‘Tasty, that’s it’: McDonald’s reopens in Russia with dour name - Sydney Morning Herald

Former McDonald’s restaurants will reopen in Moscow under new ownership and a new name, “Vkusno & tochka”, which means “Tasty & that’s it”.

In the early 1990s, as the Soviet Union crumbled, McDonalds came to embody a thawing of Cold War tensions and was a vehicle for millions of Russians to sample American food and culture. The brands ex… [+2589 chars]

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