HPCL, McDonalds partner for drive through restaurant in Pune

Pune: Oil company Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)and fast food chain McDonalds have partnered to start a drive-through restaurant at the Hinjewadi IT park in Pune.

The drive through outlet will be spread over 2,400 sq ft, and will have a seating capacity of 116 people.

McDonalds plans to open 10 such outlets in the Southern and Western regions of the country, and five in the Northern and Eastern regions, taking the count to around 15 by year-end. The restaurant chain is also reported to have strategic partnerships with café chain Café Coffee Day, and the Kamat Group of Hotels.

Speaking to the press, S P Chaudhary, executive director for retail at HPCL, and Amit Jatia, managing director of Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd, McDonalds' JV company in India, said the outlet is the first of its kind in the country.