The food services industry in India has witnessed unprecedented growth over the past few years. However, it still faces a lot of regulatory challenges as the current laws mandate new businesses to obtain a number of permits to become operational. The KPMG–FICCI joint report titled ‘India’s food service industry: Growth recipe’ looks into insights on the current challenges related to policy and regulatory aspects, and edifies the readers about the ease of doing business scenario in the industry. The report also delves into key focal development areas to address the skill gap challenge and other bottlenecks. A thorough study is followed by key recommendations as the next steps to address various issues faced by the Indian food services industry to make it globally competitive.