Posted on 04/10/2015 11:34:33 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The Russian government is mulling over funding a 17 million project, planned as a Russian rival to U.S. fast food chain McDonalds, according to Russian press.
The initiative, instigated by film directors Andrei Konchalovsky and Nikita Mikhalkov has already been looked at by Russian president Vladimir Putin and on his request Russias deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich will review the idea today, Russian newspaper Kommersant reports.
According to a letter from the two directors, addressed to Putin last month and obtained by Kommersant, the catering chain is intended to become an alternative to Western fast food chains. It is planned to expand the brand of the popular TV cooking show Eat at Home which is owned and hosted by Konchalovskys wife Julia Vysotskaya.
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Interesting - a Russian burger joint selling Georgian dumplings.
I’ve not heard of RusBurger, but weve got a Canadian burger chain and a Scandinavian one (HesBurger)
I drank from a bottle of Jack Daniel's once with slush in it (-32F). I didn't damage my throat, but a bigger pull off the jug would likely have done me some harm.
It's not bare-chested, but it's a start:
I don’t think Russians would sell Polish Wódka.
LOL!
” She is a girl who would use cliches......if she could think of any”
All they have to do is use actual meat for their burgers and theyre one up on McDonald’s.
Wild & Crazy McDonald’s Menu Items From Around The World
http://chatabout.com/viral/wildcrazy-mcdonalds-menu-items-from-around-the-world
so our Russian friends want to clean up their roadkill like we do, eh?
Would you like an order of turnips with your McBorsht?
"I will cut you, Sahkurity!"
17 million Euro is peanuts. McDonald’s annual net income is about $5.58 billion, on a revenue of $28 billion.
I vote to send Marie Harf to the drive thru in Krasnoyarsk. All in favor?
They will still sell hamburgers and fries, but the drink machines will include vodka and the Happy Meal toys will fall apart as soon as they are opened.
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