Overview
- Rostic’s told state media there are no mass layoffs or mass closures in Moscow.
- The company counts about 400 restaurants in the Moscow region and says 1,300 nationwide continue normal operations.
- Management says location closures are temporary for renovation, repairs, remodeling, relocations, or document re-registration.
- Some shuttered Moscow outlets are expected to reopen soon.
- Employees from affected sites could transfer to other Rostic’s locations during downtime, countering Telegram reports of 25 closures and nearly 600 dismissals.