a lot of Chinese businesses profit off
of counterfeit products and fast food
chains so how do these businesses
deliver by knocking off the real thing
with pretty darn good replicas sometimes
let's take a look at ten hilarious
knockoff fast-food chains only in China
that's China
your China CBC so I ran a CBC it sounds
like a bank name or a TV network but
it's just the next fast-food chain
knockoff from China the fraudulent KFC
restaurant called CBC is perhaps meant
to be played off as China's best chicken
who knows if the chicken is any good but
surely KFC is starting to get frustrated
with the abundance of different
knockoffs of their restaurants in China
the CBC version has even copied the
branding to look almost identical the
restaurant look and design from the
outside in also looks identical to a
real KFC in China so much so that it is
even suspected that it might have been a
real KFC prior to being a CBC as
convincing as the restaurant may be to
an unsuspecting KFC fan we're not sure
they profited as much as they would have
if they were a true KFC no one can do a
bucket of fried chicken like KFC Ken
therefore it may be China's best chicken
but it's definitely not the best fried
chicken
rhymes with Starbucks okay so this one's
a little tricky when you change the B in
the Bucks from Starbucks for an F you
get the idea of what name this knockoff
coffee shop goes by starts with an F do
you remember what it was the Chinese
don't seem to know this popular English
swear word or thought it would either be
a funny play on words appealing to
foreigners ladies and gentlemen instead
of Starbucks we present you star well
you know they use the same logo with
just one letter swap they also forgot
the second e in the word coffee how do
you spell that
the look and branding aren't really
well done in terms of completely
replicating the famous Starbucks coffee
brand but they sell coffee just the same
some might see this knockoff version and
get offended how dare you speak to me
that way Starbucks would never talk to
me that way there is even a Facebook
page dedicated to this knockoff
coffeehouse run by someone who thought
it would be funny to share Starbucks
knockoffs mistakes and funny memes
according to the posts on this Facebook
page there are multiple locations using
these Starbucks with an F name all over
China Oh Mick McDonald's Old MacDonald
had a farm we thought it was Old
MacDonald like KFC it seems McDonald's
cannot catch a break in China with a
crazy number of Mickey D knockoffs out
there what is the reason for this many
small business owners in China create
knockoff Western chains to deliver on
the Chinese consumers demands the
average Chinese consumer wants
western-style fast food service and an
environment that makes them feel like a
westerner you're so fancy the catch is
that they want all this at Chinese
prices not North American prices this
creates challenges for small businesses
who cannot afford to provide Western
products for Chinese prices as a result
these counterfeit restaurants like omec
mcdonald's pop up in the cities around
china if a knockoff mcdonald's is not
done really well they will not last long
it is not uncommon for restaurants and
shops to pop up and change every few
months in China for these very reasons
King burger if you can't find Burger
King in China then you'll be able to at
least find King burger another classy
knockoff where they swapped the two
words and use the same logo and branding
they can supersize your fries and try to
provide as close to the real thing fast
food that the real chain offers even
their posters are almost identical
there are many knockoff versions of
Burger King's around the world from
burger friends to cheese burger but King
burger has to be the best one simply
because they copied everything down to
the smallest details even a foreigner
might not spot the difference and just
mistake the change of words for a
translation mishap considering it's in a
different country King burger seems to
offer many of the same menu items as
Burger King but saying they have the
same quality of burgers and fries would
be questionable when talking about any
replica of a fast-food chain in China
the prices are cheaper therefore the
owners spend less on the ingredients and
don't necessarily provide the same
quality just the same quantity Timm
house this one might get the Canadians a
little upset how dare they knock off the
ever-so-popular Tim Hortons
do I smell coffee have you got a pot on
Tim Hortons locations have been growing
steadily and have branched outside of
Canada in the last few years they are
surely flattered that they are becoming
recognized globally but this has caused
them to take some defensive action Tim
Hortons otherwise known as Timmy's does
not take replication of their franchises
very lightly
although surprisingly this knockoff was
spotted in South Korea we wouldn't be
surprised if there are a few just over
the border in China as well this
knockoff was named Tim house instead of
Tim Hortons and they of course sell
coffee they even offer an instant coffee
that they've named Tim Morton's mocha
gold coffee mix the falsely advertised
coffee uses an almost identical logo and
very similar branding what is in this
coffee when this copycat Timmy's was
discovered on the other side of the
world
Tim Hortons took action a spokeswoman
for the brand said that they are
thrilled to see Tim Hortons recognized
around the world but they are taking the
steps to protect their intellectual
property and its trademark veggie
they can never stop making them doesn't
seem Tim house or Tim Morten's will last
as long as they hoped for the issue for
the actual brands is that when they shut
down one knock off a new one pops up
with a slightly altered name change and
logo yet again
good luck Tim's Michael alone move over
Michael alone and McDonald's for that
matter
here is why Cole alone this fake
McDonald's in China has the famous
golden arches flipped upside down with a
Ronald McDonald outside to greet
customers who come to dine in the best
part about this McDonald's knockoff is
that it seems to be a knockoff based on
a previous McDonald's knockoff called
Michael alone
perhaps they thought the Michael alone
knockoff was so good that they did the
same thing but flipped not only the
golden arches but the EM in Michael as
well what if we just flip it over open
24 hours like an American Mick D's
restaurant we wonder if wykel alone gets
much business especially with it's
consistent competition here is a little
overview of where the name came from the
movie home alone translated to Chinese
means little boy the head of household
the common phonetic transcription of
Michael and China and McDonald's is very
similar I can't say it doesn't make
sense so with the similarities and the
characters they changed a character to
make it look authentic to locals
translate it again the logo becomes
Michael the head of households which can
be related to the famous Christmas movie
and hence Michael alone was born
confusing to you and me but probably
makes perfect sense in China then wykel
alone soon followed Starbucks coffee it
almost sounds like bucks right it's
perfect
well not exactly it might fool some but
not everyone Starbucks army of
caffeinated lawyers has previously
forced Starbucks coffee shops to change
their name they do not take counterfeit
locations lightly especially when they
try to represent themselves as a true
Starbucks location
location in London England that used the
same name had to take the word star out
of the name because it would cause
confusion for consumers even though the
coffee shop was red and white with no
mermaid logo Starbucks commented
trademark law is there to protect brand
identity lesson but do they know about
all of the other Starbucks locations
using the famous green color and similar
logos with the increasing popularity of
coffee in China and more of the younger
generations asking for coffee / green
tea you can find many knockoff Starbucks
in various cities across China not
everyone can afford the Starbucks latte
even if it is just at all but most can
afford these star box lattes take this
one instead
twinkle queen these blizzards must be
twinkling but are they the queen of
Dairy at this counterfeit DQ Dairy Queen
did not get a pass when it comes to
being imitated first it was dairy fairy
and now it's twinkle Queen at least we
have to give these business owners
credit for being creative with the names
it's easy to see that the logo style and
branding are very similar to that of
Dairy Queen they change the red to
orange and dairy to twinkle but this
doesn't twinkle our dairy cravings even
though it is evident that this DQ is a
knockoff it seems that they do provide
legit tasting ice cream desserts the
taste may be ok but of course DQ is much
better they also create new names for
the blizzards like snowstorms or ice
storms the craziest part about some of
these Chinese fast-food knockoffs is
that they are often found close to an
actual authentic location for example
there is a knockoff DQ called dairy
fairy in a mall on the lower level in
Shanxi China and on the third floor of
the same shopping mall there is a real
Dairy Queen now if that's not crazy we
don't know what is
nerve hotdog notes and mini dog they
looked like hotdogs there are a lot of
McDonald's knockoffs in China that's no
secret we have already covered a few and
here is yet another example McDonald's
and KFC are the most popular Western
fast-food restaurants across China there
is a knockoff called KMC which is a KFC
look-alike but seems to stand for
Kentucky McDonald's chicken with so much
competition and high demand from Chinese
consumers for Western food at Chinese
prices fake versions of McDonald's have
been spotted in all major cities around
the country I don't know what's real
anymore but some of these Mik DS
versions seem to have cut out the
burgers from the menu and offer hotdogs
or mini dogs instead would you like
fries with that we wonder if you can
supersize the hotdogs or if there is a
Big Mac version of a hotdog
imagine a hot dog in a bun with Big Mac
sauce lettuce cheese and all the good
stuff there doesn't seem to be as many
McDonald's knockoffs that are centered
around hotdogs so these ones are unique
shortly they must have combos that
include Cola and crispy fries and if
they offer burgers there could be a
super combo face food the food of
Facebook Facebook not exactly a
fast-food chain but China has a way of
making anything into a food spot whether
it's Apple 11 instead of 7-eleven or
Facebook they can make it happen they
use American food chains and even social
media apps apparently to appeal to
locals as well as expats in some cases
they succeed but in others they can face
some challenges this business used the
same logo as Facebook but turned it into
a convenience store with quick food
options as well they seem to offer
everything from fresh juices to pastries
similar to a local 7-eleven but much
smaller unlike Facebook this is not a
worldwide convenience store although it
has been spotted in China where Facebook
is blocked other locations or
outright copycats have been spotted in
places like India Egypt Romania and more
in some of these countries the name is
being used as a cafe instead of a
convenience store at first glance you
might think Facebook opened up a
location but you didn't get the
notification notification it might be
post worthy for a laugh with its close
resemblance to the real Facebook there
is also a face food cafe and bistro the
cafe's tagline is face food the best
food for your face whatever that means
it is clear these businesses had not
sought permission from Facebook it seems
these businesses found a good way to
attract people to check them out as
strange as it is it's no wonder they
created a food spot using the Facebook
look ever since Facebook was founded in
2004 it has become a multi-billion
dollar corporation they think they could
potentially profit like the social
platform has in previous years a
Facebook spokesman commented on these
Facebook knockoffs saying that they are
looking into it but it doesn't appear
they took any action since they can
still be found we shall return
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