As part of its efforts for “perceptible improvements in on-board catering services in trains”, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC), is undertaking Proof of Concept (PoC) in some select trains, de-linking meal production and meal service, so that branded Food and Beverage players - industrial kitchens, restaurant chains, and flight caterers - are roped in “to provide fresh, hygienic meals for service to the passengers”. According to a release, PoC is being conducted across various zones in some of the newly introduced Vande Bharat and Amrit Bharat Trains.

IRCTC is a Navaratna, Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, and serves approximately 16.50 lakh meals per day across the length and breadth of Indian railways. The release said IRCTC is c

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