In a country where most restaurants are closed between 11 and 1 am, eating out at night can be quite challenging. However, with the passing of the Model Shop & Establishment Act, things can change. And that means things can change at McDonald’s as well. If the implementation happens, one…More
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
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
Hari, a potato farmer from Gujarat’s Banaskantha District has been growing the humble vegetable for more than two decades now. His father was a potato farmer as well. So Hari can tell you that his village knows potatoes like no one else. But he also adds that it was not…More
In a recent interview with the Forbes magazine, Amit Jatia, Vice Chairman of Westlife Development, talked about McDonald’s focus on the long term goals and strategies to evolve with consumer trends. McDonald’s philosophy, according to Jatia, is to constantly develop new markets. However, he believes that one cannot rush into…More
Western fast food in India is attracting a lot of interest a little over 20 years after McDonald’s opened its doors. Global brands have started testing out the QSR space, serving up new choices for customers. Amit Jatia, Vice-Chairman- Westlife Development, McDonald’s master franchisee in west and south India, believes…More
McDonald’s is now going for great expansion plans – aiming to open 30-40 outlets in the West and South each year” – according to Westlife Development Vice Chairman Amit Jatia, in an interview with Deccan Herald. McDonald’s in West and South India has reached about 250 restaurants today, a figure…More
“The more than 350 McDonald’s outlets in India each get about 4,000 customers a day on average. That’s twice the number of customers that come to the average Mickey D branches in the rest of the world. As part of an experiment in crowd control, one franchisee has started allowing burger fans to…More