QSR, Restaurant and Food Service Trends

Earlier today, McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski announced in an email to staff and franchisees that McDonald's will temporarily close its restaurants and pause operations in Russia.

According to the Russian newspaper 'Kommersant', a new large producer of french fries is making plans to enter Russia. The Canadian company McCain Foods created a structure for the construction of a plant in the Uzlovaya special economic zone (SEZ) in the Tula region and is already working on a project.

30 años después, frente al ruido de la globalización, muchos moscovitas han de recordar estos días aquella tarde remota en la que la Perestroika los llevó a conocer el Big Mac.

McDonald’s has announced plans to increase investment in Russia by 40 percent this year and accelerate the opening of new restaurants.

The number of McDonald’s Corp.’s restaurants that are either being shut down or inspected by the Russian consumer regulator has grown steadily over the past several days as tensions between Moscow and the West intensified after Kiev accused Russia of invading Ukraine.

Wondering who made the french fries for Sochi - fried to a nice GOLDEN colour - the colour most craved for by all athletes and their supporters?