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McDonald’s follows different food standards for India: Bakshi
December 29, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on McDonald’s follows different food standards for India: Bakshi | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2018, McDonald's, Vikram Bakshi
McDonald’s estranged partner Vikram Bakshi on Thursday hit out at the fast food major, saying it follows “different standards” for India compared to other countries and continuously ignored the food quality concerns raised by him for the past four years…READ MORE
KEEP READINGInside the McDonald’s-Vikram Bakshi controversy
December 28, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Inside the McDonald’s-Vikram Bakshi controversy | FOOD SERVICE | McDonald's, Vikram Bakshi
If you live in north or east India, and have a fondness for the distinctive flavours of fast-food giant McDonald’s, it seems you’re going to have a problem. The company’s most popular desserts, the McFlurry, the McSwirl and Soft Serve, are at times unavailable in restaurants across the National Capital Region (NCR) centred on Delhi…READ MORE
KEEP READINGMcDonald’s row: CPRL could drag logistics partner Radhakrishna Foodland to court
December 27, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on McDonald’s row: CPRL could drag logistics partner Radhakrishna Foodland to court | FOOD SERVICE | CPRL, McDonald's, Radhakrishna Foodland, Vikram Bakshi
Connaught Plaza Restaurants, a 50:50 joint venture between Vikram Bakshi and McDonald’s, could drag its logistics partner Radhakrishna Foodland to court for abruptly halting supplies to its stores…READ MORE
KEEP READINGLess customers, anxious staff: Not the Maharaja Mac feeling
October 3, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Less customers, anxious staff: Not the Maharaja Mac feeling | FOOD SERVICE | McDonald's, Vikram BakshiThe usually-bustling McDonald’s outlet at HUDA City Centre in Gurugram wore a deserted look with very few customers, filled with an air of uncertainty, under the shadow of the ongoing spat between the US fast food chain and its estranged partner Vikram Bakshi…READ MORE
KEEP READINGMcDonald’s moves Delhi High Court for London court award
September 26, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on McDonald’s moves Delhi High Court for London court award | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2017, McDonald's, Vikram BakshiMcDonald’s India Private Ltd said it ‘has filed an application… to progress the enforcement of the partial award rendered in its favour by the LCIA’…READ MORE
KEEP READINGNo supplies hit to McDonald’s stores in north and east: Vikram Bakshi
September 12, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on No supplies hit to McDonald’s stores in north and east: Vikram Bakshi | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2017, McDonald's, Vikram BakshiRestaurant chain McDonald’s estranged partner Vikram Bakshi said no supplies have been disrupted to McDonald’s stores in the north and east, operated by Connaught Plaza Restaurants Ltd (CPRL) and that all landlords are being paid rentals on time Bakshi, managing director of CPRL (a joint venture between him and McDonald’s India), added that presently, all salaries of employees even for the restaurants that are shut are being paid by CPRL on time…READ MORE
KEEP READINGFor McDonald’s staff, life’s not the same any more
September 11, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on For McDonald’s staff, life’s not the same any more | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2017, McDonald's, Vikram BakshiThough Bakshi’s team has insisted that the restaurants will continue to operate with the McDonald’s brand pending a decision at the next CPRL board meeting, partners and owners of the space where the restaurants are situated are already evaluating other options…READ MORE
KEEP READINGVikram Bakshi files fresh appeal against termination of franchise pact
September 7, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on Vikram Bakshi files fresh appeal against termination of franchise pact | FOOD SERVICE | Connaught Plaza Restaurants Ltd, India Food Forum 2017, McDonald's, Vikram BakshiWith this, the fate of 169 stores in north and east India remains in limbo as Connaught Plaza Restaurant Ltd’s (CPRL) licence to operate lapsed yesterday…READ MORE
KEEP READINGWe’ll not shut our outlets: Vikram Bakshi
August 25, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on We’ll not shut our outlets: Vikram Bakshi | FOOD SERVICE | India Food Forum 2017, McDonald's, Vikram BakshiMcDonald’s employees in India can breathe easy as Vikram Bakshi, the estranged partner of the global burger chain, said the company’s outlets in north and east India will not shut down anytime soon. Earlier this week, McDonald’s had sent a notice to CPRL, cancelling its franchise agreement…READ MORE
KEEP READINGMcDonald’s store closures leaves key vendors, mall operators and land owners rattled
August 23, 2017 |by indiafood forum | Comments Off on McDonald’s store closures leaves key vendors, mall operators and land owners rattled | FOOD SERVICE | CPRL, India Food Forum 2017, McDonald's, Vikram BakshiSome mall owners said they are writing to master-franchisee CPRL to either be compensated the rentals for three months or be given clarity and assurances on re-opening the outlets…READ MORE
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