INTRODUCTION.
McDonald's opened its doors in India in October 1996. Ever since then, our family restaurants in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Ludhiana, Jaipur, Noida Faridabad, Doraha, Manesar and Gurgaon have proceeded to demonstrate, much to the delight of all our customers, what the McDonald's experience is all about. The first restaurant opened on 15th April 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois, U.S.A. Almost 50 years down the line, company is the world's largest food service system with more than 30,000 restaurants in 100 countries, serving more than 46 million customers every day. McDonald's India has developed a special menu with vegetarian selections to suit Indian tastes and preferences. McDonald's does not offer any beef or pork items in India. Only the freshest chicken, fish and vegetable products find their way into our Indian restaurants. In addition, company re-formulated some of our products using spices favored by Indians. Among these are McVeggie burger, McAloo Tikki burger, Veg. Pizza McPuff and Chicken McGrillburger. We've also created eggless sandwich sauces for our vegetarian customers. Even our soft serves and McShakes are egg-less, offering a larger variety to our vegetarian consumers. Despite the wide variety of food products offered, the company and its franchisees operate all restaurants in order to guarantee uniformity in both services and standards. When granting franchises and forming joint venture agreements, the company is selective and is not in the practice of franchising to, or partnering with, investor groups or passive investors. Uniformity continues in McDonald’s restaurants operating in the US and certain international markets that are open during breakfast hours, and offer a full or limited breakfast menu. In addition, ...