American fast-food companies find China's 1.4 billion population too delicious to resist

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A man carries his take way McDonald's foods as people take order at a machine at a newly opened McDonald's restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.
A man carries his take way McDonald's foods as people take order at a machine at a newly opened McDonald's restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.

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A woman was charged after a DoorDash driver got shot handing over her McDonald's order

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Image shows a McDonald's order with a burger, coffee, fries and apple pie served on a tray

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A 75-year-old who's worked at McDonald's for 53 years says she has no plans to retire soon

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A view of McDonald's Restaurant in Queens Borough of New York City.

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In-N-Out adds new menu items as the competition heats up in fast-food beverages

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Look for lite pink lemonade and Cherry Coke at In-N-Out.

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A Pizza Hut franchise is laying off 366 delivery drivers as restaurants brace for California's new $20 per-hour fast-food wage

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A Pizza Hut franchisee plans to lay off all of its in-house delivery drivers at more than 70 stores in California.

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Meet the typical fast-food worker: a female age 26 with no loyalty to the brand

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A Chick-fil-A employee assists a customer in a drive-thru line on July 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
A Chick-fil-A employee assists a customer in a drive-thru line in Houston, Texas. A majority of fast food workers are female.

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A McDonald's restaurant in Ohio was ordered to close after a customer said he found a crack pipe next to his hash browns and McMuffin

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A McDonald's Egg McMuffin and hash browns are displayed at a McDonald's restaurant on July 23, 2015 in Fairfield, California.

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I visited Mr.Charlie's, billed as the 'Vegan McDonald's.' The Golden Arches spoof was cute, but its plant-based meals missed the mark.

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Business Insider food reporter Nancy Luna visits the Vegan McDonald's restaurant in Los Angeles dubbed Mr.Charlie's.
Business Insider food correspondent Nancy Luna visits Mr.Charlie's, a plant-based fast-food chain in California whose sandwiches look like they could be found on the menu at McDonald's.

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We compared the new and improved Big Mac against McDonald's promises. It was a big letdown.

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A better Big Mac?

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TikTokers claim the Filet-O-Fish sandwich is noticeably smaller, citing 'shrinkflation.' But McDonald's maintains its 'size and build' hasn't changed in decades.

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TikTok screenshots of two men in their cars holding a Filet-O-Fish sandwich in their hands to demonstrate its relative size.
A number of TikTokers said the roughly 60-year-old sandwich is now looking 'slider'-sized.

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