Former McDonald’s restaurants in Kazakhstan reopen without brand

Several McDonald’s-branded restaurants in Kazakhstan will reopen after the chain leaves the country. This was reported by the press service of the managing company Food Solutions KZ. According to her, five restaurants in Almaty will start working first.

“Currently, preparatory work has been carried out, the restaurants have received all the necessary volume of products and are ready for the official opening,” the company’s press release says (cited by Interfax).

In the video published by RIA Novosti, it is noticeable that on the roof of one of the restaurants, where the McDonald’s logo was previously placed, signs “We are open” are installed. They are written in Kazakh and Russian.

January 5 McDonald’s press office reported about leaving Kazakhstan amid a reduction in supplies. Country authorities explained the closure of McDonald’s because the company had problems after the sale of the Russian business. January 16 “Vkusno – and that’s it”, which bought McDonald’s restaurants in Russia, filed application for registration in Kazakhstan. In company spokethat did it to protect the brand.

Laura Keffer