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Delhi reduces legal drinking age to 21 from 25; restaurateurs cheer move

Lowering the minimum age from 25 will lead to an estimated 20 per cent rise in liquor consumption

Casual dining chain Barbeque Nation readies to hit IPO grill next week

The firm may come out with its initial share sale next week

Economic pain from Covid upends lives of restaurant owners, entertainers

Economic pain from pandemic upends the lives of restaurant owners, entertainers

PM FME scheme golden opportunity for micro food entrepreneurs: Minister

for Food Processing Industries MoS Rameswar Teli said the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme offers golden opportunities to micro food entrepreneurs

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

Zomato partners with govt for street food project, ropes in 300 vendors

With this, these street vendors would be able to serve customers within the safety of their own homes, service a much larger user base with Zomato's technology and last-mile delivery

Mumbai's dine-out, shopping plans get a boost with extended biz hours

Move could prompt some shuttered eateries to reopen; late-night shoppers, diners now welcome

Confidence in western QSRs remains intact, says Westlife's Amit Jatia

Month-on-month the business has been getting better, as the government relaxed restrictions

Night curfew puts dampener on New Year's Eve plan amid Covid-19 pandemic

Late parties off the menu, hotels and restaurants offer staycations

Karnataka night curfew throws spanner in festive hopes of restaurants

Restrictions to start at 10 p.m, in Bengaluru, reducing dinner time to 2 hours; Most restaurants and hotels are now expecting to do only 50 per cent of normal business

Jubilant FoodWorks shuts 105 stores in July-September quarter

Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, which operates fast-food chains Domino's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts, closed a total of 105 stores in the July-September quarter, the company said.

Rule for sale of home-cooked food: Hoteliers, restaurant owners welcome FSSAI decision

The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India on Saturday welcomed the move to mandate registration for home-cooked food sellers

Park Street icons in Kolkata innovate as pandemic offers food for thought

Kolkata's iconic restaurants are innoviting to keep up with the Covid disruptions

Covid impact: Restaurants innovate new, creative ways to bring back diners

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANSlife) COVID-19 has impacted the F&B industry like never before in the history of mankind. Restaurants are struggling to get back to their feet by gradually adapting to the new normal. As the lockdown is lifted in most Indian cities, restaurants are welcoming people for dine-in services.

First weekend tepid for Mumbai restaurants with only 20% outlets opening

This comes as restaurants grapple with a 33% patron cap and restricted business hours, something many say will delay recovery

Most eateries in Mumbai remain shut as guest cap puts plans in a pickle

While the rest of Maharashtra has reopened with 50 per cent capacity, Mumbai restaurants have been allowed 33 per cent capacity only

Social with a distance: Restaurants try new ideas to attract customers

According to the Indian Food Service Report 2019, the industry was pegged at Rs 4.23 trillion in 2018-2019

'Dukaan tech' start-ups help kirana stores and small traders go online

They are deploying easy-to-use platforms for SMBs, helping them go online in as little as 30 seconds

Mumbai's dine-in services to resume in October after a gap of 6 months

Operations permitted in first week of the month, say restaurant bodies

Mumbai's dine-out plans need finishing touches as eateries await reopening

Restaurant owners and associations say the government should speed up the process, given that Maharashtra is the only state that has not permitted eateries and bars to reopen