Connaught Plaza Restaurants Private Ltd (CRPL), now wholly-owned by food service retailer McDonald’s, has re-opened 13 of its restaurants in Delhi starting 11 a.m on Sunday, a statement by McDonald’s said.
These are the first McDonald’s restaurants to be reopenedafter the ownership of CRPL changed hands on May 9. McDonald’s acquiredConnaught Plaza Restaurants as the US-based major completed a settlementreached with former joint venture partner Vikram Bakshi.
The acquisition ended a dispute between McDonald’s and itsjoint venture partner with whom the former had formed CPRL, which managed the165 McDonald’s outlets in north and east India. The reopened restaurants wouldprovide “more customized” hospitality, “refreshed” menuboards, merchandising and packaging, said the statement. IANS
The restaurants opened on Sunday include those at theTerminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Aiport, Connaught Place and NehruPlace, it said.”All other restaurants remain closed, butare planned to reopen over the coming days and weeks as we complete the workneeded to ensure customers receive the best possible experience when they visitus,” it said.