(16 May 2022)
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Moscow – 16 May 2022
1. Various of McDonald's restaurant, customers, workers
2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Nastya Mordvina, resident:
"It's the last McDonald's, (we came here) to say goodbye."
3. Customers queuing
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Mordvin, resident:
"We saw the news that it's over, there won't be McDonald's here anymore, there will be "Diadia Vania" (Russian fast-food chain readying itself to become Russia's own version of McDonalds) or something like that."
5. Various of workers, customers
6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Tatiana (surname not given), resident:
"It will be bad without McDonald's. I celebrated all of my birthdays here during the 1990s, it's the whole history."
7. Various of customers
8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitriy (surname not given), resident:
"The Big Mac (burger) is good, but I'm not going to sell my soul for it. I would like to memorise what it feels like."
9. Various of customers
STORYLINE:
McDonald's is closing its doors in Russia, ending an era of optimism and increasing the country's isolation over its war in Ukraine.
The American burger giant confirmed on Monday that it is selling its 850 restaurants in Russia.
McDonald's said it will seek a buyer who will employ its 62,000 workers in Russia, and will continue to pay those workers until the deal closes.
McDonald's said it's the first time the company has ever "de-arched," or exited a major market.
It plans to start removing golden arches and other symbols and signs with the company's name.
McDonald's said it will also will keep its trademarks in Russia and take steps to enforce them if necessary.
McDonald's said in early March that it was temporarily closing its stores in Russia but would continue to pay its employees.
It was a costly decision.
Late last month, the company said it was losing $55 million each month due to the restaurant closures.
It also lost $100 million worth of inventory.
McDonald's has also closed 108 restaurants in Ukraine and continues to pay its employees there.
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