| Long back, communicative integration was lacking in Indian subcontinent. People of different regions had very little contact. Regional diversity in terms of food, cloth, culture and lifestyle acted as a separating factor for the people of India, giving birth to regionalism. When it comes to food, Punjab was famous for its rich and mouth-watering delicacies. South Indian dishes were popular for their flavors. North East region was known for its huge variety of delicious cuisines. Thanks to the widespread communication network across the country and the recent boom in catering and hotel industry in India, cuisines are no longer confined to their own regions but have overlapped and influenced each other. People living anywhere in our subcontinent can now have the scrumptious cuisines of any other region from the chain of restaurants flourishing all over the country.
Over the last decade, the catering industry in India gradually gained its impulse with the establishment of numbers of hotel management and catering institutes, supply chains for foods and catering & hospitality recruitment agencies through out the country. According to a recent estimate more than two million restaurants are now dominating the present scenario of Indian catering industry.
With this the restaurant and catering service jobs have become very popular among the educated Indian youths. In recent time, the flourishing IT, ITES and real estate sector in India have contributed significantly in increasing the income level of the Indian middle-income class. Dining in restaurants on weekends and other holidays, with family members and friends, has become a very popular concept in urban India. To meet the ever-increasing demand for new cuisines, the catering industry in India is becoming more prominent day by day.
Family Style Restaurant
Family restaurants are very popular for their delectable, hygienic and affordable dishes. Their customer friendly service, excellent ambience and good quality foods have played the key role behind their success.
The names and contact details of some popular family restaurants in India are given below: -
Nirula's
Delhi Central
Gole Market, New Delhi
12 Rajindra Bhawan, Rajindra Place, New Delhi
Call: +91-11-23363601/ 23366902/ 55357503
Call: +91-11-25767444/ 25762111 / 55489367
Aaheli
Peerless Inn, 12 Jawaharlal Nehru Road
Kolkata
# 2228-0301/2.
Adarsh Family Restaurant
Address: Janta Market, Kannamwar Nagar, Vikhroli (E)
Shop # 64, 1/1,
Tagore Nagar, Mumbai 400083
Phone: 25777667, 55769060
Marry Brown Family Restaurant
Address: No.11, Nehru Stadium
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641 018
Phone: 0422 - 2304444
Fax: 0422 - 2304433
Email: marrybrowncbe@hotmail.com
McDonald's Supply Chain
India is one of the emerging super powers of the world with huge population. Considering the rapidly growing income level and improved living standard of the middle-income group, global brands in catering industry have been trying to take the advantage of the huge Indian market for quite some time.
The outlets of McDonald's in some Indian metropolis are running very successfully. The operation of McDonald's in Indian market turns out to be highly beneficial for its Indian suppliers. With the expansion of McDonald's operation in India, the Indian catering industry gets exposure to the advanced agricultural techniques prevalent in the developed nations of the world and also to the latest technologies of food processing and preservation.
After the massive success of the food chains like McDonald's and Pizza Hut in India territory, next restaurant chain, which is planning to extend its operation in India market, is 'Hooters of America'. This world famous brand is in the process of selecting the cities where its outlets will be opened within couple of years.
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