American fast food chain McDonald’s is planning on becoming the first quick-service restaurant player in the country to use biodiesel produced from its used cooking oil to fuel its trucks. This step came after the company’s desire to take up sustainability initiatives aggressively.
Hardcastle Restaurants, a McDonald’s franchise in the west and south India stated that annually they are converting 4.5 lakh litres of used cooking oil into biodiesel which will power 20-25 trucks over a distance of supplying to 275 restaurants from its distribution centre.
We began the initiative a year ago on a pilot basis in Mumbai and have since scaled up the operation. We now cover 50 per cent of our stores and the plan is to reach all 275 restaurants in west and south India,” Vikram Ogale, director, national supply chain and quality assurance, McDonald’s India (west and south).
The long-term plan aims to cover nearly 500 stores in four years in the west and south, implying that biodiesel production will increase by then. The global burger chain will be in a partnership with local player Unicon Biofuels for their initiative.
The effort comes in response to McDonald’s commitment to globally reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 36 per cent by 2030.
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