McDonald's fishing for supplier

Shares of possible replacement in Thailand get a boost on news

Amid a serious meat shortage following the recent food safety scandal involving supplier Shanghai Husi, international fast-food chains in China may still have to source locally, though their peers in Japan have shifted to Thai meat producers, an industry expert said.

Ben Cavender, a senior analyst at China Market Research Group in Shanghai, said that in the short term, eateries are trying to find replacements as quickly as possible in China and other countries.