Chinese Wok, India’s largest home-grown Desi Chinese QSR chain, has unveiled Wok FM, a first-of-its-kind, brand-owned music universe that marks a bold new chapter in how QSR brands engage with youth culture. The launch kicks off with two original albums – Get Wok’D Tonight, a high-energy playlist designed to crank up cravings and match the Chinese Wok mood, and Cricket & Cravings, celebrating the joy of India’s favourite sport best enjoyed with Desi Chinese bowls.
Spanning multiple genres, moods, and regional languages, Wok FM transforms the in-store experience into an immersive, culturally resonant space. With Wok FM now playing across 250+ high-street stores nationwide, Chinese Wok is building one of the largest youth-facing in-store soundscapes in the Indian QSR sector. From cricket anthems and festive tracks to quirky brand-led numbers and regional songs in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, and Marathi, the music reflects Chinese Wok’s youthful, playful personality while creating a distinctive and recognizable sonic identity, shaped by the brand’s deep cultural insights and creative curation.
Conceived as a long-term brand platform and scalable owned media asset, all Wok FM tracks are fully original in melody and lyrics. With this, Wok FM becomes a brand-owned media channel that is independent of campaigns or platform, giving Chinese Wok a direct, always-on cultural voice with young consumers, while placing the brand among a small set of QSR and retail players globally to build a proprietary, multi-language music ecosystem at scale.
Taking the experience beyond physical stores, Chinese Wok has officially launched Wok FM playlists on Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music and more, allowing fans to tune in anytime, anywhere. This opens a new digital engagement channel, deepening brand recall by integrating music into consumers’ everyday lives and evolving with fan input and live collaborations. Going forward, new music will drop every season, campaign and festival, making sound as integral to the brand as menu innovation.
Speaking on the launch, Aayush Madhusudan Agrawal, Founder & Director, Lenexis Foodworks, said, “As a brand built for young India, we believe food today is as much about experience as it is about taste. Wok FM allows us to own a cultural space that goes beyond the plate, creating a strong emotional connection with our audience. This is not a one-time idea, but a long-term platform that will evolve with our brand, our campaigns, and our consumers.”
Sharing the marketing vision behind the initiative, Vikas Iyer, Marketing Head, Lenexis Foodworks, added, “Music is the language of Gen Z, and Wok FM is our way of speaking it authentically. By creating original, brand-owned music across genres and languages—powered by human insight and AI efficiency, we are building a powerful sonic identity that lives in our stores and travels into the digital world. It’s a new form of brand storytelling, where Chinese Wok isn’t just seen or tasted, but heard and remembered.”
Future phases of Wok FM will invite fans, creators and communities to co-create and collaborate, turning it into a living cultural platform rather than a static playlist.
Link to Playlist –
Youtube:
· Get Wok’D Tonight – https://bit.ly/4pDAxeo
· Cricket & Cravings – https://bit.ly/3Zdzmrn
Spotify:
· Cricket & Cravings - https://open.spotify.com/album/40vIiRPxO00p3gm3IkOjKO?si=6pSLdj_OQrO4PZMrZqrG4A
· Get Wok’D Tonight - https://open.spotify.com/album/5gCKqGQppkXPACL7vl0e6b?si=25iXK2_aToyzvW-7KotS5A%0A
About Lenexis Foodworks
Lenexis Foodworks is a leading quick service food company in India, dedicated to crafting exceptional culinary experiences through its restaurants across high streets and malls. It operates a portfolio of distinct brands - Chinese Wok, The Momo Co., and Big Bowl that cater to a wide range of tastes and preferences, making it a trusted name in the food and beverage industry.
Founded in 2015, Chinese Wok is the flagship brand under Lenexis Foodworks and stands as India’s largest Chinese QSR brand. It is transforming the way Chinese cuisine is enjoyed by staying true to its founding principles of offering high-quality, hygienic Desi-Chinese dishes at affordable prices. It has a footprint of 260+ outlets in 45+ cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Vadodara, Pune, Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Hyderabad. With a decade of leadership and innovation behind it, Chinese Wok has played a defining role in shaping the Desi Chinese category for modern India. As Lenexis Foodworks looks ahead, it is set to expand into new concepts and culinary formats—bringing fresh, flavour-forward experiences to consumers across the country.
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