date:Oct 22, 2012
.S. fast-food joint, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
This is all good news for fast-food companies, which are increasingly counting on Latin America for growth after thriving in China.
We're starting to see the emergence of Brazil and South America being a hotbed for American restaurant franchises to go and open up, said Darren Tristano, executive vice president at food industry consultant Technomic Inc. in Chicago. South America is kind of becoming the next window. Now that Asia has