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...Staff writer Timothy M. McDonald can be reached at tmcdonal@fas.harvard.edu...
...Staff writer Timothy M. McDonald can be reached at tmcdonal@fas.harvard.edu...
...created Chicky, a fluffy chicken mascot, specifically for Asian markets. The move is working: in Qiandaohu the KFC restaurant does on average two birthday parties a night, and the employee who dresses up as Chicky is so popular that he can't attend every one. Take that, Ronald McDonald...
...will also have to fend off a stampede of competitors. McDonald's is planning to open an additional 100 restaurants a year on the mainland, and U.S.-based Church's Chicken will roll out stores in two major cities in 2004. Even chains that previously flopped in China, including Popeyes, are enticed again. There are also the inevitable domestic copycats to contend with. An 80-outlet, Shanghai-based chain called YongHe King uses KFC's familiar red-and-white color scheme and even has a Colonel Sanders look-alike in its logo...
...Staff writer Timothy M. McDonald can be reached at tmcdonal@fas.harvard.edu...