Mumbai: Ahead of the theatrical release of the new Illumination film, ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ (in theatres 1 July 2022), fast food chain McDonald’s India West and South – owned and operated by Westlife Development — has just introduced new Minion-themed banana desserts and milkshake that fans of the franchise are sure to love. You can now choose from a range of Minions-themed banana caramel desserts, including banana caramel flurry, banana caramel sundae, and the banana caramel milkshake at any McDonald’s restaurant in West and South India.
Speaking on the launch of the new ‘Minions’-themed desserts and milkshakes at McDonald’s, the company’s India West and South marketing and communications director Arvind RP said, “Movies and McDonald’s are best enjoyed with family and friends. Through the launch of these new Minions-themed products on our menu, we want to give our consumers, especially the tens of millions of Minions fans, one more reason to make McDonald’s their preferred choice for all things fun and memorable. We hope all our consumers make the most of this limited time offering across our restaurants in West and South India.”
The new ‘Minions’-themed products are available for dine-in at McDonald’s and through delivery, takeout, drive-thru, and on the go on the McDelivery app. Customers can also enjoy various offers on these products on the McDonald’s app.
MUMBAI: McDonald’s India west and south has launched its new campaign that celebrates the brand’s unwavering commitment to serving safe, hygienic and delicious food to its customers in a changing world. The campaign also highlights the brand’s convenience channels –including contactless delivery, take out and on-the-go that enable customers to savor their favorite McDonald’s food whenever, wherever, and however they like it as well as its heightened safety and hygiene processes across the same.
The brand has launched three heart-warming and impactful TVCs that highlight brand trust and convenience. Conceptualized by DDB Mudra, the TVCs show how despite families not being able to come together like before, on account of the new social distancing norms and the increased sanitization requirements, the joy of enjoying a McDonald’s meal has remained the same. They also focus on the new convenience channels launched by the brand to ensure that customers continue to get their favourite food in the safest and convenient way. These TVCs are further customized for different markets across West and South India and will be deployed across a strategic mix of TV and digital in key McDonald’s markets.
The first TVC shows a granddaughter and grandfather enjoying a burger over a video call, a husband playfully waking up his doctor wife who has fallen asleep in the car after a busy day, with a piping hot cup of McCafé coffee and friends using a creative way to share everyone’s favourite McDonald’s French fries in a basket passed from a floor above. These slice of life stories instantly connect with viewers.
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The other two TVCs showcase the convenience and safety of the brand’s contactless delivery and take-out channels, which enable customers to experience and share the joy of having delicious McDonald’s food with great convenience and without any worries. The delivery TVC shows a young boy collecting his order through the brand’s contactless delivery service and gifting a meal to his society’s watchman before heading back home. The take-out TVC shows a guy, in the middle of an official video call, collecting his lunch from the McDonald’s take-out window.
Speaking on the launch of this new campaign, McDonald’s India West and South director – marketing & communications Arvind RP says, “The ongoing pandemic has brought about significant changes to our lives. At the same time, it has helped us find new ways to connect, communicate and celebrate little joys of life with our families, friends and with those around us. We at McDonald’s have been committed to making these moments special for our customers by ensuring that they can share their joys over our food, without any worries. We have not only heightened our world-class safety and hygiene protocols but also launched new ways for customers to access their favourites, in the most convenient and safe way possible. With this campaign, we want to assure our customers that while the world has changed, our commitment to serving them in the best way possible hasn’t.”
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DDB Mudra West creative head Shagun Seda adds, “Midnight snack bingers. Fri-daters. Work lunchers. Coffee cravers. We’ve all missed our comfort food. With this campaign being the brand’s first since lockdown, we wanted to assure everyone that, while a lot has changed around us impacting how we get together, share, and bond over our favourites, what hasn’t changed is the taste, safety and memorable moments associated with McDonald’s.”
To ensure highest standards of safety and hygiene across all channels, McDonald’s had launched its ‘Golden Guarantee’ platform which ensures a stringent 42- pointer checklist and contactless operations across its dine-in, delivery and take-out services. Being a leader of innovations in the QSR industry, they have also recently introduced a new On-the-Go feature on their McDelivery app to give customers added convenience of collecting their McDonald’s order without stepping out of their vehicle. With this, they have converted all their restaurants into drive-thru outlets to offer maximum safety and convenience effectively to their customers.
MUMBAI: From ‘Happy Meals’ to breakfast meals, McDonald’s has been an integral part of all our lives with its unique product propositions and more than that, great customer experiences. In the latest episode of ‘Media Minds’, we talk to the newly appointed marketing director of Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd, which manages McDonald’s India in South and West Region, Arvind RP, to talk about his plans for the brand.
Arvind, who has been working in the marketing industry for decades now is excited to be a part of the McDonald’s family and is working hard to improve customer experience in stores and as well as on the newly developed app that has all the qualities to keep a consumer hooked.
He shares that the brand will continue to launch product differentiations, and communication pieces that get the whole family together, serving reminiscent of good old times to some and offering an opportunity to make their own for others.
MUMBAI: To promote its offering of more than 30 combos a price of Rs 59, McDonald’s in West and South India (operated by Westlife Development Ltd through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd) has launched two TVCs conceptualised by DDB Mudra, tapping into the festive season.
The first TVC shows two kids dressed as a lion and a deer ordering for a veg and a non-veg combo. After the server gives non-veg combo to the lion and veg combo to the deer, the kids quickly swap their order as the lion turns out to be a vegetarian.
The second TVC features a man dressed as Raavan placing his order for multiple combos. The server takes the order and looks up to confirm and asks ‘that’s it sir’ and after seeing the costume with multiple heads, quickly corrects himself to say ‘sirs’.
These TVCs went on air early this week and will be aired on leading channels supported by digital and outdoor.
Sharing his views on the newly launched campaign and TVC, Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd Director – Marketing and Communications Arvind RP said, “We are an everyday value brand and with McSaver combos, we are giving our customers great variety at a compelling price point, truly bringing alive the promise of value. The TVCs tap into the festivities and communicate the proposition in a quirky way.”
MUMBAI: Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Westlife Development Ltd and master franchisee of McDonald’s restaurants in West and South India, has announced the appointment Arvind RP as its director-marketing and communications . He has been trusted with the responsibility of leading the overall marketing and communications strategy for brand, to further strengthen its leadership in the QSR space.
Prior to this, Arvind was working with Kaya Ltd as the head of marketing and analytics for the past six years.
An alumnus of Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy, Arvind has completed various executive education programs from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, as well.
He has over 18 years of experience in marketing and sales and Arvind has worked across geographies and categories including retail (Levi Strauss), consumer goods (Britannia), and automobiles (TVS Motor Company).
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