6th June, 2020
Bringing global standards of health and safety to India
Taco Bell, one of the world’s leading Mexican-inspired restaurant brand, entered India in 2010 with its first restaurant in Bangalore. The brand currently operates 57 restaurants in India, with presence across 16 key cities, including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Kochi, amongst others. Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands Inc.
In line with its global expansion plans, the brand announced Burman Hospitality Pvt. Ltd as its master franchise partner for India in 2019. The collaboration aims to make India Taco Bell’s largest market outside of the United States, with the objective of opening more than 600 Taco Bell restaurants in the country by 2029.
ET Hospitality spoke with Mandeep Singh Sethi, Vice President – Operations, Burman Hospitality Pvt Ltd — Taco Bell’s Master Franchise Partner in India — about the impact of the lockdown and what the restaurant chain was planning for once it was alright to resume operations.
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“Being a global brand, we at Taco Bell already had to adhere to a stringent set of protocols which meant we were leaders in terms of health and safety. To reinforce this, we have been gaining knowledge from what other Taco Bell franchisees have been adopting globally and have already started introducing a number of features that will make us the safest restaurants in India.“
Mandeep Singh Sethi,
Vice President – Operations,
Burman Hospitality Pvt Ltd — Taco Bell’s Master Franchise Partner in India
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