People stand outside a McDonalds restaurant in Beijing on October 26, 2017.McDonalds China business provoked snorts of laughter across Chinese social media on October 26, 2017, as netizens mocked the company for its ham-fisted choice of a new corporate name that sounds a lot like a Chinese word describing a pig eating. / AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER
McDonald's in China provoked snorts of laughter recently as Internet users mocked a ham-fisted new company name that sounds a lot like the Chinese word for a pig eating.
Earlier in October, the company quietly changed its official name from a transliteration of “McDonald's” to a new moniker meaning “Golden Arches” – a reference to the business's famous logo. It was an under-the-radar decision only intended for official use, not for restaurants, the company said in a statement.
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