Wenrus Restaurant Group

The Wenrus Restaurant Group is a company operating the Wendy's restaurant chain in Russia.[1]

Wenrus Restaurant Group
TypePrivately held company
IndustryRestaurant
Headquarters
Moscow
,
Russia
Key people
Iskander Makhmudov (Co-Owner)
Mikhail Zelman (Co-Owner)

Corporate information

The Wenrus Restaurant Group is an affiliate of Food Service Capital.[2] Food Service Capital's businesses include:[3]

  • Arpikom, a company that owns and operates 28 restaurants under the brands Goodman Steak House, Filimonova and Yankel, Kolbasoff and Mama's Pasta)
  • Komfis, a catering company
  • Legion and Yedinaya Set Pitania, a food delivery service

Iskander Makhmudov owns Food Service Capital, along with Mikhail Zelman and their business partners.[4]

History

In August 2011, the first Wendy's restaurant opened in Russia. Wendy's/Arby's International and Wenrus are planning to develop 180 restaurants over the next 10 years in Russia. Each restaurant will contain a Wendy's and Arby's.[5]

Future plans

Wenrus Restaurant Group plans to open 192 restaurants in the country by 2020, involving a total investment of $132 million, with a plan to invest $40 million in the first five years. According to Alexandra Boeva, an external spokeswoman for Wenrus, the first 50 restaurants will be opened by 2015.[6]

See also

References
  1. “Wendy's Opens First Fast-Food Restaurant in Russia”, Voice of America, 23 Aug 2011
  2. “Arby's, Wendy's Prep Big Russian Expansion”, QSR Magazine, Retrieved 26 Jan 2013
  3. Tatyana Romanova and Maria Rozhkova, “Wendy's to Enter Russia Next Year”, The Moscow Times, 06 Aug 2010
  4. Tatyana Romanova and Maria Rozhkova, “Wendy's to Enter Russia Next Year”, The Moscow Times, 06 Aug 2010
  5. “Arby's, Wendy's Prep Big Russian Expansion”, QSR Magazine, Retrieved 26 Jan 2013
  6. Sysoyeva, Marina (June 24, 2011). "Wendy's Franchiser to Open 192 Restaurants in Russia by 2020". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

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