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Mr
Amit Jatia
Mcdonalds India, MD (Western Region)
Q.
Tell us something about yourself ?
A. I belong to a business family, which is primarily
into manufacturing textiles, chemicals. I am born
and brought up in Mumbai, happily married and with
twin sons. Related to my qualification, I completed
my pre-graduation from 'Jai Hind '. After that I shifted
to US for further studies, I did Business Management
with Specialisation in Finance.
Q. What
made you start Macdonald in India?
A. In 1995, McDonalds was interested in coming to
India; during that time our family was also interested
in diversifying which was involved into chemical.
As this opportunity struck and our philosophy matched
with principle people at McDonalds, so that's how
it started.
Q.
Since when were you involved in this business ?
A. Since its inception in 1995, today we have totally
34 shops in India of which 12 are in western region.
Q.
With competition in the market how do you stand apart
from the rest ?
A. QSCV - Quality, Service, Cleanliness, Value.
We
never compromise on quality, we work hard for best.
To add more, the entire product cycle is just 7 days
from harvest to the restaurant and to customer
Q. What is the percentage
of work satisfaction that you get ?
A. I am 100% satisfied with my work. My work is very
challenging, and challenge is managing the entire
supply chain of almost 1000 people working at different
levels. I enjoy what I do.
Q.
What are your future plans ?
A.
Presently we have 34 shops and we are planning to
start almost 80 shops by next 2 years. We want to
give the best to our customers, considering their
values and religion.
Q.
Any message for Thaneites ?
A. We are proud to be in Thane & we thank
to all Thaneites for giving such a nice response and
keeping confidence in us.
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Mr
Amit Jatia
Address: Ashiyana, Near Breach Candy, Opp
American Consulate, Mumbai.
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told to Thaneweb.com
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