New Delhi : McDonald’s estranged partner Vikram Bakshi has claimed that 126 outlets in north and east India continue to operate fully even as the US-based fast food chain said it was taking action to enforce cancellation of its franchise licence. Outlets of the chain in places such as Gurugram, Kolkata, Durgapur and Lucknow operated by Connaught Plaza Restaurant Ltd (CPRL)– the equal joint venture between Bakshi and McDonald’s — are operating in full swing.
“Apart from the 43 outlets that are shut for sometime, the remaining are open and operating,” Bakshi told PTI. There has been uncertainty over the fate of McDonald’s outlets operated by CPRL after McDonald’s India sent a termination of notice to CPRL last month.
McDonald’s India had given time till September 5 to CPRL to operate, post which it said the franchise was barred from using McDonald’s brand, trademark, and intellectual property.
