McDonald's alliance with Amit Jatia's Westlife Development in the south and west of the country is going strong. The fast-food major has been embroiled in a war with its north and east India partner Vikram Bakshi.
On Monday, Westlife Development said it would expand its "next-generation" restaurants and open five such stores in Bengaluru during the Dussehra weekend.
“Bengaluru will be the second city to see the launch of these (next-gen) restaurants after Mumbai," Seema Arora Nambiar, senior vice-president, strategy, innovation and capability, McDonald's India, said. Mumbai has five such outlets.
"We are also launching 12 new products in one