{"id":524,"date":"2025-03-04T10:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T11:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/?p=524"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:04:05","slug":"the-worlds-biggest-fast-food-chain-revealed-with-more-locations-than-mcdonalds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/the-worlds-biggest-fast-food-chain-revealed-with-more-locations-than-mcdonalds\/","title":{"rendered":"The world\u2019s biggest fast food chain revealed \u2014 with more locations than McDonald\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you tried it? (Picture: May James\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When you think about the most famous fast food chains in the world, companies like McDonald\u2019s<\/a>, Burger King<\/a>, and Starbucks<\/a> will likely spring to mind.<\/p>\n

But you might be surprised to learn that none of these are actually the world\u2019s biggest chain.<\/a><\/p>\n

That accolade goes to a company that many Brits (and even Americans) will never have even heard of, and that\u2019s because we don\u2019t have it here.<\/p>\n

Mixue Ice Cream and Tea, founded in 1997, is a Chinese chain that specialises in ice cream <\/a>and bubble tea-style drinks<\/a>, and it operates predominantly out of China<\/a>, but also has locations in Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia<\/a>, South Korea, Macau and Japan.<\/p>\n

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Mixue has more than 45,000 locations across China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia and more(Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s on the menu at Mixue?<\/h2>\n

The chain\u2019s full name is M\u00ecxu\u011b B\u012bngch\u00e9ng, which translates to \u2018honey snow ice city\u2019 and it has a Snow King mascot that features on the logo.<\/p>\n

According to Mixue, it currently has more than 45,000 stores across the globe with plans to continue expanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This jaw-dropping figure means the business has now surpassed McDonald\u2019s <\/a>as the world\u2019s biggest fast food chain (Maccies has more than 43,000), while Starbucks<\/a>, in comparison, has 40,576 outlets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are four signature menus at Mixue, including ice cream, real fruit tea, milk tea, and fresh tea. Customers can opt for drinks like a chocolate cookie smoothie, a creamy mango boba, berry bean ice cream sundae, or kiwi fruit tea.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prices for food and drinks at the chain are incredibly cheap, if a post on Reddit<\/a> is anything to go by. A user recently shared a look at a menu in Malaysia which shows a medium-sized Ice Cream Early Grey Tea costs RM4 (Malaysian Ringgits), which is around 70p in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The most expensive drink shown on the menu is a medium Cheese Oolong Tea which costs RM8, or \u00a31.40, while a soft serve ice cream cone retails for RM1.99, which is 35p.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prices do seem to vary between countries though, with TikTok videos showing ice cream in Melbourne, Australia costs $2 AUD, which is roughly 97p here, while Bubble Tea in Melbourne is $4 AUD (\u00a31.95).<\/p>\n

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Made a mistake trying to eat the ice cream in the car\u2026 it melted all over the seats \ud83d\ude2d \ud83d\udccd MIXUE Bandar Mahkota Cheras #foodtiktok<\/a> #klfoodie<\/a> #MakanLokal<\/a> #foodreview<\/a> #mixue<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Mixue Melbourne, Elizabeth St Their bubble tea start from $3.60 \ud83e\udd75\ud83e\udd29 We tried the $4.60 pearl milk tea and $2 signature kingcone. The milk tea was too watery to my liking but the soft serve was pretty good and very milky. It comes in a giant cone, filled with soft serve all the way to the bottom of the cone \ud83c\udf66\ud83d\ude0b #mixue<\/a> #mixuemelbourne<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c Ni ai wo wo ai ni mixue ping cheng dian mi mi \u2013 Mixue<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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MIXUE is the best Ice Cream in the world. Someone tell me what\u2019s better \ud83c\udf66\ud83e\udd76 #fyp<\/a> #laos\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde6<\/a> #mixue<\/a> #icecream<\/a> #travel<\/a> #getswaled<\/a> @MIXUE ICE CREAM & TEA LAOS\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde6 <\/p>\n

\u266c suara asli \u2013 Mixue CBD Cengkareng \u2013 Mixue CBD Cengkareng<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Are we missing out on the chain in the UK? <\/h2>\n

Really, it depends who you ask.<\/p>\n

Obviously the drinks are much cheaper than those offered at the likes of Starbucks and Costa, and you certainly can\u2019t buy a Mr Whippy for less than \u00a31 any more, but according to those who\u2019ve tried it, everything is \u2018overly sweet\u2019. So you\u2019d need to be a big fan of sugary treats.<\/p>\n

But this hasn\u2019t put people off, with Reddit and Tripadvisor users claiming it has the \u2018best ice cream\u2019 and is \u2018better than McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n

One Reddit post by u\/balistafear<\/a> says: \u2018[Mixue] probably serves the best ice cream that\u2019s super value for money in the market right now.\u2019<\/p>\n

u\/Itchy_Stubbed_Toe agreed, writing: \u2018Although sweet, the ice cream is super worth it. I usually go for their ice cream cup with no toppings. Portion is good too.\u2019<\/p>\n

And u\/bobagremlin said: \u2018I finally got to try the boba sundae after months of it having been sold out at the nearest outlet to my house. It\u2019s definitely sweeter than normal vanilla ice cream but I think it still tastes great and has a better texture than McDs ice cream (I still love McD\u2019s chocolate sauce though). I can see why it keeps selling out lmao.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The chain has a Snow King mascot (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Have you ever tried Mixue Ice Cream and Tea? What\u2019s your review?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>On Tripadvisor there were a number of five star reviews for a branch of the chain on 159 Giang Vo in Hanoi, Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Jon K proclaimed: \u2018Best ice cream ever. Every time I go here I get a super sundae chocolate and it never disappoints. Definitely recommend for a sweet treat on summer days or in winter.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>While Kien Le posted: \u2018Refreshing drinks and ice cream. The price was insanely cheap. We were four people and our total was $4, which equals one drink in the US.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone is a fan, with a few Reddit users saying it\u2019s \u2018cheap but not worth it\u2019 and the drinks just taste \u2018syrupy\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>u\/theexplodinggoat on Reddit commented: \u2018I\u2019ve had it. Literally flavoured water. It\u2019s cheap, but it\u2019s not worth it. I\u2019d rather pay more for a better drink. This is just giving me sugar and chemicals.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And u\/bamboopanda489 added: \u2018I hate it. Syrupy drinks. Bad ice cream.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Do you have a story to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Get in touch by emailing <a href=\"mailto:MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk\">MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you tried it? (Picture: May James\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images) When you think about the most famous fast food chains in the world, companies like McDonald\u2019s, Burger King, and Starbucks will likely spring to mind. But you might be surprised to learn that none of these are actually the world\u2019s biggest chain. That accolade […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":530,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524\/revisions\/530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}