Fast Food Fables |
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"Even though the Indian outfit stuck to its core taste that grew on consumers from 'bland' to 'unique' in three years, with no change factored in by the fast-food chain, McDonald's menu still was about 75% different from its global menu." - Vikram Bakshi, MD, McDonald's Delhi. "The Indian palate is very definitive -people are extremely finicky and choosy, not too willing to experiment. Food tastes vary from region to region. To capture the market, we had to localize flavors." - Gautam Advani, Chief of Marketing, Domino's Pizza "People didn't know about the menu and as a result, KFC was regarded as a restaurant serving chicken. All this was simply because of the word chicken." - Pankaj Batra, Kentucky Fried Chicken's Marketing Manager Introduction
However, Indian customers viewed the product sold by McDonalds not as burgers per se but as fast service in a clean setting. This notion of value was something that could not remain unique. Other fast food chains began to adopt the same 'fast and clean service' formula, and soon it wasn't a distinguishing feature of McDonald's anymore.
1] Domino's offered its customers free home delivery with a promise to deliver pizza within 30 minutes. |
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