MMMARKETING — The LG Group Marketing Welcome Page
Welcome to the Wonderful World of
MMMARKETING

We're not the team that just makes things pretty. We're here to help people notice, trust, remember and choose every brand in this group. We turn what the business does into what customers feel... then turn that feeling into action you can count in the till.

LifeGrain Café Plume Café Tsubu Sushi Ta'za Bakery
"Marketing is the generous act of helping someone solve a problem. Their problem."
— Seth Godin, carried into how we work
See what we believe
Who We Are

We make value impossible to miss.

Marketing isn't lipstick on the business. It's the engine room. We don't add noise. We make the invisible visible. We create clarity, demand and trust, then make the good stuff impossible to walk past. Brand, storytelling, campaigns, digital, customer experience, partnerships and growth all live here. Our work helps others win. That's the whole job.

01

Highlighters not noise-makers

Anyone can shout. We make people lean in.

We find the good, sharpen the message and make what matters easier to see. Volume is cheap; clarity is the flex.

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Light-bearers not spotlight-seekers

We don't chase the spotlight. We aim it.

Our job isn't centre stage, it's to shape the story so our brands, teams, customers and communities are the ones who shine.

03

Artists not task-tickers

We don't tick boxes. We sweat the pixels.

There's a science to this. But we treat the work as craft. Every touchpoint teaches people what to believe about us, so every detail earns its place.

04

Cultivators not manipulators

We don't force growth. We engineer the conditions for it.

Clarity, consistency, trust and momentum: the soil good things grow in. We plant systems, not chase hype or one-offs.

Hospitality with governance. Warmth with structure. Comfort with commercial discipline.
What We Do

Pick a lever. We'll pull it.

Then we’ll keep testing, tightening, and turning it into growth. Brand, demand, trust and growth all under one roof. Here's the full kit, and every single piece is built to move a number, not just look good doing it.

◆ 01

Brand Strategy

Positioning, brand architecture and the masterbrand that ladders every retail brand up to one standard.

◆ 02

Campaign Planning

A yearly rhythm with quarterly refreshes, each tied to a clear customer behaviour and a reporting metric.

◆ 03

Social & Content

Instagram, LinkedIn and a content bank that makes our standard visible — not just more posts.

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Design Direction

Visual and language standards across print and digital, kept consistent through governance.

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Retail & Store Marketing

Turning each store into a media environment - collateral, POS, screens and review prompts.

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Loyalty & App Growth

Converting walk-in traffic into an owned, reachable audience with higher repeat behaviour and basket value.

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Partnership Support

Capability profiles, tender inputs and corporate storytelling that win hospital and campus relationships.

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Online Reputation

Google Business, reviews and local trust signals treated as a commercial growth channel.

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Launch Planning

The 120-day New Store Growth Loop: awareness, trial, loyalty, repeat and customer insight.

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Promotions & Events

Community moments handled with care so they add value rather than simply using the moment.

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Internal Comms

Clearer collateral, language and alignment for managers and Head Office teams.

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Performance Tracking

Connecting what was done to what changed - across nine revenue-linked growth metrics.

The Parent Brand

The LG Group

Behind every café, sushi counter and bakery is one promise: hospitality with governance, credible enough for hospitals and campuses. The retail brands win the day. The masterbrand wins the room. Our job is to keep that root system unshakeable.

  • Strengthen the Group's reputation and credibility for tenders, partnerships and new sites.
  • Create consistency across every customer, stakeholder and site touchpoint.
  • Support partnerships with capability profiles, corporate storytelling and compliance messaging.
  • Connect each retail brand under one shared vision - distinct, but laddering to a single standard.
"A strong Group brand is the root system beneath every customer-facing brand. When the roots are healthy, the fruit is stronger."
The LG GroupMasterbrand
LifeGrainEssential
PlumeReset
TsubuFresh & fast
Ta'zaCultural
Featured Resource

The LG Group Partnership Suite

A concise capability profile for hospital, campus and facility decision-makers — who The LG Group is, what we offer, our compliance standards and how a partnership opportunity comes to life. Share it when a site conversation begins.

Open the Partnership Suite →
0+Team members across the group
0%NSW Healthy Food & Drink adherence
5-StarCouncil inspection performance · HACCP accredited
Retail Brands We Support

Four brands. One ruthless standard.

Each one is a different answer to a different human need — distinct on the surface, relentless underneath. Tap a card and see how we hold the line.

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LifeGrain Café logo

LifeGrain Café

The essential hospital café

A fresh, everyday café built around quality coffee, nourishing food and convenient hospitality for busy customers.

Role in dayHelps customers keep going — fast, familiar, filling, dependable.
OwnsDependable everyday comfort: essential, reliable, familiar, fresh.
FY27 focusLoyalty, app usage, category awareness and hospital community connection.
NeverAverage, complacent, poor value, or trading on its hospital position.
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Plume Café logo

Plume Café

The emotional reset café

A wellness focused cafe experience consciously created for campuses. Designed to comfort, nourishment and a moment of calm.

Role in dayGives customers room to pause — calm, warmth, a gentle break.
OwnsAccessible calm: warm, feel-good, thoughtful, never exclusive.
FY27 focusBrand awareness, digital presence, loyalty/app growth, product recall.
NeverPremium, elevated, entitled, overpriced or out of reach.
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Tsubu Sushi logo

Tsubu Sushi

Fresh, fast alternative cuisine

A Japanese-inspired sushi and food brand focused on freshness, flavour, convenience and feel-good moments.

Role in dayVariety and convenience for the lunch occasion and quick repeat visits.
OwnsModern, fresh, seasonal product storytelling beyond the cabinet.
FY27 focusAwareness, seasonal product focus and simple repeat purchase behaviour.
SignatureSeasonal heroes, cabinet content, reels, International Sushi Day.
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Ta'za Bakery logo

Ta'za Bakery

Authentic Middle Eastern bakery

Warm manoush, za'atar, pastries and specialty coffee — a modern, hospital-friendly Middle Eastern food experience.

Role in dayCultural warmth and strong grab-and-go appeal in high-footfall spaces.
OwnsCultural vibrancy, warmth and authentic food storytelling.
FY27 focusLaunch positioning, hero products and cultural food storytelling.
StageNewest brand — building story, range and locations.
How Marketing Supports Each Brand

One engine. Four voices.

Same operating system across the portfolio — then we tune identity, tone, product and channel to fit each brand and the room it lives in. Flip through them.

The portfolio standard

What every brand gets, regardless of voice

Brand & Consistency

  • Ladder up to one Group standard
  • Visual & language standards
  • Approved templates only

Digital & Customer

  • Google Business management
  • Loyalty & app convenience
  • Website & campaign pages

Discipline

  • 9-stage campaign workflow
  • HFF & site compliance
  • Revenue-linked reporting

LifeGrain Café

Clarity, warmth and practical confidence

Identity & Tone

  • Speed, reliability, everyday value
  • Familiar and hospital-smart
  • Straightforward and reassuring

Campaigns

  • Loyalty + Hospital Staff Discount
  • App conversion & basket growth
  • Lunch, combos, beverages, breakfast

Channels

  • In-store TV, posters, POS
  • Instagram & Google Business
  • Community: Nurses Day, R U OK?

Plume Café

Softness, warmth and emotional clarity

Identity & Tone

  • Calm, comfort, feel-good moments
  • Gentle, thoughtful, quietly confident
  • Accessible — never exclusive

Campaigns

  • Loyalty sign-ups & re-engagement
  • App bundles & high-ticket items
  • Combos, cold/hot beverages, sandwiches

Channels

  • Warm captions & visual consistency
  • Website-aligned storytelling
  • Softer community activations

Tsubu Sushi

Fresh, modern and product-led

Identity & Tone

  • Fresh, fast, modern
  • Variety and convenience
  • Feel-good lunch moments

Campaigns

  • Seasonal product focus
  • Loyalty awareness & sign-ups
  • App where operationally ready

Channels

  • Cabinet content & close-ups
  • Reels & store reminders
  • Nurses Day hand rolls, Sushi Day

Ta'za Bakery

Cultural warmth and launch energy

Identity & Tone

  • Authentic & culturally vibrant
  • Warm, modern, grab-and-go
  • Story-led food experience

Campaigns

  • Launch positioning
  • Hero products (manoush, za'atar)
  • Cultural food storytelling

Channels

  • Story, range & locations on web
  • Photography & cultural narrative
  • New Store Loop where relevant
How to Work With Marketing

Nine stages. Zero guesswork.

Every campaign earns its place by moving through nine stages. It's not red tape - it's how we protect the work, keep stores aligned, and make every launch smarter than the last. It starts with a Brief.

1

Brief

Objective, audience, timing, stores, offer, budget and measures.

5 days
2

Review

Test against commercial value, brand, feasibility and compliance.

2 days
3

Approval

Align message, offer, spend and timing before resourcing.

2 days
4

Production

Build all assets from one approved direction, with revision time.

3–4 weeks
5

Store Briefing

Make it executable: prompts, placement, redemption, escalation.

≥1 week prior
6

Launch

Go live across agreed stores and channels with clear ownership.

Launch date
7

Monitoring

Watch early signals, execution quality and required adjustments.

Live
8

Reporting

Result against objective: sales, loyalty, app, redemption, feedback.

Post
9

Learning

What to repeat, simplify, stop or improve next time.

Loop
Meet Marketing

The people behind the work.

Behind every brand that grows is a team willing to grow first.

Christine Aromin

Christine Aromin

Brand & Marketing Manager

Owns strategy, the annual calendar, campaign direction, brand governance and reporting.

Katy Mendel

Katy Mendel

Marketing Coordinator

Runs campaign rollout, content scheduling, store coordination, platforms and reporting packs.

VA

Virtual Assistant

Remote content & admin

Supports content creation, file organisation, basic reporting and repeatable admin.

SM

Social Media Coordinator

Social & community

Plans and schedules social content across the brands, and keeps day-to-day posting and community management ticking over.

Work With Marketing

Have a request? Start here.

Send through the basics and we'll route it into the workflow. The more context up front, the faster we can help.

Have a wonderful day!

Good to know
Lead time: most campaigns need a brief at least 5–6 weeks before launch (Brief → Production).
We own the strategy, story, system and measurement. Stores and Operations make it real at the counter.
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For partnerships and tenders, loop us in early — we'll prep capability and the Partnership Suite.
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15 sites across Sydney hospitals & campuses · 180+ team members.
"Marketing helps our product, service, store, brand and portfolio stand out for the right reasons."
The LG Group · Marketing · FY27 — LifeGrain Café · Plume Café · Tsubu Sushi · Ta'za Bakery · Catering