The company also wants to keep the recipe.
Russians responded to the news about the sale of the McDonald’s restaurant chain in the country. The American fast food company, which has been in Russia for almost 30 years, is leaving the market due to the difficulty in supplies.
In a statement, McDonald’s promised to sell the restaurants to a “local buyer,” and so it happened. Now the sale to Alexander Govor is being completed.
It is reported that under the terms of the contract, McDonald’s in Russia should change its name, for almost 2 years the new owner will keep the former staff at their workplaces and pay wages.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Russian McDonald’s is likely to keep the old recipe of dishes. The department also offered to choose a new name for the restaurant chain. The Russians have already offered over 3,000 options.
Among them is “Mcgovor” – in honor of Alexander Govor, the owner of the Guide company, who bought McDonald’s.
“GavMak”
“MakDak– does not violate anything and people use this name”
“McnAsh”
“There is a long-operating TatMak in Kazan, a chain of cafes
Shawarmak
“Echpochmak” – Tatar variant”
“What’s Mac doing here? Are the Russian names all over already?”
“PutinDak”
“Russian Poppy”, – commentators write online.
The ministry promised to transfer “the most creative and interesting” to the Russian owner.
RBC conducted a survey in its Telegram channel and chose the most popular name from the suggested names for McDonald’s. It became “McDuck”. And there were also options in the survey “Uncle Vanya”, “Rusburger”, “Cafe Minutka”, “Potato”.
As Topnews wrote earlier, media sources reported that McDonald’s was concerned about the loss of its funds due to the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine and the suspension of work, so it was decided to withdraw from the market in Russia.