An employee cleans a self-ordering machine at the Russian version of a former McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow on June 12, 2022. Photo: AFP
An employee cleans a self-ordering machine at the Russian version of a former McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow on June 12, 2022. Photo: AFP
World /  Russia & Central Asia

Ukraine war: Russia’s McDonald’s renamed ahead of reopening: ‘Vkusno i tochka!’

  • The US McDonald’s fast-food giant announced on May 16 that it would leave Russia in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
  • Three days later, Russian businessman Alexander Govor bought the 850-restaurant operation; some, with same interior, new logo, reopen on Sunday

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Updated: 5:20pm, 12 Jun, 2022

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An employee cleans a self-ordering machine at the Russian version of a former McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow on June 12, 2022. Photo: AFP
An employee cleans a self-ordering machine at the Russian version of a former McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow on June 12, 2022. Photo: AFP
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