Description: The food scandal in China which was initially thought to be impacting only McDonald is now dragging other major companies such as Starbucks and Burger King Worldwide Inc. The scandal began when it was reported that Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd., a unit of U.S.-based OSI Group LLC, had supplied expired meat to a chain of McDonald outlets.

Source: BNN

Date: July 22, 2014

Video and Text Link:http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/7/22/China-food-scandal-drags-in-Starbucks-Burger-King-and-McNuggets-in-Japan.aspx

Questions for Discussion:

1. How can multinational companies keep a closer tab on their global suppliers?
2. Does quality suffer as multinational companies look to reduce costs by outsourcing more and more of their operations?
3. How should McDonald, Starbucks and Burger King handle this scandal?