Burger King to more than triple outlets in China under joint venture plan

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News Source : Al Jazeera English

News Summary

  • Fast-food chain aims to expand to more than 4,000 locations in China by 2035.
  • Beijing-based private equity firm CPE will hold a stake of about 83 percent in the company.
  • Burger King entered the Chinese market in 2005, opening its first outlet opposite a Buddhist temple in downtown Shanghai.
  • Last week, US coffee chain Starbucks announced it would sell a 60 percent stake in its China business to a Hong Kong-basedprivate equity firm after years of losing market share to local competitors.
Burger King plans to more than triple the number of its restaurants in China within a decade under a new joint venture with a local partner, the fastfood giant says.The joint venture, Burger King [+1730 chars]

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