Kolkata's 24x7 rule could push late-night F&B outlets from 300 to 3,000 within a year
West Bengal's budget proposes amending the Shops and Establishments Act to allow 24x7 operations, a tenfold expansion potential for late-night outlets. Wow! Momo, with 100 Kolkata stores and 30 already open till 3am, plans 300 new jobs. QSR chains, dhabas, malls and multiplexes stand to gain on extended trading hours.
West Bengal's budget proposal to amend the Shops and Establishments Act for 24x7 operations could expand Kolkata's late-night F&B outlets tenfold to 3,000, boosting QSR chains like Wow! Momo, dhabas, malls and multiplexes, with major employment gains.