McDonald's

Business in Russia

Bloomberg reports that the business abruptly left the Russian market with great losses for itself: in March 2022, they assured CEO Oleg Paroev of their plans to stay in Russia. After that, the hashtag #BoycottMcDonalds spread on social networks, and Western officials called on the fast food chain to leave the market. The company's decision to leave Russia came as a shock to the management of the Russian McDonald's; the business itself found itself in limbo: "We had no idea what would happen to the business, whether it would remain suspended or be completely closed." In May, it became clear that Alexander Govor would buy out the Russian part of the McDonald's business. But this was only the beginning of a difficult transformation process; serious investments were required to (re)launch the chain - investment, technology and management. In addition to changing the name and design, Govor's team was required to rebuild all supply chains, invest in opening new industrial enterprises and quickly return about 60 thousand personnel to work.

Decision trail

Decision date 16/05/2022 · Reference ↗

Left the Russian market & sold Russian business. According to Russia's anti-monopoly service, which approved the takeover, McDonald's retains the right to buy its Russia restaurants back within 15 years; 10.06.2022: "СLUB HOTEL" LLC becomes the new founder of the organization, The record about the founder "MCDONALDS CORPORATION" has been deleted. The sanctioned senator from Kabardino-Balkaria was named the real buyer of McDonald's Russian business. Kadyrov's associates could become the "shadow owners" of Russian McDonald's. At the beginning of 2025, information appeared on the Internet about the re-registration of the American McDonald's trademarks in Russia. The media of the aggressor country immediately started talking about the company's return to the Russian market after entering in 2022. However, McDonald's denied this information and stated that they regularly renew the ownership of their trademarks around the world. Even in those countries that did not conduct or no longer conduct any activity. The American corporation McDonald's has filed an application for trademark registration in Russia. The company explained that the application for re-registration of the trademark is a systematic step by McDonald's to protect against unauthorized use. And the ownership of trademarks is renewed worldwide, even in countries where McDonald's does not conduct any operations.

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Status history since 2022

1. 03/08/2026 — exited · Imported from KSE LeaveRussia

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