The trend for healthy eating is facing some challenges across the ditch.

Australia has revealed plans for 40 new McDonald's stores per year, starting very soon.

The fast-food chain wants “restaurants in every corner of the country".

Mike Egan, National President of the Restaurant Association of New Zealand, told Heather du Plessis-Allan that he thinks 40 a year is low growth for the company - and would have expected them to aim for 100 a year.

He says we are not seeing the same type of growth here - but a similar scale would meet up with population growth. 

"We would have eight new McDonald's a year, and I don't think that's outrageous."

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