But they also acknowledge, on some level, that McDonald’s is the fast food chain, the world’s most far-reaching. Until now. Newsweek reports how neither McDonald’s nor Starbucks are the largest food and beverage chain by store count any more. That honor now goes to Chinese company, Mixue Bingcheng.

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Mixue Bingcheng has overtaken McDonald's and Starbucks to become the world's largest food and beverage chain by store count. As of September 2024, the Chinese bubble tea and ice cream conglomerate operates over 45,