Cool map of Starbucks & McDonalds taking over the world

princeton.edu — This pair of maps show the global presence of Starbucks coffee shops and McDonald's restaurants. When examined graphically, both companies act as global hubs that connect some of the world's poorest, most remote countries with some of the wealthiest. Very cool yet freaky at the same time! Aug 21, 2006 View in Crawl 4

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revwolfwood Aug 22, 2006

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wow. all i can say is holy crap.

vhold Aug 22, 2006

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@RadiantBeing: So, I think we agree then on the chicken/egg aspect of the situation? I would definitely agree that McDonalds* begats stability, which begats McDonalds*, but it takes a some stability at first to start the cycle.* (Where McDonald's equals a general aggregate of US based multinational corporations, heck they don't even have to be US based.. do they?)

cello Aug 22, 2006

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Downtown Vancouver has 2 Starbucks kitty-corner to each other. And they're both fairly thin streets.

twango Aug 22, 2006

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"The world is being taken over by starbucks..."Yeah, and unlike traditional churches, they pay taxes!

twango Aug 22, 2006

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All the horses have been eaten already

twango Aug 22, 2006

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S'bux has a talent for hiring very personable employees. If they screw that up, they'll be selling 2/3 of those stores.

rjoa Aug 22, 2006

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yum was spun off from pepsi... <a class="user" href="http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=4316138">http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=4316138</a>

jo42 Aug 22, 2006

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:%s/McDonald/BarfDonald/gc

Closed Account Aug 22, 2006

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@lakawakBecause you are a republican.

rtonkins Aug 22, 2006

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I would surmise that the customer service of McDonalds in Japan is more a cultural thing than leaders who are inspiring their employees to provide great customer service. China is also known for the outstanding customer service in its retail/ resturant locations which is widely viewed as a cultural trait on being of service to others.

vguard Aug 23, 2006

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Yippee! More over priced coffee, bad food and crappy jobs. It truly is a virus!I wonder if the average McDonald's "wage slave" can even afford a daily Starbuck$?