HPCL, McDonalds partner for drive through restaurant in Pune

03 Jan 2008

1

Pune: Oil company Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)and fast food chain McDonalds have partnered to start a drive-through restaurant at the Hinjewadi IT park in Pune.

The drive through outlet will be spread over 2,400 sq ft, and will have a seating capacity of 116 people.

McDonalds plans to open 10 such outlets in the Southern and Western regions of the country, and five in the Northern and Eastern regions, taking the count to around 15 by year-end. The restaurant chain is also reported to have strategic partnerships with café chain Café Coffee Day, and the Kamat Group of Hotels.

Speaking to the press, S P Chaudhary, executive director for retail at HPCL, and Amit Jatia, managing director of Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd, McDonalds' JV company in India, said the outlet is the first of its kind in the country.

Business History Videos

History of hovercraft Part 3...

Today I shall talk a bit more about the military plans for ...

By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar

History of hovercraft Part 2...

In this episode of our history of hovercraft, we shall exam...

By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar

History of Hovercraft Part 1...

If you’ve been a James Bond movie fan, you may recall seein...

By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar

History of Trams in India | ...

The video I am presenting to you is based on a script writt...

By Aniket Gupta | Presenter: Sheetal Gaikwad

view more