India-Pakistan battle: Indian QSR inventory with Turkey operations in crossfire amid boycott calls and diplomatic pressure


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Jubilant FoodWorks finds itself caught within the crossfire of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, amid rising requires a boycott of Türkiye following the nation’s implicit assist for Pakistan within the ongoing battle. The corporate had acquired DP Eurasia, the grasp franchisee of Domino’s Pizza in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, in early 2024.

There are reviews rising that total India’s commerce relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan are anticipated to return below pressure on account of Ankara and Baku backing Islamabad and condemning India’s latest strikes on terror camps in Pakistan. Indian merchants too have began boycotting Turkish merchandise comparable to apples and marble.

India launched Operation Sindoor on Could 7 to destroy 9 terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir in retaliation for the Kashmir’s Pahalgam terror assault on April 22. Throughout the battle, Pakistan used Turkish drones in its failed try to focus on Indian navy installations.

Jubilant FoodWorks is a QSR chain that holds franchise rights for international manufacturers like Domino’s, Popeyes, and Dunkin’, along with its personal manufacturers, Hong’s Kitchen in India and COFFY in Turkey.

Within the newest fourth quarter, consolidated income from operations rose 34% YoY to Rs 2,107 crore with Turkey’s Domino’s exhibiting a modest 0.9% LFL development.


DP Eurasia contributed 31% of the group’s system gross sales in Q3FY25, making its monetary efficiency a key issue for Jubilant.Domino’s Pizza operates 746 shops in Turkey as of March 2025, with 8 new shops added in Q4FY25. Turkey accounts for over 90% of DP Eurasia’s shops. Domino’s holds the highest market share within the Turkish pizza market, and COFFY being the seventh largest espresso model aspires to be within the Prime 5 manufacturers.Jubilant is already going by means of a troublesome interval when it comes to demand within the final 9 quarters, in accordance with analysts. Domino’s carried out varied initiatives to take care of market share, together with supply payment waivers, greater meals prices on new launches, and sharper reductions to seize order development.

Nevertheless, these efforts led to a discount in margins, as gross margins for 9MFY25 fell. Moreover, EBITDA margins had been weaker on account of continued investments in expertise, promoting, and an operational shift from a 4 area to a seven-region mannequin.

India’s exports to Turkey stood at $5.2 billion throughout Apr-Feb 2024-25 as towards $6.65 billion in 2023-24. It accounts for less than about 1.5% of India’s complete exports of $437 billion.