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  • McDonald’s Is Now Serving Minion-Shaped Fries

    McDonald’s Is Now Serving Minion-Shaped Fries

    For those who can’t make it to the Minions-themed café in Japan, don’t worry — we’ve got you covered with the next best thing. In celebration of the premiere of Despicable Me 3, McDonald’s now introduces a special menu inspired by the beloved characters of the animated film. In particular, fans will probably go bananas over the Minion-shaped fries.

    Characterized by its cute, hollow eye and mouth, this potato goodness will likely become the next big food craze on social media. Check out the images below to see it for yourself.

    The Minion fries are currently only available at McDonald’s locations in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand.

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  • McDonald’s bares plans to explore growth opportunity in Asia

    McDonald’s bares plans to explore growth opportunity in Asia

    McDonald’s Corporation said it is keen to explore growth potential in Asia and is currently seeking partners who would enhance its competitive advantages in the region.

    “Asia represents a significant area of opportunity for McDonald’s to blend our global quality standards with local insights and expertise from partners who share our vision and values,” said Steve Easterbrook, McDonald’s President and CEO, in a statement.

    This move is expected to allow the fast-food chain to accelerate our growth and scale faster across diverse markets.

    “We’re in the midst of transforming our business and taking a strategic and thoughtful approach to enhance our ability to grow around the world,” Easterbrook said.

    The McDonald’s chief said China, Hong Kong, and Korea collectively represent more than 2,800 of its restaurant locations, the majority of which are currently company-owned. The three countries are considered high-growth markets, which means they have relatively higher restaurant expansion and franchising potential.

    Over the next five years, McDonald’s said it intends to add more than 1,500 restaurants in these three territories.

    The company also recently announced its intent to identify strategic partners in Taiwan and Japan. Last year, McDonald’s committed to strategically evaluate ownership structures in markets around the world with the overall goal of reducing the number of restaurants that the company owns and operates. More restaurants will be placed under local ownership.

  • Calbee’s famous fried chips & made before your very eyes

    Calbee’s famous fried chips & made before your very eyes

    Japanese snack brand Calbee has joined with Four Seas Mercantile Holdings to open its first overseas concept store “Calbee Plus” in Hong Kong, where customers can buy its famous potato chips straight from the deep fryer.

    Located in Lee Tung Street in Wan Chai, the Okashi Galleria x Calbee Plus store offers customers potato chips and potato sticks that are deep fried on the spot.

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    For snack lovers, it doesn’t get more indulgent than this: the crisps out of the fryer will be drizzled with chocolate sauce, and served with Japanese fresh milk 3.5 soft serve ice-cream on the side.

    More than 10 different kinds of freshly fried chips and potato sticks are available, including normal and wave-cut chips in four flavours: barbecue, double cheese, chocolate, and Hong Kong’s exclusive flavour: typhoon shelter spicy – which is inspired by the city’s famous typhoon shelter spicy crab.

    Customers can also purchase limited edition Japanese confectioneries in the store.

    On its opening day, it saw long queues snake outside the freshly fried-in-front-of-you potato chips store.

    Peggie Lau, associate director of communications at Four Seas Mercantile Holdings, toldMarketing that Calbee Plus is more than a retail store, and aims to bring a holistic experience to customers.

    “By watching the making of those freshly made products through the glass wall open kitchen, we want to bring fresh and delicious products to customers which also aligns with the brand philosophy: making tasty and joyful snacks,” she said.

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    Besides targeting snack lovers, the snack maker also wants to attract families to the store.

    “We want to take customer loyalty to the next level. In addition to trying the fresh potato chips, we also want them to experience the service, to witness how we make the products in front of them, and more importantly, to get feedback from them for product research and developments.”

    Lau said the store was aiming to attract 1,000 visitors every day, with plans to open four more stores within five years in Hong Kong to become an attraction for food lovers and overseas visitors.

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