NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) -- Fast-food chains are looking fgrowth wherever they can find it -- and for

McDonald's

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, that growth is in China.

On Friday, McDonald's announced that it plans to boost its capital investment in the country by 25% during the year,

Reuters

reported.

The company expects to open 150 to 175 new stores in China in 2010, according to

Reuters

.

McDonald's in China

Burger King

(BKC)

is taking a different approach, experimenting with beer. The company will serve beer like Bud, Bud Light and Miller Light at its Whopper Bar in South Florida starting next month.

Starbucks

(SBUX) - Get Report

is selling microbrews and cheese at its 15th Avenue café in Seattle.

-- Reported by Jeanine Poggi in New York.

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