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How Two Chinese Immigrants Built a Billion-Dollar Fast-Food Empire More Successful Than In-N-Out
Panda Express, the beloved fast-casual dining restaurant, was founded by Chinese immigrants who believe treating their employees right is the key to building their now billion dollar empire. The Chinese-American fast food chain made $2 billion in sales in 2015 — three times that…
· Ryan General
Trader Joe’s Ex-President Launches Grocery Store That Sells Healthy Food at Fast-Food Prices
It looks like your common boutique supermarket, and with its aisles brimming with fresh produce and friendly staff assisting customers, it has nearly everything you would find in your typical suburban food store. But under the Whole Foods facade of carrot crates and egg carton…
· Ryan General
Filipino Mom Survives By Selling Food Made of Trash
Despite the “economic growth” the Philippines’ government has been touting in recent years, the undeniable fact remains that millions of Filipinos are still living in extreme poverty, left unable to afford three square meals a day. For these desperate poor Filipinos, scavenged…
· Ryan General
Democratic Candidate Andrew Yang Actually Impressed Fox News Host Tucker Carlson
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang made such compelling arguments for his platforms that even conservative political pundit Tucker Carlson appeared to be on board for most of them. During an appearance on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Friday, Yang discussed…
· Ryan General
Singaporean Auntie Spotted Setting Up a Hotpot Dinner with Flowers at KFC
An auntie in Singapore created quite a buzz online after clips of her apparent attempt to set up a fancy table for a meal at a fast-food restaurant emerged on Instagram. An anonymous Instagram account posted several Instagram Stories showing the woman setting up her own…
· Jin Hyun
We Asked Asians to Reveal the Most Racist Situations They’ve Faced at Work
Workplace racism is a tricky subject — at times, it’s too subtle to prove or report and even when it’s blatant, there’s no guarantee that your supervisors will take you seriously. We’ve repeatedly been told that, “the customer is always right,” but what happens when the customer…
· Carl Samson
Asians Eat Less Fast Food Than the Rest of America, Study Finds
Asian Americans, known to have genes that make them crave unhealthy food, consume fast food the least among all ethnic groups in the United States on any given day, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Only 30.6% of Asian American…
· Khier Casino
Filipina Grandma Ordering Jollibee After Seeing Neighbor With Delivery Guy is Too Sweet
A delivery man in the Philippines went above and beyond the call of duty after ordering a meal for an elderly woman when she spotted the driver hand her neighbor some food. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Maris Mayol Tian shared that she had just ordered breakfast from one of…
· Bryan Ke
Thai Model Who Posed Nude for Coffee Shop Under Fire for Exposing Herself at McDonald’s
Minggomut “Maming” Kongsawas, a Thai model who caused a ruckus online for posing in a nude photo shoot at a coffee shop is back in the spotlight — this time for lifting her skirt at a McDonald’s branch in Thailand. The photos were first posted on the Thai Facebook page…
· Carl Samson
Kim Jong-un Wants McDonald’s in North Korea
In the midst of improving relations in the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang made it clear that it now welcomes American businesses — especially McDonald’s. The news comes straight from the inter-Korean summit held on April 27, where North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean…
· Bryan Ke
Taco Bell Cashier Who Called an Asian Customer ‘Chink’ on Receipt Gets Fired
The cashier who called first-year University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. student In Young Lee a racial slur on his receipt was fired from his job at Taco Bell. The fast-food chain confirmed the termination of the employee in its statement on Tuesday, according to Associated Press via…
· Bryan Ke
Italian Woman Caught on Video Assaulting Woman at McDonald’s in Thailand
Thai police have arrested a 29-year-old graphic designer from Italy, Laura Karini Bollini Marchisio Della Predosa, on Sunday morning after a viral video showed her assaulting a woman in a McDonald’s. According to The Nation, she was nabbed at a condominium in Suan Luang district…
· Ryan General
McDonald’s to Open 2,000 Additional Stores by 2022 in China
McDonald’s is gearing up for a massive expansion in China with an ambitious plan for reaching double-digit sales growth per year. The American fast-food giant has unveiled its plans to bring 2,000 additional stores to mainland China in a recent announcement, Shanghaiist reports.
· Kyle Encina
Japanese Restaurant Unveils Bizarre ‘Idol Sweat-Flavored’ Chicken Meal
A Japanese restaurant chain came up with a very unusual chicken meal that’s seasoned with “girl sweat”. Take-out restaurant Tenka Torimasu is well-known for their karaage, which is a Japanese meal involving breaded chicken fillet.
· Ryan General
‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Finally Gets his McDonald’s ‘Mulan’ Szechuan Sauce From 1998
It turns out “Rick and Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland will no longer need to wait several seasons to get his hands on McDonald’s long-discontinued “Mulan” Szechuan Sauce. According to Thrillist, the fast-food company provided Roiland a bottle of the condiment after he…
· Ryan General
Meet the Filipino Dad Who Changed McDonald’s Forever
The “value meal”, a brilliant marketing tactic which offered menu items together at a lower price, was actually the brainchild of an immigrant from the Philippines. McDonald’s started the revolutionary concept in the 90s which has since become a staple at many fast food…
· Ryan General
Suicidal ‘McDonald’s Hong Kong’ Twitter Epically Trolls the Internet
A Twitter account claiming to be “McDonald’s Hong Kong” almost had everyone fooled with its convincing portrayal of a brand’s social media account that was suffering a meltdown. Created in October 2016, the parody account which then bore the official sounding @McDonaldsHK…
· Khier Casino
KFC is Releasing a Smartphone in China and We are Just as Confused as You Are
Kentucky Fried Chicken is joining forces with Huawei to release a limited edition smartphone in honor of the fast-food chain’s 30th anniversary in China. In collaboration with one of China’s largest electronics company, the KFC Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus is available in signature red…
· Khier Casino
Panda Express Unveils Mexican-Chinese Mashup With Orange Chicken Burrito
Panda Express has put a Mexican twist on its orange chicken by wrapping the menu item in a burrito. The outer shell is made entirely of a scallion pancake, which can be filled with a base (chow mein noodles, fried rice, white rice, brown rice), sauces and veggies like pickled…
· Ryan General
How a Malaysian Village Boy Grew His One-Man Business Into a $100 Million Empire
When Fang Koh Look founded Absolute Kinetics Consultancy more than 15 years ago, he embraced the fact that failing was not an option. Without having any savings to his name, he had to borrow money from his wife to buy a laptop in order to work on his business idea.
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