McDonald’s, through its official Weibo account, confirmed on Wednesday [25 October 2017] evening that it has changed its Chinese company name from “Maidanglao” to “Jingongmen,” [金拱门] or “Golden Arches. “The fast food chain, however, clarified that it “only changed its registered name” but that all stores would continue their service under the familiar Chinese brand
The Golden Jaguar buffet restaurant chain has closed its Yan’an Road W. operation in Shanghai, along with other outlets, leaving diners who bought prepaid cards and staff workers who haven’t been paid in the lurch. More than 10 workers at the Yan’an Road W. outlet said they had not been paid for three months, and
Shanghai tops other cities in a dining consumption index, while Guangdong, Shandong and Jiangsu provinces top the rankings in terms of absolute transaction value, according to data compiled by Alibaba’s lifestyle service unit, Koubei. Those in Xiamen, Guangzhou and Tianjin prefer Western food more than consumers in other regions, while Shanghai residents favor Cantonese and
Pizza Hut and Papa John’s may be the pizza pioneers in China, but another U.S. company is looking to take a more gourmet approach to win a big slice of the Chinese mainland market. Cottage Inn Pizza, founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1948, said it plans to expand internationally by adding many new locations
Goubuli, one of China’s longest established food brands from the northern city of Tianjin, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Australian health product company Blooms Bluesky Holding. Goubuli, has adopted the English name “Go Believe,” will acquire 78 percent of the latter, said Zhang Yansen, president of the Tianjin Goubuli Group Corporation…Full Article: China
Some China South Korean-style restaurants declared their relationship with Lotte, amid a domestic boycott against Lotte after the group signed an agreement with the South Korean military to provide land for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system deployment. Multi-brand catering enterprise Halla Group released a statement on its website Tuesday, announcing that it
Hotpot chain Sichuan Haidilao Catering Co is said to be making inroads into Hong Kong, joining a cluster of mainland counterparts whose business in Hong Kong has been chequered. Edwin Leong Siu-hung, founder of Tai Hung Fai Enterprise and one of Hong Kong’s largest retail landlords, confirmed that one of his company’s properties in Mong
Businesses selling food and providing catering services online are now required to show their food trade licenses and have brick-and-mortar stores, according to China Food and Drug Administration, reported the Beijing News. The requirements came as part of an administrative draft designed to improve supervision of online food and catering services…Full Article: ECNS.cn Feb 2017
A total of 68 restaurants from Chinese mainland were listed in the 2017 La Liste, which names the world’s 1,000 finest establishments. The Guide to La Liste Chinese Top Restaurants, published by Qingdao Publishing House, was launched on December 17 at a celebration dinner at Huai Yang Fu restaurant in Andingmen, Beijing…Full Article: The Global
The initial public offering of Zhouheiya, a Hubei province-based fast food chain known for its spicy-braised duck neck and other ready-to-eat snacks, opened for subscription in Hong Kong on Tuesday [1 November 2016], looking to raise up to HK$3.3 billion ($425.7 million). The braised food producer and retailer, scheduled to make its trading debut on