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14 of the craziest knockoff fast-food chains from around the world

Iran: Mash Donalds

14 of the craziest knockoff fast-food chains from around the world

China: Michael Alone

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

Kazakhstan: McDoner

McDoner is another clear spin on the McDonald's brand.

Iran: Pizza Hat

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

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

Palestine: Stars & Bucks

Stars & Bucks cafe, in the city of Ramallah, kept the name and color scheme of Starbucks. 

Iraq: Burger Friends

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

China: KLG

There are a ton of KFC knockoffs in China, including this KLG.

China: KFD

China: KFD

There's also a KFD, which has a knockoff Colonel Sanders as well.

China: OFC

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

Iran: ZFC

ZFC is another Iranian knockoff of KFC.

Yemen: Sunny Day

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

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

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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