Fast food from the US and China catches on in both countries China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs to Taiwan The Independent UK · Sep 20
Mascots, merchandise and Mixue: the new wave of Asian fast food chains in Australia Since 2023, a slew of fast food and quick service restaurants from east and south-east Asia have debuted in Australia, capturing the youth market and ‘little treat’ culture The Guardian - AU · Sep 16
A Chinese ice cream chain, powered by super-cheap cones, now has more outlets than McDonald's Chilled drinks and cool prices are helping Mixue take over the booming sweet treat market. Fortune · Dec 3, 2025
A 21-year-old asked his grandmother for money to open a street-food stall. Now, it's the world's largest fast-food chain, eclipsing McDonald's Zhang Hongchao opened the first Mixue Ice Cream & Tea street stall while attending university. Fortune · Jun 2, 2025
Make room Starbucks and McDonald's. China's Mixue and other brands win fans in Southeast Asia Chinese food and beverage brands are gaining fans across Southeast Asia, offering alternatives to big name American chains and expanding Beijing's commercial and cultural sway in neighboring economies The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025
Shares in Mixue—a Chinese ice cream chain with more stores than McDonald's—jump over 40% after Hong Kong's largest IPO so far this year Mixue raised $444 million in its IPO, a blockbuster listing that helps signal a turnaround in Hong Kong's IPO market. Fortune · Mar 3, 2025
Mixue on the march: ice cream serves soft power for China in Southeast Asia Mixue has dominated Southeast Asia’s ice cream and tea businesses for five years, having opened its first outlet in Vietnam in 2018. Based in China, where it operates 22,500 stores. Around 1,000 Mixue outlets now operate in several Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. In comparison, despite… The Conversation · Jul 17, 2023