A crunch is about to become a strictly pleasant noise when McDonald's hands out HK$1,000-loaded red packets to more than 10,000 contract workers for the Year of the Tiger. Well, say fast-food bosses, the food and beverage sector may well be taking a hard hit due to the Covid eatery restrictions, but McDonald's crispy thighs have been selling so well that the laisee gesture is the order the day. Randy Lai Wai-sze, managing director of McDonald's (Hong Kong), says the chain has sold over 28 million crispy thighs in the past year, though orders for the deep-fried crunchy thighs have been running extra hot since October when boy band Mirror was hired to join in promotions. There's also good news for managers of McDonald's outlets. They're in for an immediate pay rise, though previously they would have had to wait until April for salary adjustments.

Source: The Standard January 20, 2022 20:19 UTC