Gwalior gets its first SUBWAY® restaurant

SUBWAY®, the world’s largest quick service restaurant chain,  opened its first restaurant in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Known for its fresh and delectable sandwiches and salads, SUBWAY® is already present in the state’s key urban centres comprising Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur. Globally, SUBWAY® has more than 44,000 restaurants in 111 countries.

Speaking on this occasion, Mr Abhishek Bahety, Development Agent, Madhya Pradesh, SUBWAY® India, said, ”SUBWAY’s franchise business model coupled with its globally appealing menu offerings make it an attractive investment opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs. This is the ninth SUBWAY restaurant in Madhya Pradesh and we hope to expand this number by exploring opportunities in other centres/cities within the state.” 

The new SUBWAY® restaurant is conveniently located in Dindayal City Mall, a popular landmark in the city. SUBWAY® restaurants are completely owned by local franchisees who are entrepreneurs that love the opportunity to work hands-on. Training to franchisees is provided through SUBWAY®’s world headquarters in Milford, Connecticut, USA; five regional offices and various country offices across the globe. The franchisees are supported by dedicated locally-based Development Agents, and their staff.

“This development is in line with our plans to widen SUBWAY’s footprint in metro and non-metro locations including tier II and tier III cities,” said Mr Ranjit Talwar, Country Head, Subway Systems India Private Limited.

SUBWAY®’s menu offers customers a wide array of low-fat vegetarian and non-vegetarian submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads options to choose from. Paneer Tikka, Veggie Delite and Aloo Patty are some popular vegetarian-subs offered at SUBWAY®. In the non-vegetarian category, Roasted Chicken, Chicken Tikka and Chicken Tandoori subs are well-loved by customers. The brand also has popular everyday-value offers for customers like Sub Of The Day and has recently introduced a new snacking product – SubWrap, at an attractive entry level price-point. SUBWAY® has also opened fully-vegetarian restaurants in select Indian cities. 

SUBWAY® has a strong presence in all the major Indian metros. The sandwich chain which celebrated its 50th anniversary in August 2015, presently operates 551 restaurants in India spread across more than 70 cities.

Nando’s expands presence in India, opens another outlet

Nando’s, a chain of casual dining restaurants based in South Africa, has opened its third franchise of Flame Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken restaurant in Connaught Place here Thursday night.

The Nando’s flame landed in India in 2010 and since then, the brand has got two franchises in Delhi including the first Vasant Kunj and second at Gurgaon.

The restaurant is know for it’s chicken and that is the reason other type of meat or even fish remains elusive from the menu. The emphasis is on chicken and it can seen when the dish is served.

The restaurant, which was started in South Africa in 1987, also keeps health quotient in mind as the chicken is not fried but grilled.

“Nando’s stand for chicken and chips and we are not diluting it to come to India. The product is the same across the world. The popularity has increased immensely with people getting over fast food and moving towards a healthier choice,” said Deepinder Singh Batth, CEO, Nando’s Delhi.

With eclectic interiors done in all-natural shades of wood and Afro music playing in the background, the restaurant promises to give a glimpse of the African side to the customers.

The dish not to miss out is Peri-Peri chicken which happens to be their signature dish. Their formula is to marinate chicken for 24 hours and grill it with the addition of various levels of chilli for a spicy style. One can choose from variety of sauces like lemon and herb, mild, hot and extra hot.

However, vegetarians need to get gloomy as there is also an array of decent vegetarian dishes too like Peri-Peri paneer kebabs. The place goes easy on the pocket with fairly priced menu.

“The idea is to provide a good and filling meal at a good price. Hence we have priced our food accordingly,” Batth said.