Food court: Why quick-service restaurants are having a field day

The last one week has seen two key food service operators — Jubilant FoodWorks and Yum! Brands — report their highest-ever sales growth figures for the quarter ended March 2018.

Jubilant FoodWorks, the master franchisee of Domino’s and Dunkin Donuts in India, saw same-store sales growth (SSG) come in at 26.5 per cent, its highest in six years. Yum!, which owns the Pizza Hut and KFC restaurant brands, reported system sales growth of 21 per cent and 19 per cent, respectively, the highest in two years, since the company began reporting positive top line growth in India.

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