re: Which Companies stand to profit most from emerging middle class in china,india

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Are they as popular as they are in America?

What about the cigarette companies?

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McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Dominoes and Subway are popular in the bigger cities. Funnily, these fast food restaurants are considered 'up-scale' in India due to the relative cost of the food being served.

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What about the cigarette companies?

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Marlboro, Camel Lights or other western cigarettes are not common in India. Cigarettes made locally sell the most. The Indian government has very strict rules against tobacco advertising, so much so that you can't show smoking on television or in movies. If there is a scene where an actor is smoking, it is blurred out, much like they do the middle finger here on prime time TV in the US.