opened in January 1990, just under two years before the collapse of the USSR.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin visited this emblematic restaurant on Sunday morning and assured via Telegram message that “the quality of service would remain the same”.
A total of fifteen outlets are scheduled to open in the Russian capital on Sunday.
Oleg Paroïev, the group’s general director, specified that due to inflation in Russia, the prices of the hamburgers would be slightly higher than those of the American chain, while ensuring that they would remain “affordable”.