Westlife Development’s arm launches first McCafes in Kolhapur

Westlife Development's subsidiary - Hardcastle Restaurants (HRPL), a Master Franchisee for west and south India operations of McDonald's Restaurants has launched its first McCafes, an in-house coffee style chain in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. By embracing the coffee culture that is fast gaining acceptance in India, McCafe aims to reach out to as many Indians as the best place to enjoy a range of premium specialty coffee including cappuccino, latte, iced mocha and frappe. McDonald’s launched its most successful global brand extension McCafé - an in-house coffee style chain last year in India. Hardcastle Restaurants (HRPL) is a subsidiary of Westlife Development, which focuses on putting up and operating Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) in India. HRPL is a McDonald’s franchisee with rights to own and operate McDonald’s restaurants in India’s west and south markets.