If you are a fan of Nutella, you have a good reason to visit Italy now. McDonald’s Italy has launched ‘Sweety Con’ a sweet burger with Nutella spread between two buns. Initially, some people believed that the Sweety Con burger would have meat as well. But all speculations were put…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
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
Mexican cuisine and flavours, being sought by food lovers around the world, are also proving to be a hit with foodies in India, especially as they are always ready to taste new and exotic flavours. Beyond Mexican, the Indian favourite is Indo-Mexican fusion cuisine like tacos and nachos with Indian…More
When McDonald’s came to India 20 years ago, one of the first things the India franchise did was to offer a menu that was familiar to the local customers. The McAloo Tikki was that brilliant addition of a local favourite to the global menu, which helped the restaurant to quickly…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 has launched not one but two of its flagship McCafé outlets in Chennai – one at the Vijaya Forum Mall on Arcot Road, and the other at Anna Nagar – thus demolishing the myth that Chennai is a city that loves only filter kaapi. The sprouting of numerous…More
In the 20 years that McDonald’s has been in India, it has made a place in people’s lives not only through its restaurants and unique menu items, but also struck an emotional chord through its out-of-the-box advertisements. Here are five of the many ads that captured McDonald’s essence perfectly: 1. I’m…More
There’s a saying that though good deeds might seem invisible, they leave an imprint on others’ hearts. If you do good/well to someone, you will see gratitude in their eyes. An example of this occurred at a McDonald’s restaurant on the Mumbai-Kolhapur highway, when a customer who had arrived for…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