Mentor Club project | Country Delight
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Mentor Club project | Country Delight

Product :


Country Delight is a direct to consumer online milk and grocery subscription delivery platform founded in 2015. They started with online milk delivery and now have ventured into other food essentials categories - coconut water, fruits, vegetables, milk products - paneer, eggs, and other staples like pulses, farm honey etc.

In FY24, they had a revenue of Rs. 1380 crore. They currently have 1.5 million users across 17 cities in India. They operate under subscription delivery model - daily, alternate day, weekly, monthly etc. Their core value proposition is to deliver unadulterated and fresh ,farm to home, dairy and grocery products to customers doorstep in hassle free manner. Consumer ordering and servicing happens through a mobile app.

They have recently in Dec'24 ventured into 10-15 minutes delivery in select pin codes in Gurgaon. This instant service is available between 6 AM-9 PM.

Main competitors ->Milk Basket, BBDaily, Nandini, Heritage ,Amul, Akshayakalpa


Questionnaire :


The objective of this questionnaire is to understand the key barriers preventing Country Delight aware non-users from adopting it and uncover actionable insights to drive brand penetration among the target audience. By understanding their purchase behavior, perceptions, and concerns, we aim to develop strategies that effectively address these barriers, and encourage trial and long-term usage


Target Audience -

Top Tier City

Tech User

Country Delight Aware Non-Users which can be classified into 3 buckets :

          • [Not Considering] Aware Not Considered
          • [Borderline case] Aware Considering
          • [Rejectors] Aware Rejectors


Discussion Guide :

  1. Basic Introduction - Name, Age, Work Profile, City, Income {Below 5LPA, 5-10 LPA, 10-20 LPA, 20+ LPA}, Daily Routine especially pertaining to buying milk and groceries etc.
  2. Find out the reason for not purchasing from Country Delight?
        • Have you ever done online shopping of milk or other food essentials like Paneer, curd etc. ?
        • What, according to you, are the merits of buying milk or other food essentials online ?
        • What are the brands or places you purchase milk or other food essentials, online and offline from ?
            • Which brands have you purchased from ?
            • Which brand you prefer the most to purchase from ? And, why ?
            • How has your past experience been with these brands ?
        • How did you come to know of the brand Country Delight ?
        • Since when have you known the brand Country Delight ?
  3. Did you ever think of using Country Delight ?
          • If yes,
              • When ? What factors made you consider it ?
              • Why have you not made a purchase through Country Delight, yet ?
          • If no,
              • What makes you not consider Country Delight ?
              • What can we do to make you a customer of Country Delight ?
  4. What is stopping you from using Country Delight ? What are your top reasons ?
  5. What changes can we make to convince you to try Country Delight ?
  6. What factors do you consider when deciding a place to buy milk and other food essentials ? { Price / Freshness/ Convenience/ Quality etc.}
  7. What comes to your mind when you think of brand Country Delight ?
  8. Any final thoughts on how Country Delight could improve its offering for you ?



Growth Problem Statement :


Their current ARPU is ~Rs. 920 / year (Rs. 1380 crores revenue with 15 million users) . Objective is to work towards improving ARPU by ~10% ( Rs. 1012 per user per year )


Usage Based Segmentation :

Engagement Framework -

Depth of engagement ( ARPU) -> Frequency of transaction * Average Order Value ( AOV )



Frequency

Depth

Breadth

Casual Users

~1-2 times/ week

Rs. 780

No subscription, buying as per need basis

Core Users

~3-4 times/week

Rs. 980

May opt for subscription

Power Users

~5-7 times/week

Rs. 1180

Have weekly subscription for at-least one product, have VIP membership


In order to increase ARPU, there are 2 core levers to be worked upon -

A. Frequency of Ordering

B. Cohort Distribution : Casual -> Core -> Power


Metric

Current

Target

Average Frequency of Casual Users / week

1.5

1.5

Average Frequency of Core Users / week

3.5

4

Average Frequency of Power Users / week

6

6

Weighted Average Frequency / week

3

4.1

% of Casual Users

50%

25%

% of Core Users

30%

40%

% of Power Users

20%

35%

ARPU

Rs. 920

Rs. 1012

The objective for the campaign would be to change distribution of casual , core and power users. Get more users to become power users, develop stickiness and convert into brand loyalist

A. Country Delight Membership Pass :


Launch Country Delight Pass to provide users with fixed % discounts on products in every category for a specified time period to enhance brand loyalty and user engagement. This will increase usage of the platform since customers would move their milk and other food essential needs from other platforms to this platform


GTM for launching the pass :


Segment Targeting :

Casual and Core Users


Features :

1. Fixed Discounts Across Categories -> Get fixed discounts which is auto-applied on all products basis categories e.g. milk -20%, paneer -25%, pulses -30%


2. Extra Cashback on 7 days streak -> Cashback of Rs. 50 on every 7 days ordering streak


3. Personalized Insights -> Can provide personalized macronutrient insights on the basis of quantity consumed e.g. you bought 20 L of milk this month etc.


4. Flash Sales -> Priority access to flash sales


Construct :


Plan

Cost

Validity

Max. Savings

Starter Pack

1000/-

1 month

2500/-

Value Saver

1100/-

2 months

3500/-

Core Delight

3000/-

6 months

8000/-


Membership Adoption Strategy :


1. One Month Free for new users - >


Give first month of Membership pass free to new users, in order for them to be able to experience the membership benefits, enhancing conversions, and driving stickiness


Within that one month, keep showing the money saved on every order by users. Keep them hooked through personalized insights. This would enhance their confidence.


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2. In-App carousels, PNs, Emails and WhatsApp messages to existing users ->

Nudge existing users with messaging like "Level up - Unlock your Exclusive Club Membership Status".


WhatsApp Message -


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Push Notifications :


Sample PN's to be sent :


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Metrics to Track :

1. #people enrolled on membership duration wise [ 1month/ 3months / 6 months]

2. Conversion Rate

3. Channel wise performance [ WhatsApp / PN / Email / In-app ]

4. Frequency of ordering - non-pass members vs. pass members

5. ARPU - pass members vs non-pass members

6. #people maintaining weekly cashback streak

7. Renewal rate of membership

8. Total Savings per member

9. Savings to Spend Ratio


























































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