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AFTER 36 YEARS, A SAN FRANCISCO MCDONALD’S SHUTS DOWN, JOLLIBEE IS TO BLAME!

March 14, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Now closed: McDonald's on Van Ness Street in San Francisco — Closed after 36 years: McDonald’s on Van Ness Street in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Once again, the fat stupid happy bee has defeated the clown. And if you think this only happens in the Philippines, think again. (McDonald’s has acknowledged that they’re the world’s No. 1 burger place, except in the Philippines where they can’t compete with Jollibee.)

In San Francisco, one of the oldest McDonald’s restaurants located on Van Ness Street, has closed down, and boarded up. After 36 years!

It is rumored that in that location will rise a new Jollibee restaurant.

Jollibee, of course, is the Filipino fast food chain that serves burgers with rice, chicken joy, sweet spaghetti and Filipino breakfast favorites like beef, pork sausage or boneless fish with egg and garlic fried rice.

Is this the beginning of the end of the McDonald’s empire in the U.S.?

Business, Economy, Food

MCDONALD’S NEW MENU ITEM: MCSUSHI

January 20, 2015 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

The new McSushi (Photo credit: The National Report)

CHICAGO, Illinois (The Adobo Chronicles) – Faced with sagging sales and stiff competition from rival fastfood chains like In-N-Out Burger and Jollibee, McDonald’s announced today that it will be introducing a new menu item this spring. Here comes McSushi!

The fastfood giant is capitalizing on the growing popularity of this Japanese delicacy — raw fish slices served on top of a tiny heap of vinegar-flavored rice. Sushi can be made with different kinds of raw fish, but McDonald’s chose the fatty salmon version.

McSushi will come in pairs, shaped like the McDonald’s famous ‘M’ arch, a brilliant marketing scheme that will remind consumers of the source of their healthy snack. The item will be priced at $2.99. Soy sauce is free but wasabi is extra at fifty cents per packet.

Consumers are already lovin’ it!

McSushi will be available in the U.S. beginning March 1. It will be introduced in Europe and Asia next summer.

Business, Food

STARBUCKS TO MERGE WITH DUNKIN’ DONUTS, PEET’S COFFEE WITH KRISPY KREME

December 22, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Seattle, Washington (The Adobo Chronicles) – There is so much competition in the food and beverage industry that it has come down to the survival of the fittest. And smartest.

First there was news of McDonald’s phasing out 8 menu items beginning in January, including the Big Mac and apple pie. The Chicago-based international food chain has seen a decline of its revenue ever since the introduction of the popular Filipino fast food company Jollibee into the U.S. and international markets. Jollibee sells burgers and chicken, along with other Filipino delicacies like sweet spaghetti and breakfast rice plates.

Now, with stiff competition posed by its competitors, Seattle-based Starbucks has agreed to a merger with Dunkin’ Donuts, the American global doughnut company and coffeehouse chain based in Canton, Massachusetts. Like McDonald’s, Starbucks has experienced declining sales with the growing popularity of Peet’s Coffee, Tully’s and Seattle’s Best.

Who eats donuts without coffee? Capitalizing on this inseparable combination, Starbucks took the bold move of merging with Dunkin’ Donuts as a way to boost its coffee sales.