Fast-food chains get future-ready as curbs are fully lifted, biz recovers

Robust store rollouts in the works; focus on dine-in and delivery

Food service players such as Jubilant FoodWorks and Westlife Development are putting a blueprint in place that will see the two companies accelerate store launches and focus on both dine-in and delivery in the future.

The move comes as the fast-food business recovers fast amid a rapid shift from unorganised to organised and lockdown restrictions completely lifted across markets. Last week, Mumbai, among the last markets to reopen for dine-in services following a prolonged shutdown, permitted restaurants to remain open till 1 am.

Westlife Development, which runs McDonald's restaurants in the west and south of India, will get back to