FIFA final doubles restaurant bookings, lifts big-screen TV demand 30-40% across metros

Speciality Restaurants, Impresario's Social and Massive's brands report advance bookings more than doubling and 1.5x normal weekend sales as the FIFA final drives late-night gatherings in Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Liquor licences extended to 3am, kitchens open till 4am. Hisense and peers see 30-40% jump in large-screen TV sales on cashback and EMI offers.

— Filed Sat, 18 Jul, 2026, 05:49 IST · Source ET Small Business · Updated

FIFA World Cup final drives weekend spending spike in India: restaurants, pubs and microbreweries see doubled bookings and extended hours, while TV makers like Hisense report 30-40% jump in large-screen demand with cashback and EMI offers.

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Follows Avik Chatterjee taking CEO reins at Speciality Restaurants with an expansion and retail push; the FIFA final surge underscores demand for late-night dining formats.

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