McDonald's India launches first All-Women Gold Standard Drive-Thru Restaurant

30 Jun 2022 , 01:05 PM

Westlife Development Limited, the owner and operator of McDonald’s India West and South, has announced the opening of its first-ever All-Women crew Gold Standard Drive-Thru Restaurant in Ekta Nagar.

This unique McDonald’s is located near the state-of-the-art Statue of Unity. The Drive-Thru is spread over 17,000 square feet, seats more than 130 customers, and accommodates 60+ car parking and 50+ bike parking spots. It is strategically located just before the entrance to the Statue of Unity and opposite the Ekta Nagar Railway station.

Westlife now owns and operates 45 restaurants in Gujarat as of this launch.

This McDonald’s Experience of the Future (EOTF) restaurant will feature self-ordering kiosks, table-top mobile chargers, and other innovative features that will provide customers with a seamless digital dining experience.

This Drive-Thru employs 28 women from nearby villages to run it, with 90% of the women recruited from the GMR Foundation, which works to develop underserved communities through initiatives in education, health, and livelihoods.

The women crew have been trained in all necessary safety, hygiene, and other restaurant procedures in accordance with FSSAI guidelines.

This McDonald’s location will serve popular menu items such as the Maharaja Mac, McAloo Tikki, McVeggie, Filet-O-Fish, McSpicy Paneer/Chicken, and the newly launched Gourmet Burger Collection, as well as classic fries, desserts, and much more. For coffee lovers, the quick-service restaurant also has a McCafé where they can savor handcrafted coffee and have a perfect café experience.

In addition to dine-in and drive-through options, this McDonald’s location will offer delivery, takeout, and on-the-go ordering via the McDelivery app.

At around 1.08 PM, Westlife Development was trading at Rs479.05 down by Rs12.65 or 2.57% from its previous closing of Rs491.70 on the BSE. The scrip touched intraday high and low of Rs489.60 and Rs478 respectively.