Monday 24 October 2011

Restaurants Providing Catering Services In India

In the field of restaurant business, catering services seems to growing rapidly. The field of catering service ranges from the vast and unorganized segment which consists of street side stalls and booths that sells different types of snacks to large group of multi star hotels. This field is also characterized by severe fragmentation and lack of standard operations. The organized food and beverages sector shall be described as small home maintained and international restaurant chains that are available both in malls and street lines. There are many franchisee models which include some of the leading international food chains like McDonald, Dominos, Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken. On the other hand there are company own units like Nerulas which come under local chains. More than 70% growth has been acquired in the number of outlets within a short span of time. This is a clear evidence of the fact that the consumers of India are willing to accept variations and do experiments with new cuisines.
The major food service chains were forced to bring out variations to their products and services in order to satisfy the taste and needs of customers from different walks of life. For example the authorities of KFC were forced to introduce vegetarian menu for pleasing the vegetarian section of the society who look forward for the vegetarian menu. The greatest quality of Indian consumers shall be pointed out to be their adaptability. This is the reason why restaurants that serve Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Thai and Mediterranean cuisines have shown greater prosperity together with the restaurants serving Indian delicacies like chicken biryani. The development of the catering service industry in India provides wide variety of opportunities across the nation for variety of cuisines that comes in different formats like living space, home delivery, multi cuisine restaurants and fast food courts.
The major sectors that provide catering service in India are discussed about in this article.
Café Coffee Day: This is owned by the Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company that is centered in Bangalore. Great development has been shown by the company with more than 500 outlets that has spread across 80 cities.
Barista: The Barista Coffee Company is the one which started the coffee revolution in India. This was started in the year 2000 in the northern part of India and which got extended to other parts of India. Today there are more than 225 outlets spread across 35 cities which is far ahead from the count of 129 outlets in the year 2005-06. There are also franchisee stores like Expresso Bars and Coffee Kiosk that are set up in smaller towns.
McDonald’s: The first outlet was opened in 1996. The Indian operation started as a joint venture between the McDonald’s Corporation in US and two other Indian businessmen. There are more than 100 outlets that are spread across 22 cities.
Dana Choga: Dana Choga is a great dining restaurant in India that possesses a strong home delivery system. This restaurant was started in the year 1994. This restaurant shall be considered as a hallmark of quality dining and good food.

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