The Dossier

The Dossier

Amit Jatia, Vice Chairman, Westlife Development Limited, is the man behind McDonald’s India (West & South). The 20-year journey has not been easy for a restaurant franchise which had to start from scratch to become a 1000-crore business, serving 300 million people a year today. So, how exactly did McDonald’s…More

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Ever wondered why your familiar McDonald’s restaurant looks different each time you visit it? It’s because, there’s a different McDonald’s for a different place. McDonald’s India (West & South), which has a total of 235+ restaurants located in the region (and more to come) classifies its restaurants into four categories…More

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McDonald’s India (West & South) has just reached the 20-year milestone. Amit Jatia, Vice Chairman, Westlife Development Limited and owner of the McDonald’s franchise for West and South India, sums up the journey as one where the restaurant had to think global, but be local. Yet, he says, the going…More

Coffee Tales

It’s been nearly ten years since something started brewing at McDonald’s… The restaurant chain launched its first McCafé in Sobo Central Mall, Mumbai, in 2013. Since then, McDonald’s has come a long way from being the best place to enjoy a burger to one where its customers can enjoy the…More

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McDelivery, the home delivery segment of McDonald’s business, has proved to be a success story for Westlife Development. It has shown a 40 per cent growth for FY16 so far. Amit Jatia, Vice Chairman, Westlife Development, says that the company will be able to maintain the 40-50 per cent growth…More

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Coffee Tales

McDonald’s India (West & South) plans to double the base of its in-store brand McCafé by the end of 2017, reports the Economic Times. With McCafé, McDonald’s gets an opportunity to serve customers at all hours and not just during peak lunch and dinner hours. “Consumers walking in to try…More

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If you love the McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish, you would love to know a little trivia about it as well – the fish used in the India McDonald’s menu items comes from the Alaskan waters, and the fish-patty is particularly sourced from Cochin. Why is this trivia important you ask? Know this…McDonald’s…More

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By 2022, there will be 500 McDonald’s in 50-55 cities in West and South India. Westlife Development plans to double the base of McDonald’s restaurants to 500 from the existing number of 236. Currently, 30 to 50 new stores are added each year to the company’s footprint in West and…More

Amit Jatia
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For all those who have been waiting for the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant in their city, this is some good news. In the next few years to come, McDonald’s plans to develop a restaurant base of 500 stores in West and South India. In an interview with ET Now,…More

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As you read this article, at this very time, thousands of people are ordering food on an app somewhere, thousands are taking an image of what they are about to eat, and an equal number of people are planning to eat something that is really customized for their next meal.…More