Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has inked a deal with Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL), the parent company of Domino's Pizza, to deliver pizzas while passengers are traveling in trains.
The passengers can order pizza through a phone call or online. Initially, the delivery service is being provided at 12 stations including New Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Alwar, Ambala, Jalandhar, Mathura, Muzzafarnagar, Pathankot, Vapi, Bharuch and Vadodara, and gradually it will be extended to more stations.
While, e-catering facility has been extended to 120 trains to start off with and more of them will also be added in the coming days. “Yes, the arrangement has been made. The passengers can order online or via a phone call and hot pizzas will be served at their seats in the train enroute,” a JFL spokesperson told Franchise India.
Other than IRCTC website, the passengers can also place an order through toll-free number 1800-1034-139 or by sending an SMS to 139 giving details of their PNR and seat number.
JFL runs about 844 restaurants of Domino’s Pizza across 185 cities in India and claims to be the largest market for Domino’s Pizza worldwide, outside the USA, surpassing the UK restaurant count.