McDonald's on expansion spree in South and West India

New Delhi: Hardcastle Restaurants Private Ltd (HRPL), which runs McDonald's outlets in West and South India, has been appointed as development licensee of McDonald's. The company said it will invest Rs 500 crore over the next three years to double the number of restaurants in operation.


McDonald's India opened 33 new restaurants in 2010 of which two-third of the new restaurants were in South and West India through HRPL.

In 2011, HRPL now plans to open another 30 McDonald's stores in South and West. This will be the highest opening in the last 15 years.