Restaurants still within their rights to levy service charge, say industry bodiesThe Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and restaurant associations have stated that the Delhi High Court's rece...
07 Aug, 2023, 09.27 AM IST
Restaurant bills: What is the game of the name?Some of you may feel you have been misled into paying extra as the service charge gets added in the bill by default as taxes do. It may not...
13 Apr, 2023, 09.33 PM IST
Delhi HC stays guidelines that prohibited restaurants from levying service chargesThe CCPA guidelines issued on July 4 stated that no hotel or restaurant shall add service charge automatically or by default in the bill an...
21 Jul, 2022, 12.46 AM IST
Eateries may raise prices post CCPA's revised guidelines on service charges"Incentives are heavily tied to the service charge and considering the ongoing attrition in the industry, we may have no option but to rais...
08 Jul, 2022, 10.04 AM IST
Delhi restobars seek to stay open beyond 1 am, hope for HC reliefThe industry body filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court and is hoping for "some relief" and an interim order this week. The hearing...
31 May, 2022, 09.52 AM IST
Curbs and curfews play party poopers for restaurants, pubsIn Maharashtra, hoteliers and restaurateurs complained of raids and not being allowed to offer delivery services till 1:30 am.
02 Jan, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
8-day rule for whisky, vodka leaves city resto-bars high and dryEight-day rule framed by the excise department to control bootlegging and adulteration of premium Vodka and whisky brands has caused a furo...
17 Oct, 2019, 11.13 AM IST
Destroy alcohol lying in bar for longer than eight days: Delhi excise dept to restaurantsRestaurateurs said this move will result in at least Rs 20 lakh worth of spirits going down the drain every month.
29 Aug, 2019, 07.41 AM IST
Online food platforms to redesign schemes to check deep discounts: FHRAIDiscounting works well in the retail space, because brands can limit supply or at least make it look like supply is limited, and therefore ...
21 Aug, 2019, 02.39 PM IST
Corruption is making Bengaluru's restaurateurs abandon the industryBengaluru, one of the top contributors to India’s flourishing Rs 6,00,000 crore F&B industry, is earning the dubious reputation of being th...
18 Jan, 2019, 11.11 AM IST
Delhi’s restaurateurs cry foul over ban on recorded music in pubsIn a circular dated May 16, the Delhi government had warned bars and pubs to not play recorded music citing a rule that bars them from doin...
22 May, 2018, 09.20 AM IST
Eating out still not cheaper as companies struggle with implications, accountsEating out was supposed to get cheaper with the implementation of the goods and services tax on July 1. GST was set at 18% for AC restauran...
08 Jul, 2017, 01.03 AM IST
Guidelines on service charge not law: Restaurant AssociationsFederartion of Hotels and Restaurant Association of India said it is legally examining the matter and will make its representation to the m...
24 Apr, 2017, 03.16 PM IST
Service charge: Don’t eat if you don’t want to pay, says restaurants’ bodyThe government had clarified that the authorities could act against those levying a service charge without the knowledge and consent of con...
03 Jan, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Service charge by hotels and restaurants not mandatory: GovernmentCentre has asked State govts to sensitize companies, hotels & restaurants to disseminate info that service charges are discretionary/volunt...
03 Jan, 2017, 12.31 AM IST
Mumbai regaining its F&B mojo with big brand openings and redefined bar sceneThe capital, in the throes of an unprecedented Food & Beverage (F&B) boom, saw a number of unique and quality openings virtually every othe...
28 Jun, 2015, 06.26 AM IST
Food cos, fashion brands & auto firms using bloggers to create buzz on social media around products & brands“Most bloggers have between 1000-6000 followers; which isn’t a big number, but have a very different impact than traditional media channels...
12 Nov, 2014, 12.41 PM IST