The authorities of Kazakhstan explained the closure of McDonald’s by problems with the supply of raw materials from Russia

McDonald’s decided to leave the Kazakhstan market due to the problems that the network had after the sale of the Russian business. As the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan explained, restaurants in the country were provided with meat products and semi-finished products of Russian production.

“In connection with the departure of McDonald’s from Russia, a problem arose with the supply of raw materials,” the statement says. message Ministry of Agriculture. The authorities note that the American company was ready to switch to Kazakh products in the future, but the introduction of “high standards of the company by domestic producers took some time.”

The Kazakh authorities were ready to assist McDonald’s in speeding up and simplifying the procedures for the supply of products from third countries in order to prevent the closure of restaurants. Kazakh producers have begun work to bring production in line with the requirements of an American company, and an audit of enterprises was planned at the beginning of 2023. “However, due to the closure of McDonald`s, the planned audit did not take place,” the Ministry of Agriculture said.

As noted by the agency, to become a network provider, you must pass certification, “which implies stringent and expensive requirements for the entire production chain.” However, there is no guarantee that the company will choose one supplier or another.

McDonald’s informed about leaving Kazakhstan on January 5. She explained this by “reducing supplies.” McDonald’s has been operating in the country since 2016, the network is managed by a local company Food Solutions KZ LLP. In March, the owner of a McDonald’s franchise in Kazakhstan, Kairat Boranbaev, was detained on charges of embezzlement.

Leonid Uvarchev