Some 2,000 quick service outlets to open by 2022 in small cities McDonald’s Corp, the global fast-food chain that has forged a new partnership in China last month, will expand faster by opening 2,000 new restaurants in the next five years. They will be set up…
McDonald’s is finalizing a sale of the right to operate its China and Hong Kong restaurants. Prompted by stagnating market share and an increasingly challenging operating environment, the move allows McDonald’s to keep a presence in China without the burden…
Selected bidders for McDonald’s China and Hong Kong, including China Cinda Asset Management and dairy producer Beijing Sanyuan Foods, have been asked to make binding offers. Also invited earlier to submit a second-round bid are Sanpower Group, which owns UK…
Beijing Tourism Group, ChemChina and Sanpower are among bidders for McDonald’s China restaurants and the 20-year master franchise covering China and Hong Kong. The deal is said to be worth about US$3 billion, and bids close on Monday. Restrictions on the…
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