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Old 26-02-2013, 20:09
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Agreed. TeamMercury
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:09
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Yes Mercury
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:11
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:11
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Can I confirm that JJ, Jordan and Nick's team name is Sterling?
Nick Are you happy with sterling as the team name
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:12
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We all know airline food can be a bit nasty on the stomach. Your task is to come up with a good quality, affordable airline meal and pitch it to two leading airlines; Emirates and Virgin Atlantic. You must buy all your ingredients from ASDA Groceries Online, Tesco Groceries Online or Amazon. The cost of one meal and all of its ingredients must be sent to Karren. Packaging does not need to be included in the costs. You will then pitch your meal to Emirates, which will be me, and Virgin Atlantic, which will be Karren (pothuthic). It may be helpful to include a diagram of your meal, whether this is self drawn in Paint or a photo from Google Images. Karren and I will then decide how many of each meal we will be willing to order. The pitching will be done at 8pm tomorrow, during the boardroom session. You may wish to include toys for children or gifts with the meal, but these must be from the above websites. Remember, there is no firing after this task but it is important you make a good impression.
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:17
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If Lord Stuart or Karren believe that one team is copying another's idea, that team may be penalised, and may automatically lose the task.
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:18
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You must have a Project Manager.
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Old 26-02-2013, 20:20
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You can make either a standard meal, kid's meal or include special meals such as meals for vegetarians, lactose intolerant.
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:00
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"You can go through to the boardroom now."
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:00
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Thank you, Frances.
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:01
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So I asked you to come up with a good, quality, affordable meal, and then to pitch it to myself and Karren, representing Emirates and Virgin Atlantic airlines. Let's begin with Mercury. Who will be giving the pitch?
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:02
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Hello Lord sugar
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:02
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So I asked you to come up with a good, quality, affordable meal, and then to pitch it to myself and Karren, representing Emirates and Virgin Atlantic airlines. Let's begin with Mercury. Who will be giving the pitch?
I will be delivering the pitch, Lord Stuart. Would you like me to do so now?
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:03
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George, you may begin.
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:03
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Airline food is often reputed as being disgusting, cheap and not good quality. But here at Team Mercury, we aim to change this stereotype altogether with our brand new Meal which we hope to introduce in your airlines.

Our Meal is high quality but still affordable at the same time. Our unique selling point is that most if not all of our ingredients are organic and fresh so quality is definitely available with our Meal. We aim to provide potentially a three course meal but adapted to airline travel. What we have come up with is a starter of Pea and Ham Soup with Bread, a main of Chicken Pie and a dessert of Strawberry Cheesecake.

We chose the Bread and Pea and Ham Soup because it is a hearty meal with lots of locally sourced, healthy and organic ingredients. We feel that customers will enjoy the traditional meal with very good quality ingredients.

We decided to make a meat pie because our aim was to create something enjoyable, but original. Although meat pie is a classic meal it is not often served on airlines, and we think it will be a big hit as it has a personal touch to it, and is unexpected. Chicken is a typically English food, people generally enjoy it and everyone knows how nice it is in a pie! We fully expect this to be a huge money-spinner.

We chose to do a Strawberry Cheesecake as it is simply made and is a delight to everyone. It is high in quality but also comes at a cheaper than expected price. The Strawberry Cheesecake will be a great way to end the meal due to its familiarity and the fact that it is commonly known as a popular dessert.

We think that our meal will definitely attract customers to your airline as this is completely something new, extravagant but at the same time affordable. What will also appeal to customers are the healthy options available and the fact that we haven't typically gone down the junk food route.

Another incentive to go with our Meal is the affordability and cost. Our starter will cost £1.10 per person, our main will cost £1.88 per person and our dessert will cost as little as £0.91 a person. These costs are not considerably large and can be considered a bargain.

Thank you for listening to our pitch. We hope to hear from you soon and we invite any questions.
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:06
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:06
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Thank you George. Could the candidate pitching for team Sterling please do so now. After this Karren and I will deliberate and come back to you with order numbers.
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:09
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Is a member of team Sterling here to pitch?
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:09
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Yes I am here lord stuart
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:10
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Yes I am here lord stuart
Can a member of your team please pitch your meal now please?
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:13
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Can I now have the pitch from team Sterling.
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:15
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Good Evening

Kids on a long flight can be tiring, stressful and rather annoying but PopPopBox is a healthy, fun and child-friendly meal put together in a small box and handed to kids as they board a plane.

Firstly the kids are given a choice of drink between Blackcurrant or Orange fruit shoot. These are child friendly, colourful and gives children a healthly quiet start to their meal.

Next we have popcorn chicken which is chicken nuggets which gives children the next part of their balanced diet.

After the kids are given an apple to eat which is one of their five a day and will build a strong future generation

Next in out meal is a yummy chocolate bar which a child will eat silently and relish the taste and provides another part of their balanced meal.


Thanks for listening to PopPopBox ad questions are very welcome
The Box - http://imageshack.us/f/685/popbox.png/
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:20
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Good Evening

Kids on a long flight can be tiring, stressful and rather annoying but PopPopBox is a healthy, fun and child-friendly meal put together in a small box and handed to kids as they board a plane.

Firstly the kids are given a choice of drink between Blackcurrant or Orange fruit shoot. These are child friendly, colourful and gives children a healthly quiet start to their meal.

Next we have popcorn chicken which is chicken nuggets which gives children the next part of their balanced diet.

After the kids are given an apple to eat which is one of their five a day and will build a strong future generation

Next in out meal is a yummy chocolate bar which a child will eat silently and relish the taste and provides another part of their balanced meal.


Thanks for listening to PopPopBox ad questions are very welcome
The Box - http://imageshack.us/f/685/popbox.png/
This has changed since you sent it to me?
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:23
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Could Karren please announce how many PopPopBoxes she will order.
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Old 27-02-2013, 20:24
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It has it's flaws. Unfortunately we won't be ordering any pop pop boxes.
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