Hooters of America LLC, the franchisor and operator of over 412 Hooters restaurants worldwide, announced the first-ever Hooters location in Russia, Hooters of Moscow, celebrates its grand opening on April 28. Hooters has teamed up with Russian basketball star Andrei Kirilenko, a forward with the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, who is working with a team of established restaurant operators in Russia, to open five Hooters locations over the next three to four years . The 3767 square foot unit is in central Moscow and seats nearly 170 guests with 40 large, high-definition televisions to ensure sports fans have a direct line of sight to view their favorite sporting events. The opening is part of Hooters plan to open 19 international locations this year, including recent locations opening in Panama City in Panama, Prague in the Czech Republic and Xi’an in China. Additional openings are scheduled for Phuket in Thailand and Shibuya in Japan. Overall growth plans include development of more than 150 new Hooters locations worldwide over the next five years.

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