McDonald's does a first in India, converts used cooking oil into biodiesel

Using biodiesel to power 25 trucks

Burger chain McDonald’s has become the first quick service restaurant player in the country to use biodiesel, produced from used cooking oil, to power its trucks as companies increasingly take up sustainability initiatives aggressively. 

On Monday, Hardcastle Restaurants, a McDonald’s franchisee in west and south India, said it is converting 4.5 lakh litres of used cooking oil annually (or over 35,000 litres per month) into biodiesel. This is being used to power 20-25 trucks that made trips to around 275 restaurants carrying supplies from its distribution centre, said Vikram Ogale, director, national supply chain and quality assurance, McDonald’s India (west and