McDonald's says 12 Russian branches temporarily closed

Reuters

Published Aug 29, 2014 09:35AM ET

McDonald's says 12 Russian branches temporarily closed

MOSCOW (Reuters) - McDonald's (N:MCD) said on Friday that a total of 12 of its branches in Russia had been temporarily closed over the state food safety regulator's allegations of sanitary violations.

The U.S. fast-food chain, which has 440 restaurants in the country, also said that more than 100 inspections were underway at its restaurants in various regions of Russia.