McDonalds Suppliers and Distributors
Suppliers are proclaimed to be the backbone of any good business as they are the individual
units that build supply chain. On them depends the health of the overall business cycle.
McDonald's sourced ingredients from all parts of India. Some of these are tabulated below.
In 1996, when McDonald's entered India, it was looking for a distribution agent who would
act as a hub for all its vendors. Mumbai-based Radhakrishna Foodland Private Limited
(RFPL) was chosen for the job as it was already a distributor for its sister concern,
Radhakrishna Hospitality Services, a catering unit supplying to offshore institutions. The
iceberg lettuce from Ooty, mutton patties from Hyderabad and sesame seed buns from Punjab
were all delivered to RFPL's distribution centre (cold storage) in its refrigerated vans.
RFPL stored the products in controlled conditions in Mumbai and New Delhi and supplied
them to McDonald's outlets on a daily basis. By transporting the semi-finished products at a