Khamzat Khasbulatov, the president of the Russian arm of McDonald’s, has met with the governor of St. Petersburg to discuss the development of the fastfood chain in the city.

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Importantly, governor assured Khasbulatov that the new McDonald’s outlets would be operational as soon as possible, with the usual two-year period for completing legal and organizational procedures being shortened to a minimum. Constructing the restaurants themselves takes only 4-5 months.


Market watchers expect the number of fastfood restaurants in St Petersburg to grow at a rate of 2.5 over the course of the next two years.

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