McDonald's India marks food safety week with staff training

MUMBAI, June 18, 2026 — Westlife Foodworld Ltd, the operator of McDonald's restaurants across West and South India, has launched a week-long food safety programme of staff training and supplier seminars across its restaurant network. The company said the McDonald's India food safety drive will reach 12,000 restaurant employees during the week.

The programme runs around World Food Safety Day, the annual observance led by the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization, which falls on June 7. Westlife Foodworld is running its own week-long activities across its outlets to mark the occasion.

The push extends routine kitchen practice into structured refresher training at one of India's largest quick-service restaurant operators, and brings supplier partners into the same conversation on hygiene and sourcing.

McDonald's India food safety workshops target 12,000 staff

The company said it is running dedicated food safety workshops across its restaurants to refresh everyday best practices. The sessions cover safe food handling, personal and equipment hygiene, prevention of cross-contamination, temperature control along the value chain, and safe storage and packaging.

Westlife Foodworld operates McDonald's outlets across 11 states in West and South India through its subsidiary, Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd.

Supplier seminars widen the food safety focus

As part of the week, the company said it has invited supplier partners to lead seminars on best practices across the supply chain. The company said the sessions highlight collaboration in maintaining food safety from sourcing through to the restaurant.

Everyday hygiene systems in McDonald's kitchens

The company described the routine controls behind the training. According to Westlife Foodworld, staff wear hair nets and gloves at all times, use antimicrobial hand washes every hour through the day, and work at separate vegetarian and non-vegetarian stations with dedicated utensils and towels.

The company said its kitchens maintain set equipment temperatures and complete a product safety checklist three times a day. It also said its menu items contain no artificial colours, no artificial flavours and no added MSG.

Brand ties food safety to long-running trust campaign

The company linked the week to a consumer campaign it calls #FanTruth, built on the idea that customers who grew up with the brand now trust it for their own families. Westlife Foodworld said the message reflects three decades of operating McDonald's in India.

Hardcastle Restaurants opened India's first McDonald's in the Bandra area of Mumbai in 1996. The company today operates the brand in cities including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Chennai.

Further detail on the company and its operations appears on the Westlife Foodworld website. Background on the global observance is published on the FAO and WHO World Food Safety Day page.

Source: Westlife Foodworld Ltd company statement; FAO and WHO World Food Safety Day campaign materials; Westlife Foodworld corporate disclosures. Hospitalitycareerprofile.com