tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post6466174396356197301..comments2023-12-04T10:02:29.445-06:00Comments on Mark's China Blog: Has Western Fast Food Hit a Wall in China?Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-43692310772632658502009-03-20T00:05:00.000-05:002009-03-20T00:05:00.000-05:00I never eat McDonalds or KFC in China but you can ...I never eat McDonalds or KFC in China but you can drag me to the Yoshinoya for a beef rice anytime. I am sure it is more healthy than a Big Mac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-19438352144647518372009-03-12T07:22:00.000-05:002009-03-12T07:22:00.000-05:00In Continetal Europeans in McDonalds started selli...In Continetal Europeans in McDonalds started selling salads long ago there as they realised people wont eat their crap anymore. <BR/>But many Chinese think we dont eat anything else then fast food in Europe! It should not be called western food, thats misleading. If anything, fast food should be called American Food, thats were its from, from the country of fat people.Phil7https://www.blogger.com/profile/07744025475765681634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-68468677823958396372009-03-12T07:11:00.000-05:002009-03-12T07:11:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phil7https://www.blogger.com/profile/07744025475765681634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-2014377464073888642009-02-28T17:04:00.000-06:002009-02-28T17:04:00.000-06:00Of course there's plenty of Chinese food that clog...Of course there's plenty of Chinese food that clogs your arteries and probably gives one diabetes. But at the same time, the balance of meat and vegetables one typically gets eating Chinese dishes is more than one gets at a western fast food restaurant.<BR/><BR/>And for the last Anonymous post... if you care about hygiene that much, I suggest that you never eat out again. I've worked in restaurants in America before, and the $20 a meal place I worked at was just as dirty as the $8 a meal place.<BR/><BR/>Any place where the silverware, plates, and glasses are shared and the cooking staff is high in turnover and brought in off the street will have its share of sanitary issues.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-81332687351056660342009-02-28T12:10:00.000-06:002009-02-28T12:10:00.000-06:0010 RMB but how do they make your Chinese food? I f...10 RMB but how do they make your Chinese food? I for one care about the way my food is prepared and the hygiene. I would prefer Mcdonald's over the food stalls. I refuse to eat food prepared by people who don't wash their hands. Granted, some workers in fast food chains have questionable practices as well, but overall it's a lot cleaner.<BR/><BR/>10RMB "delicious" food is questionable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-33890387319219024222009-02-28T01:02:00.000-06:002009-02-28T01:02:00.000-06:00I've posted a reply to this article on my blog. I'...I've posted a reply to this article on my blog. I'm pretty suspicious about the veracity of this trend and I see a fair bit of Western-centric thinking at the heart of it.<BR/><BR/>Nice blog, btw.Dylan Sherlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980168389571472130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-40356094723641783142009-02-27T22:45:00.000-06:002009-02-27T22:45:00.000-06:00Let's not kid ourselves that all Chinese food is h...Let's not kid ourselves that all Chinese food is healthy. China is beginning to have an obesity problem and it's not all down to Western junk food. The rmb1 baozhi i sometimes eat seems to contain plenty of animal fat. My much loved hong shang rou at rmb48 a go could definatly not be accused of being healthy but tastes damn good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-73036078754093213602009-02-27T12:58:00.000-06:002009-02-27T12:58:00.000-06:00Since according to purchase price parity (see the ...Since according to purchase price parity (see the Big Mac Index by The Economist) Western fast food in China is still cheaper than anywhere else in the world, global companies don't see the need to reduce prices much. They would have a tough time competing with the cost of labor of the family hole-in-the-wall or sidewalk vendor in your neighborhood. <BR/><BR/>But Western readers need to know that Yum and McDonald's and others customize the food for the local customers and so in some ways it is not like restaurants in the West. They emphasize the competitive advantage of cleaner and fancier decor and slightly better (snootier) service and uniformity of menu. You have to wait a long time for the waitress at Pizza Hut to give you your "fast" food. You can pretend to be an ABC there.<BR/><BR/>The local small restaurants would love to move upscale and charge more and make more money, that is what they want, not to work very long hours to produce cheap and healthy food. It is an interesting question whether the local governments could regulate them better than Mayor Bloomberg, to produce healthier food without raising price.<BR/><BR/>There are some franchise chain restaurants from China Taiwan that produce Chinese-style fast food in places that look like the Western joints, they are a little more expensive than the sidewalk and about the same healthy, let's see what happens to that business model.<BR/><BR/>In America, there are more Chinese restaurants than McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, combined. They can deliver slightly better food at slightly cheaper prices and slightly better service than the Western fast food franchises. It's not clear if they could move to healthier food like the sidewalk joints you like, maybe, but who knows if Americans would buy it.EnglishRangeRoadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821527643713554440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-45290058606297389242009-02-13T15:25:00.000-06:002009-02-13T15:25:00.000-06:00We live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and hardly eve...We live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and hardly ever eat the typical KFC, McD fast food. It simply is not healthy. In China we never ate Western fast food. Save your money and your health by eating local.<BR/><BR/>These companies make money from the rural folk who come to the city to look around. If they all eat one meal at KFC, the company will be rich. 1.2B people, 80% rural, that's 960 million meals, at 20RMB each that's 19.2B RMB...You get the picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-71232714363113335522009-02-13T10:17:00.000-06:002009-02-13T10:17:00.000-06:00Seriously...all the good food was great in China, ...Seriously...all the good food was great in China, why spoil it with crappy western McBurgers and KRC?andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987561227748394470noreply@blogger.com