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Together with another 108 in Ukraine they accounted for 9 of the companys revenue in 2021. CHICAGO May 16 2022 After more than 30 years of operations in the country McDonalds Corporation announced it will exit the Russian market and has initiated a process to sell its Russian business.

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CHICAGO McDonalds has announced that it plans to sell its Russian business amid the countrys ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

. This follows McDonalds announcement on March 8 2022 that it had temporarily closed restaurants in Russia and paused operations in the market. McDonalds has found a local buyer for its Russian business after the war in Ukraine pushed it to quit the country. Alexander Govor who currently operates 25 McDonalds restaurants in Siberia will take on the firms restaurants and staff operating them under a new brand the fast food giant said.

McDonalds owns the majority of the 850 restaurants in the region. McDonalds had 847 restaurants in Russia at the close of last year according to an investor document. McDonalds expects to record a charge or 12 billion to 14 billion to write off the investment in Russia.

A Russian businessman has agreed to hire and pay all 62000 of McDonalds employees in the country following the fast-food chains exit Matthew Loh 2022-05-20T092625Z. The first McDonalds in Russia opened in Moscow in 1990 a massive 23000 square foot store in Pushkin Square and Russians lined up for hours to get a Big Mac and fries all of which were. McDonalds says it will sell Russian business McDonalds President and CEO Chris Kempczinski called the decision extremely difficult NCD By.

Zinger Key Points. A Russian restaurant chain billed as a replacement for McDonalds has reportedly revealed a logo that is extremely similar to the fast-food giants famous gold arches. According to The Associated Press the company which has 62000.

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