On 16 July 2010 19:58, Tony de Sa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks for sharing your view points and your experiences. Regarding the > taste of the pizzas, I would like to make a few observations: > > 1. MacDonalds, Wimpys, Dominos, Shakeys,etc have franchisees who are > expected to keep up to a certain standard. I was told by people who work in > the food industry that standards are maintained to the extent that things > like the breading that is used in the pizzas are imported from places like > Singapore because local supplies are not up to standard. Besides, these > things are made to a standardized recipe. But as I have not been to Canada, > USA or Australia or Brazil I accept fully that you are correct in > maintaining that the Indian version of the pizzas does not come up to the > standard of the ones abroad. >
COMMENT: Long wait but next time I am in Goa, I shall make it a point to have Dominos Pizza and will then comment. I think we have discussed this before on Goanet - McDonalds produces the French fries switching to vegetable oil instead of frying it in dripping - really? read on:- http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/0520-02.htm McCain (Potatoes) has been in India now for more than a decade and also produces pizzas to take home to bake. They had to select the type of potato which would suit their standards and now have a a good industry going in India:- http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=60759 Also http://www.allbusiness.com/manufacturing/food-manufacturing-fruit/482355-1.html Slowly but surely the middle class Indians will start asking 'where's the beef?' -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
