McDonald's successor reopens in Russia after U.S. giant withdrawal

STORY: McDonald's successor reopens in Russia after U.S. giant withdrawal DATELINE: June 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the reopening 2. STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent "We are here at Pushkinskaya Square in central Moscow, where McDonald's opened the first of its branches in Russia (the Soviet Union) in 1990. The American fast-food giant recently ended its 32-year presence in Russia, selling all 850 of its locations to a Siberian businessman and franchise partner. Today it reopens under the name of Vkusno - i tochka." The successor to McDonald's in Russia reopened the first batch of 15 restaurants in Moscow and its suburbs on Sunday, three months after the U.S. fast-food chain ended its business in Russia. Oleg Paroev, general director of the company, announced the new brand meaning "Delicious - and that's it," during a ceremony at the restaurant in downtown Moscow's Pus

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-MCDONALD'S SUCCESSOR-OPEN

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-MCDONALD'S SUCCESSOR-OPEN

(220612) -- MOSCOW, June 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Oleg Paroev (R), general director of the "Vkusno - i tochka," and Russian businessman Alexander Govor attend a press conference prior to the opening of the fast food restaurant in a former McDonald's outlet in central Moscow, Russia, on June 12, 2022. The successor to McDonald's in Russia, "Vkusno - i tochka," reopened the first batch of 15 restaurants in Moscow and its suburbs on Sunday, three months after the U.S. fast-food chain ended its business in Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)