The world’s leading global food service retailer, McDonald’s India has announced the launch of its first all-women drive-thru restaurant in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. The restaurant is located in the vicinity of the Statue of Unity.
This new restaurant is operated by Westlife Development, McDonald’s India’s franchise partner. Westlife now operates 45 McDonald’s restaurants in Gujarat. It operates 326 McDonald’s restaurants across 47 cities in the region.
The statement issued by the franchise partner said, “The Westlife Development has employed 28 women from nearby villages.”
Westlife Development MD Smita Jatia said, “It is an honour for us to launch our maiden all-women employee-led drive-thru restaurant in Ekta Nagar – at the land of the prestigious Statue of Unity.”
“We believe that this initiative will enable us to strengthen our commitment towards diversity and inclusion as well as fostering communities, by bringing in more women from the region to the workforce”, Smita Jatia added.
The women crew helming this restaurant have been trained as per FSSAI guidelines on all the necessary safety, hygiene and other restaurant procedures. 90% of the women workforce are recruited from the GMR Foundation, working for the development of under-served communities through initiatives in education, health and livelihoods.
