14 of the craziest knockoff fast-food chains from around the world
Iran: Mash Donalds
China: Michael Alone
China has a lot of interesting knockoffs, like Michael Alone, whose logo clearly is just an upside-down McDonald's logo. The restaurant uses the classic red-and-yellow color scheme as well.
Kazakhstan: McDoner
McDoner is another clear spin on the McDonald's brand.
Iran: Pizza Hat
Iran has a restaurant called "Pizza Hat," which serves pizza, chicken wings, and lasagna in an environment resembling a Pizza Hut.
China: Bucksstars Coffee
Bucksstars didn't seem to try very hard with its name. Its logo is also almost identical to Starbucks'.
Palestine: Stars & Bucks
Stars & Bucks cafe, in the city of Ramallah, kept the name and color scheme of Starbucks.
Iraq: Burger Friends
According to Time magazine, Burger Friends opened back in 2012, when an Iraqi government employee told the Associated Press that Iraqi citizens were "fed up" with their traditional cuisine and wanted to have more American food.
China: KLG
There are a ton of KFC knockoffs in China, including this KLG.
China: KFD
There's also a KFD, which has a knockoff Colonel Sanders as well.
China: OFC
OFC, or Obama Fried Chicken, was forced to change its name due to claims of copyright infringement. Now called UFO, the KFC knockoff still used Obama's face next to its logo.
Iran: ZFC
ZFC is another Iranian knockoff of KFC.
Yemen: Sunny Day
Sunny Day uses the same colors and a very similar logo to Subway, and it appears to sell sandwiches as well.
Spain: Duffin Dagels
Duffin Dagels, a Spanish chain, has a nearly idential menu, logo, and color scheme to Dunkin' Donuts, but it's not the real thing.
China: 7 Twelve
There are a ton of 7-Eleven knockoffs, like this "7 Twelve" store in China. Other versions include a "7 Mercy" in Japan and "7 Seven" in South Korea, all of which have nearly identical branding to 7-Eleven.
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