Are you looking to add a little spice to your usual everyday meals? Then Popeyes’ selection of items in the Cajun Spicy Menu will definitely satisfy your cravings!
Start with Popeyes’ Spicy Fried Chicken, which is always freshly prepared and marinated in Popeyes’ signature spicy chicken marinade, then hand-battered and breaded in their Spicy crispy coating. You can enjoy it as is or with a full meal combo of rice, Cajun Fries, and drink.
Want to share it with your family, friends, or workmates? Have it in six-piece or eight-piece bucket with bundles that include Spaghetti, Biscuit, rice, and drink good for groups. No extra charge when you choose the spicy chicken for any orders of chicken meal, bucket, and bundles.
If that’s not enough, add the super famous U.S. Spicy Chicken Sandwich—yes, the very same sandwich that quickly sold out during its launch in the Philippines in October 2020! Perfectly cooked spicy boneless chicken with pickled Jalapeno, bacon strips, and Spicy roasted Garlic Mayo on a toasted Brioche Bun, it’s definitely hard to resist the U.S. Spicy Chicken Sandwich!
Aside from the Spicy Fried Chicken and the US Spicy Chicken Sandwich, you can also now enjoy the Popeyes’ Chicken Tenders with a Hot Ranch Dip. Made with 100% chicken breast, the Chicken Tenders are slowly marinated in a unique blend of Louisiana seasonings, then hand-battered, breaded, and cooked fresh every day. Give it a spicy kick when you dip it in the Hot Ranch dip.
Visit any of their stores at Arcovia City, Alabang Center, NU Mall of Asia, SM San Lazaro, Kroma Tower, SM Manila, SM Southmall, Ali Mall, Eastwood, Robinsons Place Manila, Eton Centris, Robinsons Galleria, SM Mall of Asia, Festival Mall, and SM North Edsa. Safety protocols are strictly followed at all Popeyes branches.
All these Popeyes’ spicy offerings are also available for delivery and pick-up via www.centraldelivery.ph, and GrabFood app. Get exclusive deals on your Popeyes favorites when you download the Central Delivery app via the Google Play store and the Apple App Store.
For the latest deals and promos, visit www.popeyes.ph and follow @popeyesph on Facebook and Instagram.
The world famous fried chicken chain Popeyes just opened its 15th restaurant in Metro Manila at The Annex, 3rd Level, SM City North Edsa!
This is the second Popeyes restaurant to open this 2021 -- and what colorful fanfare! The inauguration started off with a festive vibe where guests enjoyed tunes from the marching band, participated in exciting games, took home prizes, and of course, indulging in Popeyes’ delicious offerings, all while strictly practicing safety protocols.
Celebrities also joined in on the opening fun, led by Kyline Alcantara, Ron Angeles, Christian Tiu, Kyle Echarri, Teejay Marquez, Patch Magtanong, Mika dela Cruz and Nash Aguas who were all spotted enjoying their Popeyes favorites!
With the opening of Popeyes at SM City North Edsa, chicken lovers in the area won’t have to travel far to order the restaurant’s signature offerings such as its juicy fried chicken that’s packed with distinct Cajun-inspired flavors from New Orleans, USA. There’s also the super famous U.S. Spicy Chicken Sandwich, the very same sandwich that quickly sold out during its launch in the Philippines in October 2020, its all-time favorite honey biscuits, burgers, chicken tenders, Cajun fries, as well as the Popeyes spaghetti, which is exclusive to branches in the Philippines.
If you missed out on the opening, no worries! Visit Popeyes SM City North Edsa restaurant until July 15, and you might just be one of the lucky customers who can win freebies from Popeyes. From now until July 13, the first round of freebies of FREE chicken tenders ala carte will be given at 10AM to the first 15 guests, the second round will be at 3PM where the first 20 guests will get a FREE Popeyes sundae, and the last round will be at 7PM where the first 15 guests will get FREE large Cajun fries. The freebies come with a minimum purchase of Php300.
There’s more! Until July 15, customers will get an Opening Day Ticket to redeem a one-piece Popeyes Chicken Meal with FREE toy, and a chance to win Php10,000 worth of Popeyes gift check.
This Popeyes restaurant is the North’s newest pop ‘n chill spot where you can enjoy your America’s famous fried chicken plus a chance to win amazing freebies. While at the restaurant, be sure to always follow the safety protocols such practicing social distancing, and wearing of masks and shield at all times except when eating.
For the latest deals and promos, visit www.popeyes.ph and follow @popeyesph on Facebook and Instagram.
MANILA, JANUARY 29, 2021 - After arguably longest celebration of the Christmas season in the world, it’s time to shift our attention to the upcoming Chinese New Year!Chinese New Year has long been celebrated in the Philippines by the Chinese, Chinese-Filipinos, and even by full-blooded Filipinos themselves. As the country continues to battle a pandemic, we can still celebrate safely at the comforts of our home with the help of Lemon Grass’ variety of food offerings.
Lemon Grass Food Services Inc., a catering, canteen, and fine dining business specializing in gourmet Filipino and intercontinental food1, upholds the spirit of sharing food and telling stories on the dinner table through its festive menu, livening up the celebration of a new year of fortune in the Chinese calendar.
A classic and a best-seller, Lemon Grass’ crème puffs are a pure delight with their perfect amount of sweetness and a texture that will give your tastebuds a party they won’t forget.
Looking for something in a dozen like the 12 Chinese horoscope animals? Why not try Lemon Grass’ crème puff in a box of 12? – a creamy dessert glazed with caramel giving it a golden shine that resembles the shimmer of gold coins which represent riches and wealth in the Chinese culture. [insert pic here] Add the sweet and creamy mango crèpè to the dessert lineup -- another Lemon Grass specialty—which is sure to light up your taste buds with the perfect balance of creaminess and sweetness.
The perfect balance of creaminess and tanginess, Lemon Grass' Mango Crepes are sure to keep you coming back for second servings.
Lemon Grass’ Fish salad is the perfect food for the health-conscious and for those who wish for prosperity this year
Next is the long-awaited main course. Fish is a must-have during every Chinese New Year as it brings an increase of prosperity, Luckily, Lemon Grass offers a classic favorite among health-conscious customers, fish salad with a side of vegetables and colorful garnish good for 10 to 15 people. Its fish fillet dishes in tartar sauce or lemon butter sauce can be shared with the neighbors when ordered in party trays that are good for 10 servings.
Perfect for appetizers, Lemon Grass’ siomai is one of the must-haves for welcoming the Year of the Ox.
For these types of celebrations, you can never go wrong with dumplings. Dumplings are a symbol of wealth in the Chinese culture and legend says, the more dumplings you have in the New Year, the more money you’ll make. Luckily, Filipinos are no strangers to the Shumai or Siomai. Lemon Grass offers these locally recreated, deliciously steamed delicacies good enough for 10 people. And for the meat lovers, Lemon Grass offers chicken cordon bleu and chicken galantine, perfect partners for rice and catch-up conversations for the night.
Crispy on the outside, but soft and juicy on the inside. Lemon Grass’ chicken cordon bleu is the perfect balance of flavors and texture.
“Lemon Grass is committed to making every Filipino dinner table festive this coming Chinese New Year. Although admittedly, the pandemic has been making it challenging for us to continue our business, we feel that it is our duty to our employees to continue so that they can keep their jobs and have a stable source of income. So, with every bite of our scrumptious food, you’re also making another family happy,” shares Lemon Grass owner Ray Anthony Cleofe.
This coming Year of The Ox, go ahead and greet everyone “Kung Hei Fat Choi”, consult Feng Shui experts for good luck, have your Chinese horoscope read, and don’t forget to indulge yourselves in good food as Lemon Grass is just one call or message away to make your meal celebrations at home prepared with love.
To learn more about the services and menu offered by Lemon Grass Food Services Inc., check their Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Owner Simon Lim, Jr, Continues to Hold the Title of "Dampa King"
Dampa Express continues to live up to its name as your go-to place for affordable, fast, and convenient
seafood a la carte treats even during and despite the pandemicl
Our strength is that we've tried to do away with all the inconveniences and complications of most
seafood restaurants," owner Dampa King Simon Lim, Jr, explained. "We've dared to go against the trend
of posh high-brow exclusivity.
Our outlets are not fancy restaurants, so people feel welcome and comfortable, but they're air-
conditioned. And, we have an enclosed videoke room for small family gatherings, like birthdays and
baptismal celebrations."
Making Seafood Accessible to People
Customers do not have to spend too much money on live seafood, worry about picking the right
shellfish or getting the weight of crabs for your family, and wait a long time for your orders to be
cooked."
All customers need to do is visit one of their going on 30 branches, including those that a
open, and order from an exciting menu of family-sized seafood sets.
If they're afraid to go out or travel-or are worried of catching COVID-19 in wet markets for fresh
seafood to cook at home-they can simply dial Dampa Express' hotline or message them for home
deliveries!
"We want customers to feel comfortable. So, we advise them to make reservations if they plan to dine
in on Fridays and Sundays because they might not find enough seats if they walk-in."
However, note that Dampa Express meals are priced and prepared for families. It's known as the
original house of seafood bilaos. "We have no solo meals and we do not compete with fast food outlets.
We aren't a fancy restaurant but we've intentionally veered away with fast food value meals and rice
toppings."
Banking on Seafood Being Pandemic-Proof
"What we have are bilao [large women tray] sets that at P1,100 is more than a bargain for 3 to 4
people!" shared the Dampa King. "And you can upsize that to a killer bilao, our top of the line bestseller,
except for sauce-based dishes."
It's interesting, however, that Dampa Express's specialty, alimango sa bilao [crabs in large woven trays]
was discovered by accident.
"A lawyer friend ordered crabs and for lack of a better packaging for the crabs, had it delivered in a
large woven tray. He took a picture of the generous serving and posted it on social media." The post
generateda lot of likes and bombarded him with inquiries, "so we started using that packaging to
represent our brand."
Now, alimango sa bilao gets from 50 to 100 orders on an ordinary day to 200-250 orders on special
occasions like Mother's Day, on holidays and during the Christmas season December, ringing in a total of
P300K at its peak!
if you're curious what makes our cooking tick, there's really no secret to it. We just cook seafood the
dampa [cottage style, plus we don't stock. What's delivered today will be out by end of the day. So,
everything is as fresh as they can get."
"The only thing we don't have readily available are lobsters but these can be pre-ordered," reveals the
Dampa King.
Rising Demand for Seafood Deliveries
I thought l'd lose everything during the pandemic, but to my surprise sales grew exponentially with
greater demand for deliveries," confessed the Dampa King. "It turned out that seafood is pandemic
proof"
"We've survived with group service, offering a lot of variations-we have shrimp in eight variations, and
banking on seasonal demands. In January, for instance, when people are dieting meat dishes are on a
low, so our tuna sales go up!" he explained.
He acknowledges a great deal of this success on efficient and early deliveries, too. Just what the
sensitive nature of seafood dishes need and for this, he says, "Grab is a real game changer!"
With only the Greenhills branch closing shop for reasons not related to the lockdown, the restaurant
chain had to let go of 100 people overall given that branches had to temporarily suspend operations.
"m confident, however, that looking for new cooks and staff wouldn't be hard because we offer more
than the P160 per day and 1 free meal that other paluto [cooked to order) outlets give.
Thus, Dampa Express continues to operate on 300 employees who receive the minimum wage plus all
the government-mandated benefits they deserve as food service workers.
"Despite the ECQ resulting in only half of our staff coming in to work, we just held on to the motto that
as long as there are orders and people want seafood, we don't stop," avers the Dampa King.
Expanding after A Surprising Demand
Dampa Express wasn't a childhood dream or a dream that took to long on the planning table, In fact, it
was just a business enterprise that a Gold 's Gym marketing consultant, who rose up the ranks to vice
president, got interested in.
"1 only wanted one restaurant for my wife, but fate had a different plan for me," he remembers thinking
along the lines of Gerry's Grill or JT'S Manukan. They opened their first branch at Xavierville in Quezon
City, before moving toa bigger location on Kamias Road, just a few hundred meters away
"When we opened one branch, people really welcomed the idea that soon, everyone wanted a branch
near their place-it was totally unexpected!" He nearly closed a deal with a Singapore-based restaurant
operator before COVID-19 came.
"The demand keeps on growing so much so that one prospect even offered an exorbitant amount that
was really hard to refuse just to buy the name, but I thought it's too early for that. Another one from
Dubai wanted to get the full rights to put up branches in the UAE, which I declined," narrates the Dampa
King.
Now, this phenomenal brainchild of Simon Lim, Jr, and his best friend Ronald lledan, is going on 30
branches, of which 10 are provincial franchises and 10 are company-owned.
To date, Dampa Express serves around 2,000 customers daily in all their branches combined. "From the
fruit of our labors, we're able to open a private resort in Pampanga, with a giant crab image as tribute to
our success: katas ng alimango [the fruit of selling crabs"
Holding the Title of Dampa King
"We make the biggest order for crabs in this part of the world. At one time, our orders reached P10.5M
worth of crabs"
This unprecedented success as an innovative seafood restaurant that pioneered "affordability,
accessibility, and accelerated service" in the Philippines has earned Simon Lim, Jr, the title of Dampa
King.
The irony here is, I don't cook and neither do l eat crabs," he admitted. "ve been called Mr Alimango,
Mr Dampa, Crab King, or Dampa King because l've successfully brought Dampa Express to communities
and expanded on the dampa concept."
Dampa Express now boasts the biggest number of branches among any Philippine seafood restaurants,
making it the biggest seafood chain in the Philippines. As a result, the seafood resto business is nowa
multi-million industry.
The Dampa King's success goes beyond the marriage of luck and business acumen-a feat that the
media has praised for achieving the perfect balance in maintaining a day job as a gym employee and growing a business-to his earnest desire to help his staff and acquaintances grow with the business and
to always buy local.
"I make it a point to source everything we use and serve from fellow Filipinos. For instance, all our itlog
na maalat [salted duck's egg] and bilao are from Pampanga. We're 100% Pinoy to give back to the
community."
He still buys all of his vegetables from the ambulant vegetable vendor peddling on their street. "He used
to go about pushing a cart then when he started supplying all Dampa Express branches, he was able to
buy a pedicab and now, he's driving a car!
Dampa Express is now accepting franchise and partnership applications nationwide and for overseas as
well. For the full menu, reservation, delivery and more information, please call 0917 5311703 or +632
79441036 or visit@dampaexpress.official on Instagram and Dampa Express on Facebook.
Did you know that for the past four years now, Mang Inasal has been spearheading a national celebration every March to allow Filipinos to enjoy the creamiest halo-halo in town?
Mas Ma-Crema Mang Inasal Pinoy Halo-Halo once more takes centerstage during the one-day National Halo-Halo Sarap Day on Sunday, March 15.
Mang Inasal’s over 600 stores around the country will offer the small Mang Inasal Pinoy Halo-Halo at a special price of only Php35.
Not many people know that apart from serving the leading branded grilled chicken in the country, Mang Inasal also offers the creamiest halo-halo. Fans of the refreshing snack are one in saying that Mang Inasal Pinoy Halo-Halo is truly “Mas Ma-Crema,” whether taken as a refreshing dessert to cap their hearty meal or a delightful merienda treat.
Likewise, foodies agree that Mang Inasal has elevated the halo-halo to the next level with its finely crushed ice, choice ingredients, and generous serving of the creamiest milk.
If you haven’t tried Mang Inasal Pinoy Halo-Halo, you’ll definitely be in for a sweet and creamy surprise!
So mark March 15, 2020 on your calendars. Bring your family, relatives and barkada to the nearest Mang Inasal branch and enjoy Mas Ma-Crema Mang Inasal Pinoy Halo-Halo.
Mang Inasal, home of the leading branded grilled chicken, recently took home top plums in the prestigious 2019 Araw Values Awards.
Mang Inasal was recognized for its exceptional work on their Solb ang Pinoy, Gawad PiliPinoy, HoLEAFDay Araw ng Kalayaan, and Buwan ng Wika Pampilipit ng Dila campaigns.
“It has always been our desire at Mang Inasal to cultivate our rich Filipino culture and to promote positive Filipino values by reflecting them in our digital marketing campaigns”, says Camille Cacapit, Mang Inasal’s Digital Marketing Manager. “As a Filipino quick service restaurant with a nationwide presence, we aim to inculcate Filipino pride through our food, services and our distinct brand messaging.”
Mang Inasal’s Solb ang Pinoy, a digital video that celebrated unique Filipino craftsmanship and work ethics, won a Gold Araw Values Award under the Advocacy and Branded Communications - Love of Country and Respect for National Customs and Traditions category. The material featured two beloved Pinoy craftsmen – the barong maker and the banig weaver. The video garnered 8 million views, 100 thousand reactions, over 1,000 comments and 8,000 shares.
Meanwhile, two digital contents -- the Independence Day and the Eid Mubarak Leaf posts -- each received Silver in the Technical Awards Production Design category. The materials were cited for their creative use of banana leaves as a design element.
The Eid Mubarak Leaf post also bagged the Bronze Araw Values Award under the Advocacy and Branded Communications - Love of Country and Respect for National Customs and Traditions.
The video featuring Mang Inasal’s 2019 Gawad PiliPinoy awardee, Iloisa Romaraog-Diga, received a Bronze Araw Values Award under the Advocacy and Branded Communications - Respect and Care for Life and Dignity and Rights category.
The winning video showed how Session Groceries, the online portal Diga helped establish, has been providing Benguet farmers an alternative online distribution channel, enabling them to command better prices.
The Gawad PiliPinoy Session Groceries video also received two Bronze Technical Awards: one for Sound Design and another one for Cinematography.
Lastly, for the Buwan ng Wika Pampilipit Dila, Mang Inasal received another Bronze, again under the Love of Country and Respect for National Customs and Traditions. By creating challenging tongue twisters or "pampilipit dila" in Filipino, Mang Inasal challenged Filipinos on the street to test their skills. Utilizing a foreigner as host further fueled the fire for our kababayans to showcase their dormant Filipino skills. The 2018 video proved to be a hit – garnering over 4 million views, 74,000 reactions, over 1,000 comments, and 5,000 shares.
“We share these awards with DDB Philippines who have made all these digital initiatives possible. Indeed, these Araw Values Awards inspire us to continue developing and posting similarly themed contents,” Cacapit added.
The Araw Values Awards is a biennial event sponsored by the Ad Foundation. They aim to recognize advertising campaigns that uphold Filipino values based on the Ad Foundation’s ARAW cornerstone values — love of God, commitment to truth, honesty, and integrity; love of country and respect for national customs and traditions; reverence for family unit or marriage or responsible parenthood; respect and care for human life, dignity and the rights of all; respect for law and authority and the promotion of self- discipline; and concern for and preservation of the environment.
Entrepreneur Henjie Carmona launches Rafael’s Tapas Bar and Restaurant at Resorts World Manila to share his father Rafael’s passion for home-cooked dishes, his mother Petronila’s elegant homemaking, and his penchant for art collecting to the upscale hotel-casino complex’s food, wine, and fun loving clientele of high rollers, junkets, and the fancy set.
“I want to offer them a place to come home to not only for familiar but original home recipes that have been leveled up for their discriminating tastes,” he said, “but also to cozy up, chill, and unwind after spending hours playing and gaming.”
Although he’s a communication research graduate by degree and initially a banker by profession, Carmona has been in the hotel and restaurant industry for more than two decades now. His group having pioneered the condotel (condominium + hotel) format and the executive breakfast lounge, he wanted to challenge himself further by offering ala carte.
Lessons from Father
“Opening Rafael’s isn’t a childhood dream, but everything that went into it has been inspired by my dad who taught me all I need about food and cooking,” Carmona confessed. “First, good food is all about freshness—meaning, nothing stays long in the freezer, nothing canned is used, and everything is made in-house, even the pasta and especially the sauces.”
He reminisces how his father never allowed helpers to cook, reserving that privilege and honor for the head of the family, and made sure to prepare their meals himself every weekend despite being swamped by his business all week.
“I’d remember craving for his signature dinuguan (pork blood stew) and lechon (roasted suckling pig) pairing while Matt Monroe wafts in the air,” he recalls, adding that this time it’s not just about taste, but also being Instagrammable. Thus, all Rafael’s dishes are plated with delicate artistry worthy of being photographed and shared (pun intended).
“Second, you never ask your guests if they have eaten already or if they want to eat or not,” Carmona explained. Not only would it put off guests as an excuse for lack of preparation or not having enough food, it would also give an impression that hospitality is not one’s forte,
He assured that there’s no compromising quality in the dining experience at Rafael’s, where groups of 10 to 15 can avail of the posh Petronila VIP mezzanine room for a consumable reserve price of P200K which comes with the mandatory Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV that can be hooked up to Resort World shows. “For that, it’s the sky’s the limit from cocktail drinks at P400 per pop to exquisite bottles of Remy Martin Louis XIII and Dalmore 25!”
“Third, food is everybody’s game,” Carmona concluded, “just like my father said everything’s done with food: deals closed, relationships opened, victories celebrated, wrongs amended, and sins forgiven.” Nobody loses with food and the best businesses invest in it.
Thus, Rafael’s is that rare mall space where you not only find the most original tasting dishes but also the most fastidiously interior decorated restaurant where diners eat and drink surrounded by towering Toto Aguilon wire spires, commissioned paintings from artists Tanya Gaisano Lee and Angelo Tabije, John Lloyd Cruz photographs, red and black draped tables, golden trumpet chandeliers, and a golden washroom!
Rafael’s Specialties
“All our dishes are all-time familiar favorites that offer a unique twist in taste and presentation,” Carmona beamed as he introduced Rafael’s house specialties, which have interesting, oftentimes intriguing, names.
For their signature tapas or appetizers, they have their ritzy rendition of chicken skin—Chicken that Crossed the Road (P380) served with chili malt vinegar, pickled carrot, and radish puree, which are extra crunchy along with their classy version of gambas—Miss Gump in Hot Flashes (P720) with black garlic and Chardonnay roasted chilis and lemon.
For dinner, they have First Love (P1150)—spicy soft shelled crab risotto with homemade chorizo and chicken thigh charged with lemon—which is as crispy as they are tasty and Blackened Angus Ribeye (P2900)—prime steak with corn and zucchini succotash and chimichurri sauce—which is the most expensive standalone item on the menu.
Capping every meal or visit, guests ought to make sure they try The Big Bang Theory (P390)—a delicately sweet triple nut, three-layered cake of butter and dark chocolate cake revelation, their version of “Choc Nut”, revealed Chef Jinggoy Fernando—for dessert to complete the Rafael’s experience.
“The concept behind all these is simple,” Henjie Carmona said summing up: “I want Rafael’s to be that kind of place where you always want to come back to every day because it’s home and the food reminds you of family,”
For the full menu, reservations, and more information, please visit @rafaelsrwph on Instagram and Rafael’s Tapas Bar and Restaurant on Facebook.
Why settle for meals that don’t satisfy, no matter how affordable they are?
Or as Coco Martin asks in his latest Mang Inasal TV ad: “Sinong matutuwa sa laman-tiyan lang?”
The leading branded grilled chicken communicates anew its value-for-money proposition through an entertaining 15-second TV commercial featuring Mang Inasal’s long-time celebrity endorser.
For only P99, one can already have a satisfying meal of Mang Inasal Chicken Inasal that combines delicious thigh and juicy leg parts. It’s like having two orders of chicken served in one flavourful meal, making Coco Martin blurt out at the end of the TVC, that the Mang Inasal Chicken Inasal is truly, “Busog sa Ihaw Sarap!”
Busog sa Ihaw Sarap puts together Mang Inasal Chicken Inasal’s positioning of bigness (2-in-1 sa Laki) and craveability (Nuot sa Ihaw Sarap) given the product’s delectable taste that seeps through the chicken fibers.
For about a decade now, customers flock to Mang Inasal’s to grab a bite of its Chicken Inasal, making the enterprise one of Jollibee Foods Corporation’s fast-growing business units.
People best know Mang Inasal to be the home of the leading branded grilled chicken, but did you know that apart from its best-selling Chicken Inasal, they also have other flavorsome items in their menu at value-for-money prices?
For one, Mang Inasal has recently launched its Merienda Sarap Savers to cater to customers who want filling yet affordable meals best to enjoy during snack time.
Comprising the Mang Inasal Merienda Sarap Savers menu are the Palabok which sells at P59, Pinoy Halo-Halo at P55, Lumpiang Togue at P49, and Molo Soup at P45 -- all of which are ala carte.
These food items also go well as add-ons to other Mang Inasal Paborito Meals like the best-selling Chicken Inasal, Spicy Paa, Pecho, Pork Sisig and Bangus Sisig.
For the convenience of Metro Manila customers, they may place their orders at #7-3333 or through Grab Food or Foodpanda.
November 2019 - PHILIPPINES – McDonald’s in 90 countries around the world are bringing happiness to Happy Meal fans as they introduce the limited-edition Surprise Happy Meal in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first-ever Happy Meal. By bringing back the most popular Happy Meal toys from the last four decades, it invites people of all ages to join in the fun and discover what old or new favorite awaits them. Filipino fans can celebrate with the rest of the world beginning November 21, until supplies last!
“Since the Happy Meal was introduced on the menu, it quickly became synonymous with our brand,” said Steve Easterbrook, McDonald’s CEO. “Today, this iconic red box creates delicious, lasting memories for billions of families annually across the world.”
First introduced in the U.S. in 1979, its global footprint has expanded to more than 38,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries around the globe – with the iconic toy still a beloved staple, serving as a symbol of surprise, playfulness and fun. It made its debut in the Philippines in 1997 and has been bringing happiness to thousands of Filipino children ever since.
For many, Happy Meal has become part of their childhood memories. Every generation can relate to that rush of excitement in receiving and opening one – the sheer delight of discovering what toy lies inside while enjoying their favorite McDonald’s meal with the family. Starting November 21, Filipinos get to relive some of those memories as they would get to unbox fourteen of the most memorable Happy Meal toys of the last 40 years. They’ll get to participate in the surprise of guessing which throwback Happy Meal toy they’ll receive when purchasing a Surprise Happy Meal as each one is packed in a blind bag, building up excitement that comes with unboxing a Happy Meal.
“McDonald’s Happy Meal has been surprising kids and families with shared moments of happiness, and it promises to do so once again by bringing in a touch of nostalgia with the Surprise Happy Meal,” said Christina Lao, Marketing Director of McDonald’s Philippines.
Keep your eyes peeled for the reveal of the toy designs very soon, and make sure to grab your McDonald’s Surprise Happy Meal in participating branches in the Philippines starting November 21, 2019, while supplies last!
October 2019 - PHILIPPINES - As the holiday season is fast approaching, give yourself a dose of self-love by rewarding yourself to four new, rich, delicious desserts than you can enjoy any time of the day – McDonald’s all-new Dreamy Delights: the Rich Chocolate Pie, Coffee McFlurry with Oreo, Brown Sugar Sundae with Pearls, and Milk Tea McFloat with Brown Sugar Pearls.
Enjoy McDonald’s NEW Indulgent Dreamy Delights
Taking the main spotlight is McDonald’s Rich Chocolate Pie. Imagine sinking your teeth into a cocoa-flavored pie crust with hot, thick, luscious dark chocolate filling. The filling is especially made from cocoa beans from Ivory Coast, Ecuador, and Ghana, making this a perfect luxurious holiday treat for just P39.
Try the equally rich Coffee McFlurry with Oreo which is sure to keep you feeling fuzzy and happy. Sweet and smooth, this is an indulgent combination of thick vanilla soft serve sundae mixed with mild roast coffee syrup and crushed Oreos. At P49, it’s a well-deserved gift you owe yourself this holiday season.
If you love brown sugar and pearls, then you absolutely need to try out McDonald’s Brown Sugar Sundae with Pearls. This cup of thick vanilla soft serve sundae is topped with sweet brown sugar syrup, and chewy delightful brown sugar pearls. It’s amazingly affordable at P49 too.
For a quick holiday perk-me-up, McDonald’s Milk Tea McFloat with Brown Sugar Pearls is a perfect choice. Pick from two flavors – a refreshing and sweet classic black-tea base, or a dreamy wintermelon tea base, with chewy brown sugar pearls topped with thick vanilla soft serve sundae. At P75, this milk tea can be enjoyed anytime.
As the holidays approach, make sure you don't leave yourself out. Make the holidays merrier by treating yourself with McDonald’s Dreamy Delights, available at McDonald’s stores nationwide starting October 28, 2019.
Share with us your experience by using the hashtag #McDoDreamyDelights! You may also visit McDonald’s Facebook page (fb.com/McDo.ph) and Twitter and Instagram page (@McDo_PH) for more details.
Trade Undersecretary Blesila Lantayona for Regional Operations Group expressed her full support to the Philippine Cacao Industry Council and Cacao Industry Development Association in bolstering the government’s efforts in the sustainable development of Philippine Cacao Industry during the opening of Kakao Konek 2019, the country’s biggest annual event of the cacao and chocolate industry, last October 17 at SMX Convention Center, Davao City. This year’s Kakao Konek highlighted the various locally-made cocoa and chocolate products across the country. The event also conducted technical sessions and discussions about cacao science and agronomy with local resource persons as well as cacao experts from the other countries.
