OREANDA-NEWS. On 21 July 2008 OJSC Rosinter Restaurants Holding (Rosinter), the leading casual dining restaurants chain in Russia and the CIS (RTS: ROST) announced the opening of its 100th corporate restaurant in Russian regions and the CIS.

With the recent opening of a combo unit serving its proprietary brands IL Patio and Planet Sushi in Minsk (Belorussia), Rosinter crossed the 100-th regional corporate restaurant milestone. The new restaurant complex with the total area of approximately 700 sq.m, and 236 seats will increase presence of Rosinter in Minsk to a total of 11 restaurants.

Lori Daytner, President and CEO of Rosinter:

"Since our first opening out of Moscow, 14 years ago in 1994 also in Minsk, we have been committed to provide high quality casual dining all across Russia and CIS. As of today we have already 111 corporate and franchise restaurants located in 23 cities in Russian regions and CIS and we still focus, in a joint effort with our growing regional franchise family, on keeping our leadership by achieving an increased coverage for our brands in the fast growing markets of Russia and CIS ".