Is Taco Bell still operating in Russia?
Foodservice brands that have scaled back operations but not pulled out completely include Dunkin', Focus Brands-owned Cinnabon (which has suspended new investments and development but still remains in operation), and KFC/Pizza Hut/Taco Bell parent Yum Brands, which also suspended new investments in Russia.
Russia. In the early 1990s, PepsiCo opened several Taco Bell locations inside the Moscow metro system, including Metro Park Kulturi and Metro Komsomolskaya.
You can find major Mexican specialties as well as varieties from the barbecue, Mexican beer, tequila etc. The food is very good, service is fine and the prices are reasonable for Moscow which is one of the most expensive cities in the world.
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Yum! Brands has deals to sell its Russia-based franchises to local buyers.
McDonald's has reopened its doors under a new name in Russia after the fast food giant pulled out of the country over its invasion of Ukraine. Fifteen branches in and around Moscow reopened on Sunday with their new name Vkusno & tochka, which translates as "Tasty and that's it".
By Yahoo Finance's calculations, McDonald's, Papa John's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King and Starbucks operate about 2,700 restaurants in Russia. The two largest players are McDonald's and Yum! Brands' KFC — with a total of roughly 1,900 locations.
Wendy's Co., the third-biggest U.S. fast-food hamburger chain, is leaving the Russian market after three years, after a change in the local franchisee's management.
Yum Brands is close to selling its Russian KFC business as part of its plan to exit the country's market, the company announced Tuesday. The company said it plans to fully exit Russia once the KFC transaction is complete.
Chipotle Russia (@ChipotleRU) / Twitter. The Official Unofficial Russian Chipotle! We are now located in Moscow, RU.
Is Burger King still open in Russia?
But now the fast-food chain has a whopper of a problem in Russia. It hasn't been able to exit its partnership or close its roughly 800 franchised locations following Russia's February invasion of Ukraine.
As we mentioned on March 8, we have suspended all business activity in Russia, including shipment of all Starbucks products. Starbucks has made the decision to exit and no longer have a brand presence in the market.
Subway has no corporate operations in Russia. There are approximately 450 franchised restaurants in Russia, which are all independently owned and operated by local franchisees and managed by an independent master franchisee.
They were followed by Starbucks, Papa John's, Burger King and Yum Brands, the company that owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, in announcing their own decisions to withdraw from the Russian market. KFC, Pizza Hut suspend operations in Russia.
McDonald's, Coca-Cola and other global food giants
Starbucks, PepsiCo, and even eponymous brand Coca-Cola will suspend all business in Russia, while Nestle has suspended all capital investment in Russia.
But now the fast-food chain has a whopper of a problem in Russia. It hasn't been able to exit its partnership or close its roughly 800 franchised locations following Russia's February invasion of Ukraine.
One of the world's largest restaurant companies, Yum Brands Inc, announced Tuesday it is “in advanced talks” to sell its KFC restaurants and franchise in Russia. The American company plans to fully exit the Russian market after selling the brand to a local buyer, state-run news agency Interfax reported.