Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, McDonald's temporarily suspended all operations in the country on 8 March. In May, the company announced that it would sell all of its restaurants in Russia, which were rebranded as Vkusno i tochka.
Vkusno I Tochka took over McDonald's in Russia after the US fast food giant quit the country, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since opening in June, its 800 restaurants have been blighted by supply chain issues, including shortages of fries and Coca-cola, in what was a bumpy start for the Russian rebrand.
Russia's McDonald's replacement, Vkusno & tochka, opened a year ago. The chain can't sell iconic McDonald's items like the Big Mac and has created substitutes instead. Its CEO told Reuters that it has sold more than 24 million "Big Hits," its Big Mac dupe, since opening.
Vkusno — i Tochka (can be translated into English as “Tasty and That's it”, as “Vkusno” is Russian for “Tasty”, and “Tochka” for “The Dot”) was opened just a few weeks after the official closure of McDonald's operations on the territory of Russia.
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Donken is a very commonly used slang-word for McDonalds in Stockholm and has been for years.
Little Russia (Russian: Малороссия/Малая Россия, romanized: Malorossiya/Malaya Rossiya; Ukrainian: Малоросія/Мала Росія, romanized: Malorosiia/Mala Rosiia), also known in English as Malorussia, Little Rus' (Russian: Малая Русь, romanized: Malaya Rus'; Ukrainian: Мала Русь, romanized: Mala Rus') and Rus' Minor (from ...
Russia's war in Ukraine prompted McDonald's to leave the country and sell its locations there to a franchisee.
Some restaurants in the newly opened "Tasty and that's it" fast food chain, which replaced McDonald's in Russia, will temporarily stop serving fries, according to Russian media. A shortage of the correct variety of potatoes means diners will have to find a different side dish to accompany their burgers and nuggets.
The number of McDonald's stores in Russia exceeded 850 as of February 2022, steadily increasing over the observed period. McDonald's was present in the country since January 1990.
Yum! Brands has completed its exit from the Russian market by selling its KFC business in Russia to Smart Service Ltd., a local operator led by Konstantin Yurievich Kotov and Andrey Eduardovich Oskolkov.
Vkusno & Tochka is owned by Alexander Nikolaevich Govor, a Siberian oil executive who bought around 840 locations from McDonald's in May.
Due to its association with the war in Ukraine, the Z has become a militarist symbol in Russian propaganda and is used by Russian civilians to indicate support for the invasion.
The most basic way to say “no” in Russian is нет. However, while a simple “no” is oftentimes sufficient, more nuanced responses may serve you better in a variety of situations.
Germany — "Mekkes"
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