Kyiv-based McDonald's Ukraine Ltd. on Dec. 31, 2013, opened a renovated restaurant at 31 Smilianska Street in Cherkasy, the company said in a press release.
Over Hr 15 million was invested in the renovation of the facility, as a result of which its total area was increased by over 100 square meters and its interior and exterior underwent changes, the company quoted Senior Director for Business Development at McDonald’s Ukraine Andriy Lukyanenko as saying.
“The area of the renovated restaurants was extended by over 100 square meters. It made it possible to increase the number of seats for visitors, ensure a more comfortable stay for everyone who visits McDonald’s in Cherkasy,” Lukyanenko said.
The renovated restaurant offers 129 seats in the main hall and 68 seats at the terrace. The restaurant will be able to serve about 4,800 people per day.
McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. on Dec. 28, 2013, opened a restaurant with an area of about 600 square meters in Kherson’s Fabrika shopping and entertainment complex at 18 Zalaegerszeg Street, which was the company’s first restaurant in that city.
Over UAH 18 million was invested in the construction of the Kherson facility, Senior Director for Production at McDonald’s Ukraine Oksana Chopa said.
The McDonald’s restaurant in Kherson is designed for 150 seats in the main hall, up to 70 at the terrace and about 10 at McCafe. Two round-the-clock McDrive lines will be open for car drivers. The restaurant will be able to serve about 4,500 people per day.
McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. was founded in 1995. Its first restaurant in Ukraine opened in Kyiv on May 24, 1997.
As of Jan. 2, 2014, McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. operated 79 restaurants in 22 Ukrainian cities. The restaurants service about 400,000 visitors every day.
McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. in 2012 invested about Hr 200 million in the development of business in Ukraine and opened four new McDonald’s restaurants in Kyiv, Rivne and Kharkiv.
Participants in McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. as of Jan. 2, 2014 were McDonald’s Restaurant Operations Inc. with 99.975% and McDonald’s Europe Inc. with 0.025% (both are based in Wilmington, the United States), according to the Ukrainian state register of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.
The charter capital of McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. as of Jan. 2, 2014 was Hr 603.7022 million.
McDonald’s has invested over $200 million in the development of its chain and infrastructure in Ukraine.
