McDonald’s India’s North and East Zone plans to double its outlets to 300 in the next three years, employing approximately 5,000 people in the process.
It rolled out its largest restaurant in India at Guwahati, spread across 6,700 square feet with a capacity to feed 220 people at a time, as part of its expansion exercise.
McDonald’s India’s (North and East) Managing Director Rajeev Ranjan said the company is on a rapid growth path and looking to expand its network across the states under it. “All issues and problems are behind us, and we are focused on growing our business,” he said while replying to a query about whether the legal matters with the erstwhile McDonald’s partner have been settled.
Ranjan said the company currently operates 156 restaurants in north and east India, and it is looking to double the number of outlets within the next three years.
Talking about the new outlet in Guwahati, Ranjan said it is McDonald’s largest restaurant in the north and east of India. “Guwahati, being the gateway for northeast India, is a strategic location for us with future expansion possibilities.” “We are working to open more outlets in the northeastern region,” he added.
In 2020, the US fast food chain selected MMG Group Chairman Sanjeev Agrawal as its new partner to operate outlets in north and east India following the buyout of a 50 percent stake from the estranged partner Vikram Bakshi, who had dragged the multinational giant into a long-drawn legal tussle. McDonald’s operates in India through two master franchisees: Sanjeev Agrawal’s MMG group in the north and east, and B L Jatia’s Westlife Group in the west and south.