The company is in the middle of a roll-out of smaller, portion-controlled sizes of its most popular drinks, and promises to have them in about 90% of the country by the end of the year.
The 1988 comedy was inspired by The Buddy Deane Show, a Baltimore teen dance showcase of the early and mid-'60s, and what turned Waters on was the fusion of rock 'n' roll with outlandish middle-class tackiness especially the high, laquered hairstyles that doubtless contributed to the erosion of the ozone layer.
African, Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern projects may not offer the glamor of an American division, but they roll out the red carpet for the Chinese.
And it is a good antidote to an undue emphasis on interests, which (notwithstanding the new middle class) leads some people to predict that the state will be difficult to roll back further.