McDONALD'S IS LEAVING RUSSIA FOR GOOD AFTER 30 YEARS

  • 16/05/2022

McDonald's has announced that it will leave Russia permanently after 30 years and has begun to sell its outlets there.

It made the decision after temporarily closing its 850 stores there in March.

The fast-food corporation stated that it made the decision due to the "humanitarian crisis" and "unpredictable operational environment" caused by the Ukraine conflict.

The chain first opened its doors in Moscow in 1990, as the Soviet Union began to open its economy to Western brands, and its closure bears equal symbolic weight.

The firm announced that it was now pursuing the sale of all of its restaurants in Russia to a local buyer and that it expected to begin the process of "de-arching" the sites so that they no longer use the McDonald's name, branding, or menu. 

McDonald's said owning a business in Russia was "no longer tenable" or consistent with its values.

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