Drive-through restaurant biz zooms over 400% during Covid-19 pandemic

Sales high; fast-food and cafe chains increase focus on segment

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restaurants | Coronavirus | McDonald's India

Viveat Susan Pinto  |  Mumbai 

There’s a new kind of restaurant emerging as social distancing norms force businesses to rethink operations. It's called a drive-through restaurant, which allows consumers to purchase their products without getting out of their cars.

While the trend has been popular abroad for some time, drive-throughs in India are picking up pace now. For instance, in the last three months, brands such as Tata Starbucks, KFC, and Pizza Hut have launched drive-through or kerb-side delivery services at their restaurants to catch consumers nervous about dining in. Estimates suggest that the ...

First Published: Mon, August 03 2020. 06:05 IST