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Fast Food Archive
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Diner’s Iftar Deal
Posted on August 22, 2010 | No CommentsDiner’s is one of the new breed of upscale restaurants that are dotted on the DHA landscape away from the Zamzama crowd, owned by the couple who run Sawasdee nearby. Located smack in the middle of the Khayaban-e-Shahbaz commercial area, we had been receiving mixed reviews... -
Gun Smoke Steaks & Burgers
Posted on August 14, 2010 | 1 CommentGun Smoke continues to provide stiff competition to its competitors Arizona Grill and Copper Kettle with its wide array of burgers and steaks. And Gun Smoke’s reputation has become bigger than the actual product behind the brand, which is precisely what brands are created for –... -
Roasters Burgers UNcut
Posted on August 10, 2010 | No CommentsRoasters’ Burgers are the biggest you’ll ever see in this part of the world. You’ll notice these humungous objects from far off as the waiter approaches with them. It doesn’t get bigger than this. And if you can’t satiate your appetite with one of these,... -
Chicken Cottage- Franchising gone Sour
Posted on August 1, 2010 | No CommentsChicken Cottage is probably one of the worst foreign franchises ever to hit the Pakistani shores. Hailing from the English shores, it maybe a popular brand at home but here the way it is being handled and the standard of its competitors, there’s no way... -
Roasters Coffee House & Grill- Riding High
Posted on June 21, 2010 | No CommentsRoasters started out as a coffee house but then popular demand by the regular clientele forced the owner Nadeem Raja to introduce main entrées into the foray, as revealed by him to Mahmood Nanji on the program Success Stories. With time, Roasters has morphed into a... -
Nandos Scores Big with Espetada Rustica
Posted on June 9, 2010 | 2 CommentsWe have always been a fan of Nandos’ marketing endeavors, not just their tongue-in-cheek humorous print ads reflecting the prevailing conditions (headed by the creative department of Adcom), but also their in-house branding efforts. The way they have woven stories seamlessly into their ambiance, something... -
Kings & Queens Pizza – Still Standing
Posted on June 8, 2010 | No CommentsKings & Queen started out as a pizza parlour way back when names like Pizza 2000 were the market leaders with Pizza Hut nowhere in sight. It has now evolved to offer subway type sandwiches,burgers, pasta and even shawarma. Although it claims to have many... -
Pizza Hut’s Pzone Deal
Posted on June 6, 2010 | 1 CommentPizza Hut’s Pzone deal is the worst deal ever in the history of meal deals in Pakistan. This consensus has been reached by all those people who have dared to try it out. Pizza Hut is an expert exponent of innovative variations of its product.... -
Penny Pizza – Best Clone of Pizza Hut
Posted on April 26, 2010 | 1 CommentPenny Pizza is one of the better clones of Pizza Hut in the market. In fact when it first started out a couple of years ago, it outdid even Pizza Hut in the quantity of the topping. Since then it has come back to Earth... -
Café Student – Losing focus on its Biryani
Posted on April 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsIf there’s one success story that epitomizes the ‘Rags-to-Riches’ story in Pakistan, it is student biryani, now branded as Café Student. The brand has gone from strength to strength over a period of more than 30 years. And where did it all start? As a...
