McDonald’s in South Korea has suspended sales of its limited-edition Chungju corn cheese croquette burger after receiving multiple customer complaints about small stones being found in the product, cutting short a promotional campaign for one of its fastest-selling seasonal menu items. The company halted sales of the latest menu item in its Taste of Korea campaign on Thursday, nearly two weeks before its scheduled end on August 12. “There were complaints that customers bit into stones, and this...
Other US fast food brands have struggled to succeed in the countries their dishes originated.
American burger chain Five Guys will debut its first Beijing store next month, the company said last week, joining a group of US fast-food brands newly entering or accelerating their expansion in China. Chains including Wendy’s, Chili’s, Texas Chicken and Popeyes are hoping to grab a slice of the world’s second-largest consumer market as they face saturation at home, analysts said. Five Guys opened its first China outlet in Shanghai in 2021 and drew large crowds. It plans to open three locations...