McDonald's may bring Krispy Kremes to Japan.In brief: The facts are still a bit cloudy, but Salomon Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. analyst Mark Kalinowski has mentioned the possibility of McDonald's Japan partnering with Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme is a chain of doughnut stores. Its parent company is Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD), based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Doughnuts of the US, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. wire reports. Kalinowski wrote that the move would be in keeping with Krispy Kreme's recent push abroad, and that McDonald's would be a good partner because of its vast knowledge of Japan's real estate market. Neither company would confirm the report. *** COMMENTARY: A recent study showed that nearly one-third of Americans--or 59 million people--are obese o·bese adj. Extremely fat; very overweight. obese characterized by obesity. obese adjective Characterized by obesity, see there; excessively fat . But that couldn't be because of too many Big Macs and Krispy Kreme doughnuts, could it? Japan, watch your waistline! |
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