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Mar 2025
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Corner Office Conversation: Westlife CEO...

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For McDonald’s, India presents a consistent growth in contrasting the headwinds its facing globally. That story has been charted by Westlife Foodworld, McDonalds top seller in India since it opened its first local store in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi in 1996. In this episode, Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Akshay Jatia, President and CEO of Westlife talks about how he sees the Indian QSR story evolving, the growing importance of tier II and III cities to McDonald’s growth in India, what he thinks of competition like Good Flippin Burgers, why he won’t hive off McCafe into an independent entity and much more.

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