McDonald’s has partnered with ITC Ltd to add its fruit beverage, B Natural, to the Happy Meal. This initiative comes as a part of McDonald’s #25ActsofHappy campaign. The new Happy Meal is available across all McDonald’s restaurants in West and South India only.
Speaking on the launch of new offering, Arvind RP, Director – Marketing and Communications, McDonald’s India (West and South) said: “At McDonald’s, we have always been cognizant of the needs and demands of our ever-evolving consumers. Children are an integral part of the McDonald’s family and we are excited to bring this new wholesome Happy MealTM to them. This initiative helps us further strengthen our commitment to the Good Food Journey.”
Added Sanjay Singal, Chief Operating Officer – Dairy and Beverages, ITC Limited: “At ITC Ltd, we are committed to delivering products to consumers that are differentiated and cater to their evolving needs. With consumer led and science-based products as offerings, B Natural has been at the forefront of reinventing the fruit beverage category with the introduction of beverages that are not made from concentrate, artificial colours, and preservatives.”
B Natural has launched a digital campaign on International Labour Day last week thanking farmers for their tireless efforts to help ensure availability of the Ready-to-Serve Fruit Beverages.
Speaking about the initiative, Sanjay Singal, Chief Operating Officer – Dairy and Beverages, ITC Ltd, said: “As we approach the peak of Indian summer, staying hydrated has become extremely crucial. We wanted to take this opportunity to thank the Indian farmers who have been a pillar of support during these challenging times and are amongst the many warriors who are helping with our efforts of reaching out to consumers.”
ITC’s B Natural Fruit Beverages in collaboration with Alive India, has released a multilingual music video celebrating the power of India and showcasing the diversity of its talent and resources. Through its narrative, B Natural celebrates the idea of ‘One Nation One Music’ and promotes the feeling of Indian-ness.
Commenting on the initiative, Sanjay Singal, Chief Operating Officer – Dairy and Beverages, ITC Limited, said: “This musical ensemble very aptly reflects B Natural’s ethos of celebrating Indianness, an attribute which the Brand takes pride evidenced by our proposition as we bring to consumers the fruits of the labour of our Indian farmers through our beverages. We hope this video inspires the feeling of pride and gratitude among the consumers towards our country and help build this ethos.
Grey Group has unveiled a TVC-led campaign for ITC Food’s recently launch B Natural.
The commercial, conceptualised and executed by Grey India, challenges consumer’s longstanding notion that every juice they pick up is pure.
Said Sanjay Singal, Chief Operating Officer, Dairy & Beverages, ITC Limited:“Team Grey has really addressed the challenge of communicating a product story in a refreshing and engaging manner using the yoga concept and leveraging our new brand ambassadorâ€
Added Gautam Bhasin, Senior Creative Director – Grey Group Bangalore: “The creative challenge was to deliver a strong message about other juices containing concentrate in an entertaining and effective way without losing its core essence. And having Shilpa Shetty add a twist to how we know yoga became the answer.”
Added Vishal Ahluwalia, Vice President – Grey Group Bangalore: “The task for Grey was dual, launch B Natural 100% Pomegranate juice and bust the myth around juices with concentrate. The common category belief is that all juices are made from fruit pulp. While we were disrupting the category the execution also had to be disruptive and visually delightful for the consumers to take notice. The campaign is surely going to make us think on how we perceive and receive juices and hopefully resolve the conflict by sipping onto a new pack of B’Natural 100% Pomegranate juice!â€
The juice category is dominated by two key players – Real and Tropicana; with both being positioned on health, a rather sanitized take on health that is all about meal replacement or about sacrificing good food/taste.
Which is why when ITC wanted to enter this category with B Natural, for Grey, the starting point was very clear – we will never ask our consumers to compromise on taste to achieve health.
The consumer insight was that we as a nation have never precluded taste or enjoyment from our pursuit of good health. Our meals are multi-sensory; rich in taste, texture, colours and aromas. It was decided that this code of taste that is so crucial to the Indian consumer, will form the foundation of the messaging. The teams at ITC came up with a product that was so superior in taste, it trumped its competition in every research conducted.
The amalgamation of this insight and product gave birth to the idea of B Natural – a celebration of taste. The enjoyment of great taste is such an innocent and spontaneous joy that no matter how hard you try to hide it, it is bound to show.
Malvika Mehra
Malvika Mehra, Executive Vice President and National Creative Director, GREY group India said, “Anything coming out from the ITC Foods stable is usually the undisputed leader in taste in its category. That’s the great heritage of this brand. So when it came to  launching their juice brand ‘B Natural’ it was almost instinctive for us to do an out an out taste story. And in keeping with our Indian ethos of ‘jashn’ we decided to make a celebration of it.â€
The TVC titled “Sangram Singh†introduces the character of palace guard Sangram Singh – a man trained and conditioned over generations to have an impasse face with no expressions. One can see him staying completely stoic no matter what the situation or news, till he takes the B Natural taste challenge. And when he does take a sip of B Natural, even he finds it impossible from letting the great taste show on his face along with a spontaneous burr of energy in his personality overall.
Ram Jayaraman, Associate Vice President & Creative Head, Grey Bangalore, said: “”To launch a range of fruit juices/beverages in a cluttered market, we needed something different. We found that in something very simple. Taste. Taste at its very core, is instinct. If you have something delicious, the reaction will play out on your face. We fleshed out many ‘blank expression’ archetypes on the premise of ‘Can’t hide the Taste’, and Sangram Singh is the one who made it to the shoot. And lived and smiled to drink B Natural.”
