South African restaurant chain Barcelos is looking to add 12more to its kitty in India by the end of 2019-20 as part of an expansion plan,a senior company official said. The company has one restaurant each in Delhi,Lucknow, Kolkata, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Chennai and two in Mumbai. “We planto add 12 more restaurants across the country by the end of next fiscalyear,” Barcelo Business head India Rohit Malhotra told PTI. The newrestaurants would be in Bengaluru, Pune, Goa, Chandigarh, Kochi, Puducherry,Mumbai, among others, he added. The company is also planning to rename all itsbig restaurants (area of 1,500 square feet or above) by March next year,Malhotra said. Barcelos is also looking to open between 10 to 12 smalleroutlets in food courts in the country. Such outlets will have area between300-500 square feet, he added. When asked about the business model Barcelosfollows in India, Malhotra said: “All the outlets are franchise owned.Barcelos works through franchise model in India.” Regarding investments toexpand Barcelos’ presence in the country, he said it will be mainly on researchand development for menus, supply chain, marketing and training. Barcelosstarted operations in 1993 in Pretoria in South Africa. The company is presentin 22 countries, Malhotra said. PTI