[Vnbiz] The march of McDonald's...

Mon Nov 13 16:15:12 PST 2006

The difference is that Intel and alike are considered "high tech". This
means that these companies can do what Vietnamses are not capable to do.
Allowing these giant companies in Vietnam is to hope that knowdledge (no
matter how "knowdlege" is defined) will spill out (e.g. local people can
learn and adapt to local context). Eventually, local capabilitity will
increase.

Arguably, KFC or McDonald can still bring something positive to Vietnam
in terms of "knowledge spilling out". For example, someone works for
McDonald and learns how these giant manage the franchieses. He/she may
then apply what he/she learnt to manage a Vietnamese franchise. However,
some reasonalbly look at it at a different angel and see negative
impacts which outweight the benefits. I named here 2 reasons (CACC and
add more):

Firstly, restaurants are what the local can do. The service may not be
perfect (as everywhere) but it works and is improving. There are more
and more local restaurants which compete to each other and increase
their competiveness enventuallt. These local restaurant create
significant number of jobs, particularly for poor women. Local
restaurant sector ensures all money stay within the countries (if it is
a McDonald; a big chuck of profit will flow back to the West) while it
provides a wide range of choice for the customers. 

More importantly, culture and lifestyle are threaten by Western fast
food. KFC or McDonald are considered junk food in the West. Parents try
their best to keep their children away from these bad food.
Unfortunatly, some local Vietnamese come to KFC or McDonald and consider
themselves as trendy and cool people. Huge effort from the Western
states to educate their new generations to stay away from junk food
speaks by itself on why Vietnamese should not support KFC and McDonald
and why there are Vietnamese who don't like seeing McDonald and KFC
spread.  

Many western people don't buy products from developing countries to
protect their local industry. I would be happy to see Vietnamese support
local restaurants, helping the country to develop without McDonald being
in the street.

Cheers,
Tam

-----Original Message-----
From: vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com
[mailto:vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com] On Behalf Of Pham Thanh Nhon
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 9:58 PM
To: vnbiz at vietlinks.net
Subject: Re: [Vnbiz] The march of McDonald's...

Hi all,
Why don't you like that? It's a certain thing of open market in
liberalization and globalization. I like to go around the city on
motobike and see the diversity of  city life: many trademarks from
foreign countries, the giant brands... If you don't like KFC or Western
fast food, what's about others such as HSBC or City Bank of financial
sector, Microsoft or Intel in IT field... 

If a giant is lost in Viet Nam, I think it is not good for the trade.
Because it will throw away many job, investments, and other
opportunities of trade flow. Like or not, you have to accept these for
the development. 

On 11/13/06, nguyen_ngoctu at petronas.com.my
<nguyen_ngoctu at petronas.com.my > wrote: 

[Vietnam Business Forum]

Dear CACC
In HCMC, my observation that the KFC business is growing up day by day 
(Good or bad , I don't know???) KFC has some restaurants around the city
(
at corner of Nguyen Dinh Chieu- Pham Ngoc Thach str, Nearby New wolrd
Hotel, Nguyen Van Cu-Tran Hung Dao Str)  and normally crowded. They're
also 
building a few new restaurants That is the good indication for KFC and
other Fast food business. I, myself actually don't like Western Fast
food
but that is the fact.

Yours truly!

Tu (Mr), Nguyen Ngoc 

Senior Business Planner
Petronas Carigali (Vietnam)
170 HaiBaTrung Str, Dist 01 HCM City
Petronet: 8701 - 5004
Tel: +84.8.8222112/ext 5004 Fax: +84.8.8242152
Mob: + 84.90.3686860 Email: nguyen_ngoctu at petronas.com.my

" Be positive. Never complain without recommending a solution !"

                     Romi
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[Vietnam Business Forum]

Re: The march of McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and other fast food brands
into VN

Honestly, I've never wished to see them in Ha Noi or anywhere else in
VN. 
I've always been so proud to hear compliments on the slimness of the
VietNamese (esp. women) thanks to the non-existence of such Western fast
food in Ha Noi, as well as the high community-sport spirit of our
people. 
It's truly beautiful to walk around the Hoan Kiem lake every early
morning
and late afternoon, just to see people jogging, doing T'aichi, Yoga...

KFC did open 1 store in Ha Noi a few months ago. Luckily, it doesn't
seem 
to be successful!
I wonder how are these things in HCM city? Any CACC would like to share
some opinions?

Cheers,

Romi

On 11/6/06, Phan, Tai <Tai.Phan at ed.gov  <mailto:Tai.Phan at ed.gov> >
wrote:

[Vietnam Business Forum]

Vietnam's WTO membership will cut both ways, bringing opportunities and
challenges
The Associated PressPublished: November 6, 2006
...

Vietnam also recently approved a franchising law that will make it
easier 
for companies like McDonald's and Starbucks to gain a presence in cities
where U.S. chain stores remain largely absent.

If Vietnam's cities lose some of their distinctiveness and become more
like
other bustling Asian cities, that's just the price progress, said Doan
Duy 
Khuong, vice president of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

"In a market-driven, money-driven society, we can't avoid the laws of
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