Sunday, June 6, 2010

Salads yummy taste a la carte


Call it a multinational experience at mc Donald manar mall
with mc salads with fresh iceberg lettuce and chicken breast, yummy taste, some bread croutons from Saudi Arabia and a thousand island dressing from Egypt. Staff from the Philippines, india and Nepal...I love globalization it makes you travel within a 15mn break lunch. Talking about this mc Donald, it was my first time seeing mc Donald logo as a black m. Is that legal or not?

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Menu Board or Piece of art.....



Looking at the market (80% of non hotels food is mega dominating by fast food chains from USA), there might be a lack of creativity in the UAE compared to the possibilities of the world: Paper, Standard Magnetic, Customize Magnetic, Standard back Lite, Black Board, Led Sign, Drive Thru, Sandblasted Signs.....

If you are going to USA this summer, you would not be surprised to find the same food operator than in the UAE, because they all belong to mega group such as Americana....

Where is the charm of a tiny restaurant outlet like in Piemonte - Italy, that will write all their dishes on a black boards, or in Belgium with wood craft menu boards.....or a charming printed menu with delicious items names in Bangkok....where is the creativity of the fast food designer, always copy/paste those ugly branded boards.....When will they really advertise the 2,000 kcal of a burger.....in China, Mc Do is featuring the kcal of each dishes, or portions directly on the packaging...
If anyone saw a menu board advertising calories, it would be helpful as we could enjoy a bit of cheese or cream, without feeling health conscious...

Cinestar - Mirdif City Centre


What a pleasure did Cine Star Mirdiff - quick service restaurant invest in a high end beverage dispenser? The one feature by Coca Cola company is a must, featuring 2 small screen advertising the Coca Cola last commercial while ordering. It is far more exciting than reading or watching on tvs because while the staff member took your order, you have all spare time to attract your eyes on the video.....I also saw a similar Coca Cola beverage dispenser in Las Vegas at a Convention.....
Coca Cola Company is testing beverage-dispensing technology that could change the way quick-service customers get their drinks. Coca Cola Company is implemeting a fountain technology that can dispense more than 100 branded sparkling and still beverages from a single freestanding unit. What a technology and it is not present yet in the UAE......shame....