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![Macdonald's Restaurant In London](https://img.money.com/2014/12/1280-mcdonalds12.jpg)
*Cartons of McDonaldÕs french fries sit at a restaurant in London, U.K., on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. McDonaldÕs Corp., the worldÕs largest restaurant company, plans to increase its number of Russian outlets by 20 percent this year to capitalize on its fastest growing market in Europe. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg*

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