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Why McDonald´s is losing in China – Ben Cavender
Ben Cavender McDonald´s used to be a winner in China, but has started to face dropping sales. Retail analyst Ben Cavender explains why the US firm is likely to keep on dropping in AsiaOne. Food...
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McDonald’s shutters stores as diet changes – Ben Cavender
Ben Cavender McDonald´s used to be one of the winners in China´s emerging fast food market, but – together with KFC – losing market share and actually closing stores. Scandals and changing diets take...
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McDonald´s still does not know China – Shaun Rein
Shaun Rein McDonald´s might be in China for decades, it still has problems to adjust to the fast changing realities on the ground, says business analyst Shaun Rein to QZ. They now decided to increase...
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McDonald´s franchise model makes now sense – Ben Cavender
Ben Cavender McDonald´s China is trying to sell its 2,200 stores for up to US$2 billion to third parties. A move that makes sense, says retail analyst Ben Cavender in CFO, because the number of people...
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McDonald´s also sells its China operation – Ben Cavender
Ben Cavender In line with expectations, McDonald´s has sold a controlling stake of its China and Hong Kong operation to private investors, after competitor Yum did the same last year. With the new...
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The sale of McDonald´s China: three viewpoints
The decision to sell a controlling stake of McDonald´s to private investors in the Carlyle Group, Citic Capital and Citic Group triggered off mixed reactions among analysts. Retail analyst Ben Cavender...
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Why McDonald’s teams up with Evergrande – Shaun Rein
Shaun Rein Fast food chain McDonald’s faces decline worldwide, but wants to counter that trend by doubling the number of stores in China. Its alliance with property giant Evergrande makes sense for...
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How the trade war can turn sour for American brands – Shaun Rein
Shaun Rein McDonald’s, Starbucks, KFC and Burger King are some of the American consumer brands in China who can get burned as the trade war heats up further, says business analyst Shaun Rein, author of...
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Fast food chains struggle for the Chinese customer – Ben Cavender
Ben Cavender When US fast food chains entered the China market, they mostly kept rigorously to their American diet. But now they are struggling to gain share of the US$100 billion market by...
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How China’s Single’s Day changed after Covid-19 – Ashley Dudarenok
Ashley Dudarenok China’s Single’s Day continued to be a runaway success after COVID-19, although e-commerce expert Ashley Dudarenok finds it hard to compare it with the previous events because it...
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How KFC and McDonald’s conquered China’s consumers – Ashley Dudarenok
Ashley Dudarenok In the early days, KFC and McDonald’s tried to conquer China’s consumers with a standard US menu. Now diversification and localization have become a key feature in the success of both...
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China: key for McDonald’s expansion – Shaun Rein
Fast food giant McDonald’s is expanding its footprint in China with one-third of its planned 9,000 new restaurants. China is key for McDonald’s expansion, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun...
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