In early March, much of the Western world was introduced to Mixue Ice Cream and Tea (pronounced mee-schway), a fast food chain based in China that's also found across much of Asia and Australia.

Chinese bubble tea and ice cream giant Mixue has overtaken McDonald’s and Starbucks to become the world’s largest food chain.

Mixue Ice Cream and Tea is now the world’s largest fast food chain, closing last year with 45,000 stores across China and 11 other countries, more than doubling its locations in just three years. A ...

It has more than 45,000 locations, a $10 billion valuation, and a beloved snowman mascot. Now, it’s eyeing global expansion.