At least five leading restaurant and foods firms namely Hardcastle, Jubilant, Speciality, Moon Beverages, Lite Bite are keen to partner with McDonald’s
They have either written to McDonald’s or showed interest in the US burger chain’s north and east business as potential franchise partners, even as its prolonged legal battle with estranged partner Vikram Bakshi-led Connaught Plaza Restaurants Ltd (CPRL) continues.
According to the statements, Speciality Restaurants, which owns fine-dining brands Mainland China and Oh! Calcutta; Jubilant FoodWorks, which operates well known global brands Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin Donuts; and Coca-Cola’s largest Indian franchise bottler Moon Beverages are among those keen on partnering McDonald’s,
Sanjeev Agarwal, chairman of Moon Beverages, Coca-Cola’s largest franchisee bottler said, “He was interested in a McDonald’s partnership, considering the synergies between the two businesses. Coca-Cola is the exclusive beverage partner for McDonald’s. Moon Beverages is promoted by MMG Group, with interests in oil, gas, real estate and hospitality.”