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Supply Chain Management

McDonald's has invested over six years building a unique 'cold chain' supply chain system in India. This cold chain involves procuring, warehousing, transporting, and retailing perishable food products under controlled temperatures. It has brought many benefits by cutting operational waste, maintaining freshness and nutrition of foods, and supporting local farmers and businesses. The supply chain starts with suppliers receiving crops from farmers, processing and transporting items in temperature controlled trucks to distribution centers with different temperature storage zones. Items are then dispatched to McDonald's restaurants based on their needs to ensure customers receive fresh, high quality products.

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Supply Chain Management

McDonald's has invested over six years building a unique 'cold chain' supply chain system in India. This cold chain involves procuring, warehousing, transporting, and retailing perishable food products under controlled temperatures. It has brought many benefits by cutting operational waste, maintaining freshness and nutrition of foods, and supporting local farmers and businesses. The supply chain starts with suppliers receiving crops from farmers, processing and transporting items in temperature controlled trucks to distribution centers with different temperature storage zones. Items are then dispatched to McDonald's restaurants based on their needs to ensure customers receive fresh, high quality products.

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McDonald's Supply Chain

An Overview
A unique sense of dedication and commitment characterizes McDonald's India - a commitment to be driven by the leadership of local owners. Commitment to provide quality products and fast friendly service at a real value to support other Indian businesses through local sourcing and imparting new skills and to generate local employment by being a part of the local culture. This commitment has translated into enduring benefits to the businesses at the grass root level, in the areas of introduction of new crops, new agricultural practices and food processing methods and procedures. McDonald's unique 'cold chain', on which the QSR major has spent more than six years setting up in India, has brought about a veritable revolution, immensely benefiting the farmers at one end and enabling customers at retail counters to get the highest quality food products, absolutely fresh and at great value. McDonald's, through its unique cold chain, has been able to, both cut down on its operational wastage, as well as maintain the freshness and nutritional value of raw and processed food products. This has involved procurement, warehousing, transportation and retailing of perishable food products, all under controlled temperatures.

Supply Chain Process

A McDonald's burger is not just a burger but an outcome of dedicated efforts by farmers, its suppliers, distribution centre and a firm promise by McDonald's. McDonald's contributes a great back end process which enables you to enjoy your favorite burger fresh & hot, and for that, the supply chain truly acts as a backbone of the business.

The supply chain begins at the grass root level, with the suppliers receving the crop from the farmers. The crop is then processed and dispatched to the Distribution centres in special temperature controlled trucks, which ensures that the quality of the items is not compromised. These items are stored in rooms with different temperature zones and are finally dispatched to the McDonald's restaurants on the basis of their requirements. McDonald's expectation of 'Cold, Clean, and On-Time Delivery' plays a very vital role in maintaining the integrity of the products throughout the entire 'cold chain'.

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