The NRAI India Food Service Report 2019 was also released on the occasion. The report pegged the market size of Calcutta’s organised food service sector at Rs 5,049 crore. In a list of top 20 Indian cities in terms of market size of organised food service, Calcutta ranks seventh. The city’s food service industry employs over 65,000 people in the organised and unorganised sectors, the report said. “The restaurant industry has been badly hit by the removal of the input tax credit.

Source: The Telegraph July 02, 2019 22:38 UTC