Did Marriott exit Russia?

Marriott International, which had owned some 30 hotels in Russia, closed its corporate office in Moscow and suspended further investment into Russia in March, joining a wave of multinational companies exiting the Russian market over the Kremlin's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.



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A number of hotel chains that have not left the Russian market have been identified
  • Radisson Hotels Group stays in Russia. Radisson Hotel Group, one of the world leaders in the hotel business, has no plans to stop its work in Russia yet. ...
  • Accor hotel chain remains in Russia. ...
  • Louvre Hotels Group stays in Russia.


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Hilton and Hyatt all moved to freeze new developments and suspend investments in Russia, the companies announced Wednesday. Hilton also closed its Moscow corporate office.

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Mondelez (company slogan 'Snacking made right') continues to manufacture and sell its wares in Russia and pay taxes to the Russian state despite the war in Ukraine. Mondelez is blacklisted by Ukraine because it still owns factories in Russia, continues to operate as usual and pays taxes in Russia.

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While Burger King remains open for business in Russia, its biggest rival McDonald's, which corporately owned most of its restaurants, has managed to leave the country. KFC's parent company Yum! Brands has also sold more than 100 restaurants to a local operator in Russia, which were rebranded as Rostic's in April.

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PepsiCo announced suspending sales and production in Russia back in March 2022.

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The company closed its Moscow office and paused investment in Russia in March, following the invasion of Ukraine. However, its 22 hotels in the country are owned by third parties and remained open.

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High-fashion brands Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermès, Prada, and Burberry all announced they are temporarily discontinuing business in Russia.

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Set to be the first hotel group with over one million rooms, Marriott International is on track to merge with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. The acquisition of the company on September 23 for $13.3 billion will complete before end of the year.

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Brands and KFC have ceased their corporate presence in Russia. Yum! Brands previously announced that it had completed the transfer of ownership of all Pizza Hut franchise assets in Russia to a local operator who initiated the process of re-branding locations to a non-Yum! concept.

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If you visit the website of Russian local food supermarket Utkonos, you will see not only pet food but also M&M's, Bounty bars, Twix, Snickers, and other 'non-essential' brands,” says B4Ukraine's report.

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