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Spanish Fast Food Desserts

The McDonald's Menu in South Korea is Adding Sweet Spanish Churros

— November 16, 2015 — Lifestyle
The latest addition to the McDonald's value menu in South Korea is a sweet Spanish dessert of deep-fried churros.

This sweet Spanish dessert hopes to satisfy the craving of MacDonald's consumers in South Korea. Adding this item to the value menu will ensure that consumers aren't overpaying to try new and exciting items. The price point will incite consumers to test the dessert, even if they aren't sure they will like it.

This deep-friend stick of batter is covered in decadent cinnamon sugar. The simple dish has proven to be a popular dessert around the world, and McDonald's hopes to gain the same reaction with its take on the delightfully sweet treat. The burger joint has also created a clever ad to enhance and promote the latest value menu item.
Trend Themes
1. Sweet Spanish Desserts - The addition of deep-fried churros to McDonald's menu in South Korea demonstrates the growing trend of incorporating sweet Spanish desserts into fast-food offerings.
2. Value Menu Innovation - The introduction of sweet Spanish churros as an affordable item on McDonald's value menu highlights the trend of using value menus to test and promote unique food options.
3. Global Dessert Favorites - The popularity of simple and decadent desserts like deep-fried churros showcases the trend of global dessert favorites becoming mainstream in various fast-food chains.
Industry Implications
1. Fast Food - The addition of sweet Spanish churros to McDonald's menu in South Korea creates opportunities for fast-food chains to diversify their dessert offerings and cater to different cultural tastes.
2. Food and Beverage - The incorporation of sweet Spanish desserts like churros into fast-food menus presents innovative opportunities for the food and beverage industry to explore cross-cultural flavors and create unique dessert offerings.
3. Marketing and Advertising - The clever ad campaign developed to promote the addition of sweet Spanish churros to the McDonald's value menu showcases the potential disruptive innovation in marketing and advertising strategies within the food industry.
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