The unorganised street-food market in India is so vast and diverse that every city has its own specialty food-street or khaugallis, serving the staples such as samosas, dosas and vada pavs with their own twist to the savouries. However, despite being a food-loving nation, the street food and the QSR (quick-service restaurants) or the limited-service restaurants business continue to be a low-margin, high-cost and operationally heavy business in India.

(As published in https://prime.economictimes.indiatimes.com 4 Dec 2019 )