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Russia’s McDonald’s Heir Booming One Year On The successor to McDonald’s restaurants in Russia is growing faster than forecast, its owner said at an event to mark the chain’s first anniversary and plans to open 900 outlets by the end of the year. After improving the recipe to the signature sauce, Vkusno & Tochno - Tasty & That’s It - has sold over 24 million Big Mac equivalents and serves 2 million customers daily. Alexander Govor added that although restricted by an agreement with McDonald’s to not open in countries where the American chain already operates, he is ready to sign contracts with partners in Belarus and Kazakhstan “at any moment.” "We did not come through six months, a year, to make money," Govor said. "We're here for the long haul."