Fast Food

China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs and technology to Taiwan. But there is one thing tying them together: fast food. American restaurant and beverage chains are expanding rapidly in China, drawn by the potential customer pool in a country with four times the US population. China's languishing economy and cutthroat industry competition, meanwhile, have Chinese chains trying their luck in the US, turning crumbs and straws into a two-way cultural bridge between the two superpowers. The bilateral trade in burgers and bubble tea is business- and consumer-led gastrodiplomacy in action, said Yaling Jiang, the founder of ApertureChina, a market research company with headquarters in Shanghai and London. In China, recent American arrivals like Popeyes and Five Guys are seen as a guilty pleasure, she said, while the increasingly international palates of Americans have created space for Chinese brands to serve as their nation's unofficial ambassadors. "Consume

Multiple studies have also found that suddenly ending a diet that's high in sugar can cause withdrawal, similar to when people quit opioids or nicotine

Pakistan government on Saturday disclosed that at least 20 outlets of American fast-food chains across the country were attacked by religious extremists this month during the anti-Israel protests. One employee of the KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) outlet was killed and almost 160 suspects arrested. In most attacks, the activists of radical Islamist party -- Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) -- were involved. Pakistan's Interior State Minister Tallal Chaudhry told a press conference on Saturday near here that the government would protect the lives and properties, whether they are of Pakistani businesses or foreigners investing here. Anyone who would attack such outlets would be dealt with strictly, he said. He, however, appeared to be giving a clean chit to the TLP as he said all political parties, especially religio-political parties, have distanced themselves from such incidents. Some party's workers might have been present in their personal capacity, but no party is connected to t

Onions are likely the culprit in the McDonald's E. coli outbreak across the Midwest and some Western states that has sickened and killed one. McDonald's at one-fifth of its 14,000 U.S. restaurants

Yum! Brands, the US-based quick-service restaurant major, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Rohan Pewekar as the Managing Director (MD) for Pizza Hut in the Indian subcontinent. Yum! Brands owns restaurant chains, including KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill. Pewekar will be based in Gurugram and will lead Pizza Hut's operations across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, according to a statement. He will lead Pizza Hut for its next phase of expansion in the region, it added. Pewekar, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and Wharton School, has been with Pizza Hut for over four years. He played a pivotal role in driving the brand's rapid growth in the region, serving as Chief Strategy and Finance Officer, it added. He has nearly 15 years of experience in B2C sectors and brings cross-functional expertise in finance, go-to-market strategies, channel expansion, and more. Before joining Pizza Hut, Pewekar worked with Samsung Electronics India and ..

Domino's U.S. same-store sales growth of 4.8 per cent in the quarter fell just short of expectations of 4.91 per cent growth, according to LSEG data

'We expect traffic to continue to be negative, believe the average check will remain under pressure from the heavy discounting to recover lower-income consumer traffic,' BTIG analyst Peter Saleh said

Wijewardane declined to describe the issues but local media reported that McDonald's went to court against Abans over allegations of poor hygiene

The fast-food chain aims to roll out 'dynamic pricing model' experiment by 2025, which will be made possible by digital menus that can update prices in real-time

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked the licence of a McDonald's outlet in the state's Ahmednagar district after taking action against it over cheese, an official said on Saturday. The eatery belonging to the fast food giant had faced FDA scrutiny for allegedly using a cheese-like product in their dishes without indicating that it was actually a cheese substitute, thereby misleading customers, he said. Following an inspection and subsequent objections, the licence of the outlet was suspended, but it was revoked recently after the chain filed a compliance report confirming that they had removed the word cheese' from product names. In October 2023, we visited the outlet in Kedgaon and discovered that the names of food items displayed at the outlet included American Cheese Burger, American Cheese Nuggets, Cheese Burger, Italian Cheesy Lava Burger, and Blueberry Cheese Cake. All these names are their brand names for their products," said Rajendra Bade, a food .

Fast food major McDonald's franchise for west and south India on Friday said it is engaging with the "competent authorities" amid reports of Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration taking action against it for using cheese substitutes in its products. Hardcastle Restaurant, a subsidiary of Westlife Foodworld Ltd, has the franchisee rights to own and operate McDonald's restaurants in west and south markets in India. "We are actively engaging with the competent authorities on this issue and awaiting their final clarification. We have always been adhering to stringent food standards and are fully compliant with all applicable food laws," said a statement from McDonald's India (West & South) shared on BSE by Westlife Foodworld. According to media reports, the Maharashtra FDA has accused McDonald's of deception using cheese substitutes in burgers and nuggets instead of real cheese and the licence of an outlet in Ahmednagar has been suspended. The reports further said the action has ...

McDonald's has denied accusations of misleading consumers by using substitutes in place of real cheese in burgers and nuggets

American fast-food chains have decided a market of 1.4 billion people is simply too delicious to pass up. KFC China's parent company opened its 10,000th restaurant in China last month

HSBC said, Zomato has seen an improvement in the market share it lost to Swiggy, thanks to the launch of Zomato Gold

Godrej Yummiez, a brand of ready-to-cook products from Godrej Tyson Foods (GTFL), expanded its vegetarian portfolio with the launch of Godrej Yummiez Crispy Potato Starz

Sales uptick in dine-in and delivery channels, new products and gradual royalty hikes are positives

The new range will initially be available for about six weeks, but could become a regular menu item if demand is strong

Quick service restaurant McDonald's India (West and South) on Thursday said it will now also display Allergen & Nutritional information for the entire menu of in-store and on McDelivery app to enable customers to make the right food choices. McDonald's India (West and South) has also eliminated artificial colours, artificial preservatives and artificial flavouring from select food items, said a statement issued by the Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain on World Health Day. "McDonald's believes that consumers should have easy access to nutritional information to help them make informed food choices. Consumers today have not only become conscious of what their food contains but also about what it doesn't contain. "Hence, to bolster the trust of consumers in the brand, McDonald's is creating more awareness about the components of its food by highlighting its progressive movement towards Clean Labels," said a statement. Products like McSpicy Fried Chicken, Chicken Nuggets, Veg ...

Mumbai-based Rebel Foods, and India's master franchise for US fast-food giant, Wendy's, have reached a new milestone with opening 28 new locations in 9 new Indian cities.

QSR to expand its ever-hungry 'foodprint' by doubling outlets, increasing average unit volume by 40% in 5 years