It’s not McDonald’s, or Starbucks. The world’s largest fast-food chain is an ice cream and boba shop—founded by a 21-year-old who borrowed money from his grandmother

fortune.com/2025/06/02/mixue-worlds-largest-fast-food-chain-zhang-hongchau-hongfu

It may surprise you to learn that the world’s largest fast-food chain isn’t an American staple like McDonald’s or Starbucks. It’s actually Mixue, an ice cream and boba shop founded in 1997 that’s exploded in popularity in China and throughout Asia. Zhang Hongchao was a university student…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-06-02 17:24:38.
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