McDonald's Plaza McDonald's Corporation is a large chain fast food group, with about 31,111 branches in the world, mainly selling hamburgers, French fries, fried chicken, soft drinks, iced products, salads and fruits. McDonald's restaurants are located in more than 111 countries on six continents. In many countries, McDonald's represents an American lifestyle. The early translation in Chinese mainland was "McDonald's Fast Food". Recently, McDonald's was once again questioned about food safety. On July 4, 2111, American media reported that McDonald's sold McNuggets, which contained clay and petroleum chemicals, namely polydimethylsiloxane and tert-butyl hydroquinone. In mid-October 2112, McDonald's raised the prices of some products in China market.