麥當勞將出售中國內地和香港門店 報價30億美元
The first bid has been confirmed for McDonald's China and Hong Kong restaurants as the US fast food giant plans to franchise its outlets in the country.
之前曾有報道稱美國快餐業巨頭麥當勞正計劃出售其在中國大陸和香港的門店，而日前的第一次報價已被確認。China's Sanpower confirmed to the BBC it had put in a joint bid with Beijing Tourism Group.
中國三胞集團日前向BBC證實，該集團和北京旅遊集團已經對麥當勞發起了聯合競價。There are more than 2,200 McDonald's in China with plans to open 1,250 more. In March, McDonald's had said it would reorganise its business in China.
麥當勞在中國的門店有2200多家，並曾計劃在中國再開1250家新店。但是在今年三月份，麥當勞方面表示，將重組其在中國的業務。
Media reports have suggested that the US company has received more than half a dozen bids, which could raise as much as $3bn.
根據媒體的報道，麥當勞已經收到了5、6份報價，競價可能已經被擡到了30億美元。Competitor Yum Brands, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, is also restructuring its China business, with plans to spin it off ahead of a likely initial public offering (IPO) of shares in 2017.
麥當勞的競爭對手百勝餐飲集團（旗下擁有肯德基和必勝客）也在重組他們的在華業務，計劃在其2017年首次公開募股之前分離業務。Both McDonald's and Yum Brands have been facing increasing competition from cheaper local rivals, particularly in China, where they are trying to recover from food safety scares.
麥當勞和百勝集團都面臨着來自本土的廉價競爭對手日益激烈的競爭，特別是在中國，人們正從食品安全恐慌中恢復過來。In the long term, McDonald's plans to franchise 95% of its outlets worldwide.
從長期來看，麥當勞計劃將其世界範圍內95%的店面轉換成爲特許經營。Sanpower is a technology and real estate firm and said it hoped to integrate the fast food chain into its commercial shops and mall spaces.
三胞集團是一個科技及房地產公司，該公司表示希望在其商業店鋪和商場中加入麥當勞的連鎖店面。"In recent years, we are building more offline commercial stores, aiming to provide better shopping experience for consumers. McDonald's could provide new brand elements for us," Sanpower spokesman Zou Yan said in an email.
三胞集團發言人鄒衍在一封郵件中表示：“近年來，我們正在興建許多實體商店，旨在爲客戶提供更好的購物體驗。麥當勞可以爲我們提供新的品牌元素。”
