KFC Rules in Peru as Nation Is Bastion of U.S. Fast Food: Retail

There are more U.S. fast-food restaurants in China than any other emerging market, which isn’t much of a shocker. The surprise is the country with the greatest concentration of the eateries: Peru.

A nation so well-known for its cuisine that it exports its own restaurants to other countries, Peru has a burgeoning food culture and hosts Latin America’s most popular culinary festival. Hungry residents of Peru’s populated areas have to travel, on average, just 0.66 mile (1.1 kilometers) to find a U.S. fast-food joint, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.