Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 Maharaja Mac, veggie Nuggets: McDonald's a hard sell in India Fast food giant brought to its `culinary knees' Martin Regg Cohn ASIA BUREAU http://www.thestar.com/apps/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Art\ icle_Type1 & c=Article & cid=973280024435 & call_page=TS_News & call_pageid=968332188492\ & call_pagepath=News/News ....Now, after disappointing initial sales, McDonald's has also slashed prices to the bone - to roughly half of North American levels, far lower than in any other country. And the company has hired a full-time " menu vision " team. Its mission: to reinvent the patty, and appeal to the huge vegetarian market. " What we learned was that mutton was not as popular as we anticipated, " admits the humbled managing director of the chain's Mumbai operations, Amit Jatia. " Our vegetarian menu had to be enhanced considerably. " ... -- Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmacafe.com Powered by Outblaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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