Fast food chain KFC partners IRCTC, to serve meals on trains

NEW DELHI: Yum Brands owned KFC said late on Tuesday that it has entered into a partnership with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation ( IRCTC) to launch a delivery system for consumers on trains.

The facility is available on 12 trains passing through New Delhi railway station and will be expanded to Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Bengaluru stations over the next 10 days.

The service will initially be limited to trains which lack pantry cars and subsequently be expanded to trains like Rajdhani and Duronto, the company said in a statement.

Dhruv Kaul, chief marketing officer at KFC said “In India, train journeys and meals are inextricably linked. This initiative gives us a great opportunity to bring KFC to consumers even when they are travelling. We intend to expand the service to other stations over the next few days.”