McDonald’s Opens First-Ever Restaurant In Northeast India In Guwahati

Guwahati: Residents of Guwahati can now enjoy a world-class restaurant experience with McDonald’s, one of the most loved brands in India, op...

Guwahati: Residents of Guwahati can now enjoy a world-class restaurant experience with McDonald’s, one of the most loved brands in India, opening its first restaurant at Beekay Towers, Ground and First floor, Ganeshguri, Guwahati, Assam. Spread over an area of 6,700 sq. ft. and a seating capacity of 220, Guwahati is McDonald’s largest restaurant in North and East India region, featuring a contemporary look and feel with globally inspired décor, furniture, and exterior design, offering a warm and welcoming restaurant environment. 

 Announcing the restaurant launch, Rajeev Ranjan, Managing Director, McDonald’s India – North and East, said, “We are excited to launch our first restaurant in the Northeast India. Guwahati, being the gateway for the Northeast India, is a strategic location for us paving way for future expansion possibilities. Our presence here is a step towards making the world-class McDonald's experience accessible to people of Guwahati and part of our expansion plans in the Northeast region. We believe that McDonald's, with a wide range of menu across dayparts and a superlative restaurant experience, will be able to delight the residents of Guwahati. We extend a warm welcome to our customers here.”

 For greater convenience, McDonald’s is equipped with self-ordering digital kiosks and offering table service. Customers can place their order at the kiosk that are staffed with guest experience leaders to assist in the ordering process, and skip the front counter entirely, with their food brought right to their table.

 As a truly ‘GLOCAL’ brand, McDonald’s will serve a variety of India-led innovations as well as global favorite menu items. At Guwahati, McDonald’s will serve Maharaja Mac, McVeggie, McChicken, McAloo Tikki, Chicken McGrill, Butter Chicken and Butter Paneer burgers, McSpicy, burger and wraps, along with McDonald’s World Famous Fries^TM, refreshing beverages and desserts.

 McDonald’s sources ingredients for its menu items from farmers and suppliers across India, who form an integral part of the business and share McDonald’s commitment of food quality and safety. All McDonald’s suppliers have state-of-the-art, globally recognized food safety systems and processes such as HACCP, and GMP.  These comprehensive quality checks, from farm to table, ensure that customers can enjoy safe and delicious food every time they choose McDonald’s. 

“We take great pride in our food quality standards that run across the value chain from farm to fork. Our passion for quality means that all ingredients that go in our menu items are tested, tasted, and perfected to our global quality and safety standards, before being served to our customers. Over the last 25 years, we have developed strong and trusted supplier partnerships locally”, he added.

 At the heart of McDonald’s experience are its people, who provide best-in-class customer experience. Across North and East India, McDonald’s employs over 5,000 people in its more than 150 restaurants - investing significantly into training and development. The new restaurant will employ people from local community, offering a flexible and supportive working environment. “We are committed to provide a best-in-class employee experience – where people are given opportunities to learn and develop at all levels.  The skills people learn while working in McDonald’s, like responsibility, teamwork, and responsiveness, can open the door to a brighter future”, said, Rajeev.

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 McDonald’s has revolutionized the restaurant experience for Indian customers and paved the way for the QSR industry with Global best practices for more than 25 years in the market. The brand remains committed to delivering great tasting, quality food at a great value to the Indian customers. Providing everyday value has been one of the brand’s promises, offering value meals starting from INR99. Customers can download the “McDonald’s” brand app which is a single go-to mobile platform to access exclusive and the best offers and deals and much more.

About McDonald’s India - North and East: McDonald’s restaurants in North and East of India are operated by Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. McDonald’s is committed to delivering the highest quality restaurant experience to its customers in India and serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients sourced locally. McDonald’s serves millions of customers annually at its 150 restaurants across North and East of India and provides direct employment to more than 5,000 people. With a customer-centric approach, McDonald’s operates through a variety of formats and brand extensions including standalone restaurants, Drive-thru’s, 24/7 restaurants, McDelivery for customer convenience and experience.

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