Burger King Opens in Russia

(Moscow, Russia) Today, Burger King opened its first restaurant in Russia. It's not known if the name will be changed to Burger Czar.

The restaurant opened in the Metropolis shopping mall in Moscow's north. The operator of the Shokoladnitsa coffee restaurant chain reportedly holds the Burger King franchise.

The Vedomosti business daily said an average bill in the restaurant would cost about 120-150 rubles ($4-5). According to the paper, more Burger King outlets are expected to open in Moscow, as well as outside the Russian capital. Later, Burger King will also open restaurants in other Russian cities.

Competitor McDonald's already has 240 Moscow restaurants. In any event, it's nice to see capitalism and entrepreneurship being allowed to succeed.