We'd like to inform all our male readers, and those that could pass for male, that there's still time to take advantage of the 'Man Day' promotion from McDonald's. more ›

According to the Economist and their handy chart, you can't get a Big Mac cheaper anywhere else. While in the U.S., a Big Mac costs around $3.71, one could get the same sized burger here at a McDonalds for just $2.18. Which could mean, as the Economist argues, that "[the yuan] is undervalued by about 40%." Of course, the simplicity of the Big Mac index doesn't take into account things like the fact that you could get a jianbing for 2.50 yuan instead, which is five times cheaper than the famous McD burger. I'd bet that influences the prices of fast food greatly. Honestly, does the index work for any country where over half their residents are still operating under third-world conditions? more ›

The Wall Street Journal tells us that the QP marks a change in McD's marketing strategy: Rather than trying to localize their food to suit the palettes of the Chinese, they are, with the QP, insisting on the cultural integrity of the product -- almost: more ›

Those who have passed by Jing'an Temple this week have doubtlessly noticed the mighty Whopper swaying in the breeze, ready to fatten up a populace already hip to the featherless chickens of KFC and bottomless troughs of McDonald’s fries. The closed-to the-public opening ceremony of China’s first Burger King was a sight to behold on Monday -- slick industry fat cats (many of them quite large) mingled in the shiny new space, cutting ribbons and espousing the virtues of that fantastic flame-broiled taste. (The media was there, too.) more ›