The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had promised to close down all illegal slaughterhouses if it came to power in the state during its assembly election campaign.
Closure of illegal slaughterhouses was the main table-talk at Tunday Kababi, arguably Lucknow’s most famous seller of galauti kababs, days after abattoirs were shutdown in Allahabad and Varanasi.
The saffron party seems to be acting on its promise, with a number of abattoirs across Uttar Pradesh being subjected to raids and shutdowns. It secured a landslide victory in the February-March assembly elections.
Police have also started a crackdown on shops selling buffalo meat in the Muslim-dominated areas of Rasoolpur, Buxipur, Tiwaripur and Jafra Bazar in Gorakhpur, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s hometown.
Foodies in the City of Nawabs believe politics should be kept away from food and a few others claimed that the government’s move may lead to a hike in the prices of meat.
Mohamed Usman, whose grandfather established Tunday Kababi in 1905 and who is now the owner, said the closure of slaughterhouses might affect the most preferred beef kababs.
Usman said, "These kababs are the cheapest and are largely preferred by those who cannot afford mutton kababs. On regular days, around 80kg of meat, including mutton and beef, is consumed at the Old Nazirabad outlet."
He further added, "The supply of mutton and chicken had not been affected so far, but expressed apprehension about the overall meat shortage in the state. With large quantities of kababs that get produced every single day in Lucknow (estimated to be in tonnes), goat meat or chicken alone can't fulfil the demand. Buffalo meat has been traditionally used to make this Awadhi cuisine."
He buys meat from local traders who may also face the axe in the state capital as the municipal corporation is planning to launch a drive next week.
German Doner Kebab, the fast-casual dining chain, has announced ambitious plans to open a string of sites across the UK. It already operates 33 sites across the UK.
The chain aims to open a new restaurant every week for the rest of 2019. This move will create around 200 jobs.
Imran Sayeed, Chief Executive Officer, German Doner Kebab, said, “The hardest thing for us is finding sites. I think we could open another 40 or 50 sites this year because of demand, but we have to take the time to make sure the locations are right.”
“By the end of this year we will hopefully be near to 50 in the UK, and I think we could be looking at 300 in the next five years. I think our success highlights the shift to fast-casual dining. Millennials and Generation Z want something different, and our product offering and price point fits in with what they want,” he further stated.
The kebab chain eyes investing £6 million for launching 14 new sites throughout the year in locations including Preston, Oldham, Bradford, Northampton, Walsall, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Northern India’s leading QSR, Kebab Xpress has announced a partnership deal with India’s leading call management & cloud telephony platforms MyOperator to give it users’ seamless experience of ordering food.
Kebab Xpress aims to enhance customers to increase the sustainability of orders placed on calls and management tracking solution.
“MyOperator helps us survive an increasing call volume within all our outlets. Their call tracking & call automation tech has made real-time follow-ups extremely easy, which used to be a prime challenge for us. The order retention rate we are witnessing is higher than our expectations,” shares Jagjit Singh, COO Kebab Xpress.
“It is an era of the food tech industry. MyOperator is built over cutting edge technology and is delighted to serve Kebab Xpress. We believe in simplifying processes and increasing efficiency. That’s what we are doing with Kebab Xpress,” while speaking on the announcement Ankit Jain, CEO, MyOperator.
Kebab Xpress opted for MyOperator virtual number along with an IVR for all the outlets and witnessed 50% hike in on-call order retention. The call automation service helped Kebab Xpress resulted in 90% dip in their churn rate.
With this product execution, Kebab Xpress which had suffered from management tracking solution has enabled itself to connect with the missed call customers as well within two-three minutes.
Kebab Xpress has 13 outlets in New Delhi & NCR and is witnessing expansion at a constant rate.
Ssence – A Culinary Showcase at The Suryaa, is going to showcase the traditions and recipes from all over India this November, with Kebabs, Biryanis and Curries.
With more than 10 varieties of biryanis, 8 varieties of kebabs and 10 curries representing the length and breadth of our country, this festival is going to bring the country's diversity on one plate.
Chef Pankaj Jha, Executive Sous Chef, The Suryaa, said, "The diverse food culture of our nation, coupled with the Mughlai influence that has reached the tips of our country have produced some great cuisine from west, south and the east of India too, which is very under-represented. From Malabar Biryani to Kolkata Biryani, Machar Jhol to Laal Maas and Banjara Sheekh to KoliwadaMacchi, this festival developed by the multi-cuisine trained staff of the Ssence kitchen bring you a spread of delicacies that you have never seen before, all in one place.”
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