“In the last 21 years, McDonald’s has been a different brand every 2-3 years. We have evolved from being a basic burger company to a Quick Service Restaurant. While in the early days, it was about introducing the burger to the Indian consumer, over the years it has been about…More
McDonald’s India (West & South)’s Vice Chairman Amit Jatia is upbeat about the newly launched Dosa Masala Burger and expects it to taste the kind of success that McAloo Tikki Burger did. The launch of the Dosa Masala burger had generated huge response on social media, which was of mixed…More
McDonald’s India recently touched its 20-year milestone. Hardcastle Restaurants – the company which operates the franchise in West & South India – has plans to make a huge investment of Rs 500-Rs 700 crore over the next 5-7 years so as to take the business to another level. Smita Jatia,…More
So, how are people grabbing their favourite McDonald’s burgers in times of shortage of currency notes? Well, McDonald’s customers have turned cashless, but the company was well prepared largely because the move to go online had started some time back. In an interview with The Economic Times, Amit Jatia said…More
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
Westlife Development Limited, the master franchisee for McDonald’s in West and South India, achieved revenues of Rs 234.29 crore, up 15.6 per cent, year-on-year. McDonald’s has, over the past five quarters, been making changes to cater to the evolving tastes and preferences of the consumers of today. The company has invested…More
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
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
This is a journey that starts early morning, as early as 5 am. Local milk sellers at Baramati, a small town in Maharashtra, ride their bicycles to travel about 2 kilometres and reach the nearest Schreiber Dynamix Dairy centre. Once collected, without wasting much time, the milk is stored in…More
During the early 1990s, eating out was reserved for rare celebrations in India. Things have changed at a steady pace ever since, with people eating out more often than ever. A report in Food Service India talks about how McDonald’s has played a huge role in this change. During the…More