Westlife Foodworld
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What it means
Our read: Existing restaurants add at most 4.3 of the 12 points of revenue growth.
Reported: Revenue +12% but same-store sales growth +4.3% in Q1 FY27.
Watch: Q2 FY27 results, expected late Oct — revenue growth below Q1's 12%.
Before its next results, expected late Oct:Before then:
- Affected
- Rival chains and cloud kitchens — new restaurants near theirsDo now: By late Oct: benchmark your same-store growth against Westlife Foodworld's same-store figure, not its headline growth.
- Westlife Foodworld's food and packaging suppliers — orders that grow with each openingDo now: By late Oct: tie volume terms to its openings, not to its same-store sales.
Latest moves
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Background
From 8 stories, the newest dated 12 Oct 2026. Summary written 13 Oct 2026.
Westlife Foodworld operates McDonald's restaurants in West and South India under the name McDonald's India (West & South). [1] source: NSE India: company announcements
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The restaurants are run through Hardcastle Restaurants, and the operator had 482 restaurants across 79 cities as of June 30, 2026. [1] source: NSE India: company announcements[2] source: ET Hospitality Digital channels contributed nearly 75% of sales, and the McDonald's app has over 55 million downloads. [3] source: ET Retail
Westlife reported Q1 FY27 revenue of Rs 736 crore, up 12% year-on-year, with same-store sales growth of 4.3% and operating EBITDA of Rs 94.6 crore, up 11%. [2] source: ET Hospitality The Hindu BusinessLine reported Q1FY27 consolidated revenue of ₹740 crore, up 11.9%, and a restaurant operating margin of 18.6%, down 128 bps. [4] source: The Hindu BusinessLine Mint reported consolidated net profit of ₹60 lakh, down 52%. [5] source: Mint The company targets 580-630 restaurants by December 2027 and plans 60+ restaurant additions in FY27. [4] source: The Hindu BusinessLine[2] source: ET Hospitality McDonald's India (West & South) launched the Spicy Patakha Range of paneer and chicken burgers, available from 11 October 2026 at prices starting at ₹199 excluding taxes. [1] source: NSE India: company announcements In August 2026 Macquarie set a Westlife target price of Rs 730, raised from Rs 520. [6] source: NDTV Profit
Macquarie named Westlife alongside Devyani International, Sapphire Foods and Jubilant FoodWorks in its August 2026 QSR outlook. [7] source: Financial Express ET Retail reported Westlife McDonald's Q1 FY27 same-store sales growth of 4.3%, against 5% for Sapphire's KFC India. [8] source: ET Retail
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Questions about Westlife Foodworld
How fast is Westlife Foodworld growing in India?
Westlife Foodworld reported Q1 FY27 revenue of Rs 736 crore, up 12% year-on-year, with same-store sales growth of 4.3% and operating EBITDA of Rs 94.6 crore, up 11% year-on-year. [2] source: ET Hospitality
What is Westlife Foodworld's current strategy in India?
Westlife Foodworld targeted 580-630 McDonald's restaurants by December 2027 in July 2026. [2] source: ET Hospitality It planned 60+ restaurant additions in FY27 in August 2026, [4] source: The Hindu BusinessLine and launched the Spicy Patakha Range from ₹199 in October 2026. [1] source: NSE India: company announcements
Who are Westlife Foodworld's main competitors?
Macquarie named Westlife Foodworld alongside Devyani International, Sapphire Foods and Jubilant FoodWorks in August 2026, valuing Westlife at around 19x FY29 EV/pre-Ind AS EBITDA against around 16x for a merged Devyani-Sapphire. [7] source: Financial Express
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