GST to increase operational efficiency: Hardcastle Restaurants

Hardcastle Restaurants, the franchisee of McDonald's for west and south India operations, said the GST would increase the operational efficiency and help it add new stores in non-metro places.

The company, which now operates around 260 McDonald's restaurants, would have a uniform price across all states in southern and western regions post GST.

"The state borders are now going away slowly and this would increase our operational efficiency, which will help us as well," Hardcastle Restaurants vice chairman Amit Jatia told

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