Restaurants across parts of India are scaling down operations as commercial LPG cylinders run scarce, forcing kitchens to turn to firewood, charcoal and electric stoves to keep food service running.
Commercial LPG prices have already risen about 8% in March, and even a five-day supply break could cut store revenues and margins across India’s organised quick service restaurant sector.
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Sunday said that the price of commercial LPG gas cylinders will be reduced by by Rs 51.50, effective September 1.
The prices of the commercial cylinders were reduced the last time in September 1 last year by Rs 91.50.
In the national capital Delhi, per unit of the commercial cylinder will now cost Rs 1,976.5. On July 6 too, rates for the 19-kilogram commercial cylinder were cut by Rs 8.5 per unit.
