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What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Hart11: 4:17pm On Jun 14 |
Let's gather and discuss 15 Likes
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Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Thephilosopher1: 4:27pm On Jun 14 |
Competition drove them out 167 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Orobokibo1: 4:33pm On Jun 14 |
Chicken is expensive and flour is more expensive 106 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by obinna58(m): 4:56pm On Jun 14 |
Bad economy drove them out 94 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Tokskob2008: 5:10pm On Jun 14 |
Life happened to Mr Biggs.. No one stays champion forever ![]() 243 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Nonexisting1: 5:10pm On Jun 14 |
They were busy enjoying the monopoly and didn't plan for competition until it took them out. In this life, if you're the first, continue to work hard to remain the best. If not, you can only end up in history as the first. Well, Rip to Mr. Biggs. 295 Likes 15 Shares
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Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Martinsmine(m): 5:48pm On Jun 14 |
Rip to Mr Biggs 2 Likes |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by balaclava: 6:28pm On Jun 14 |
Tokskob2008: No one! 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by udede(m): 6:47pm On Jun 14 |
It's not competition at all if you ask me. The economy is the matter . 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Lontorlooka(m): 7:34pm On Jun 14 |
The problem started when they opened their doors for franchise players. People who wanted to start restaurant business but don’t want to go through the effort of creating a new brand and growing customers . Instead ; they apply, pay some recurring fees , be brand materials , recipes , menu and business starts with customers flooding in . While this looked like massive chain growth , they couldn’t enforce the meals have the same quality and taste accords board . Franchise members started adding their stuff . Why not ! It’s their business . Then once a customer have a bad experience at an outlet , they start looking for alternatives sub consciously and they’ll feel all outlets are bad . 515 Likes 42 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by GeneralOjukwu: 7:45pm On Jun 14 |
Nonexisting1: Like Biggs like Blackberry 73 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Zubeezanga(m): 7:51pm On Jun 14 |
Lack of innovation, even if you are a pioneer in any kind of business, you must evolve and innovate as competitions sets in, people get bored even loyal customers do, there must always be something to bring people back a tiny new upgrade as at when needed but still retaining the old authentic aura, because humans are comfortable with what they know and can grow with, i think they allowed old loyal customers outgrow them, like me i love food, and i will own a resturant more like a village kitchen, where u embrace that ur growing up ur local delicacy, ur local drinks, if u squat or kneel or sit in any kind of way to eat traditionaly, then u served in such manner eg if na fura de nunu omo na calabash una go take drink, if na isi ewu nkwobi plate standard lol, with time i will infuse traditional music,drama,folklores etc the ideas choke na the funds man dy gather hahaha, because i go take am international too, i go use local dishes tell our kids our stories. 42 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by JOGICE(m): 8:12pm On Jun 14 |
Lontorlooka: Your observation on this is apt, you nailed this question like someone who managed a branch. 226 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Hart11: 8:23pm On Jun 14 |
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Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by faceland: 8:51pm On Jun 14 |
Lontorlooka: I think it was the opposite. I don't remember anyone thinking Mr. Biggs was trash. It was competitors that push them out (as they set unrealistic standards and were too sure if themselves). My father applied, they told him he needed 4 million of in those days money (that would be 40 million of today's naira based on dollars exchange). Then they made some crazy demands like; it must be on a major road (they want it on the road, your property or rented building). People with that type of money are not usually patient enough to nurse a new business-location (they want profit today, those capable of running the show, can't afford the prerequisites). They felt no one could beat them and overnight many Asians came with their own recipes. Nothing special. Just fry suger and rob it on the body of your finished junk-food, the end. Anyway, 99% of my comic books back then ware sponsored by them and Guinness Mult. 99 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by drimzsmoke(m): 8:58pm On Jun 14 |
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Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by meobizy(f): 8:58pm On Jun 14 |
Nothing lasts forever. At least they did two decades in the business. I remember eating at one of the last Mr Bigg's spots in Abuja as at 2010. 30 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by RealityKings: 9:04pm On Jun 14 |
Taxation drove them out of the country. But at least they set the path for small scale eateries 7 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by iCauseTrouble: 9:21pm On Jun 14 |
Whaow.... I was just thinking about this yesterday. I guess they refused to upgrade, so they lost out to smaller brands 3 Likes |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Nairashop(m): 9:21pm On Jun 14 |
hear say Tinubu fall, na true ? . I sell quality trousers, see my thread for update 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by FeliciaOja(f): 9:22pm On Jun 14 |
They have tried honestly Back then Mr Biggs was the Disneyland of Nigeria. I still have kodak pictures of me and my cousins eating big fat chicken ![]() One of the biggest pioneers of fast food in Nigeria since early 2000's. You have tried ![]() It's not easy at all. Mr Biggs gave us childhood memories that can never be forgotten.. Going to Mr Biggs right after school was the greatest feeling ever ![]() Thanks you Mr Biggs for all these years ❤️ 112 Likes 11 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by greenermodels: 9:22pm On Jun 14 |
They couldn't withstand the competition that followed, they were probably too relaxed in their supremacy. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by AK481(m): 9:22pm On Jun 14 |
Short answer :poor Franchise Their lack of standard for their franchise and greediness of focusing only on money . One Mr biggs rice will be manageable, the one down the street will be like amadioha cooked it . The next one will sell amala, the other one will sell tuwo shinkaffi. Their death have nothing to do with competition only their poor resuration have been frustrated by competition. 30 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by lekkicctv(m): 9:22pm On Jun 14 |
They were particularly loved for their amazing meat pies and scotch eggs. They had over 170 locations in 40 cities.. Before Chicken Republic and KFC even arrived on the scene MR Bigg's was 43 Likes 6 Shares
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Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by NaijaCover(m): 9:22pm On Jun 14 |
Mr Biggs, still dey for Onitsha Town 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by benuejosh: 9:23pm On Jun 14 |
PO was the cause 4 Likes |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by natedensel: 9:23pm On Jun 14 |
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Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by mbahdi(m): 9:23pm On Jun 14 |
Emilokan jagabandits effect 3 Likes |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by Parydelegate: 9:23pm On Jun 14 |
That year wey going to Mr Biggs on Christmas day was an achievement ![]() Mr Biggs Maryland comes to my mind ![]() 40 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by dauntless15(m): 9:24pm On Jun 14 |
Lol I remember eating my first meat pie in life from Mr Biggs, I didn't like it but my dad forced me to eat it because it was the only snack we could get on the go, now I chase meat pie all over town wherever there's a fresh well made one, I remember their meat pie used to be weighty with a lot of meat in it, not the crap people do these days and stuff potatoes in it and say it's meat pie, too bad all that is no more because of naija economy, they had to compete with chicken republic, KFC and the likes, they didn't survive it, normally you need to innovate and adapt, they refuse to do that, so it just died naturally, another brand heading same way rn is Tito, they'll soon cease to exist like Mr Biggs, I had fond memories of that brand growing up. 23 Likes |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by ibabz(m): 9:24pm On Jun 14 |
who moved my cheese? that's what happened 2 Likes |
Re: What Happened To Mr Biggs? by ecolime(m): 9:24pm On Jun 14 |
Complacency killed the brand. 17 Likes 2 Shares |
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