Russian ‘McDonald’s’ unveils new logo

Goodbye Golden Arches, hello two orange lines and a circle.

The Russian restaurant chain that will take over the fast food joints left behind when McDonald’s ended operations in protest of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been revealed.

Replacing the yellow letter M on a red background that’s helped Russians spot the home of the Big Mac for more than 32 years will be a new logo designed to resemble two French Fries and a hamburger, Russian media reports.

The lines are orange, the circle is red and both are placed on a green background. What the newly revamped eatery will be named is yet to be announced.

This is the logo for the Russian replacement for McDonald's.
This is the logo for the Russian replacement for McDonald's.


This is the logo for the Russian replacement for McDonald's. (Handout/)

McDonald’s announced in March it would shutter the 850 restaurants in Russia.

“As a System, we join the world in condemning aggression and violence and praying for peace,” the company said in a statement noting the atrocities being committed by Russian troops in Ukraine as its reason for leaving.

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The fast-food giant said it employed 62,000 workers in Russia, who McDonald’s said would continue to be paid despite the store closures. The eatery replacing Micky D’s makes its debut Sunday.

McDonald’s was an instant hit when it opened its first Russian operation in Moscow’s Pushkin Square in January 1990 following the collapse of the former Soviet Union. The Washington Post reported that 900-seat eatery was the international corporation’s largest. Its operators hired 630 employees after receiving 27,000 applications.

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