Train journey, especially long distance, is a tiring period.

Our body starts to malfunction due to irregular sleep, unhygienic sanitation and mostly because of unhealthy food. Although the train connectivity in India is excellent, the catering and hygiene department has always lacked in maintaining a sound standard. Over the years, train food services have suffered greatly at the hands of its management authority. Inapt catering groups often get the yearlong tender and serve underrated food to the passengers. No proper quality testing is carried out before serving these foods. Moreover, there is no suitable storage medium for storing grains and vegetables. A complete scenario of mismanagement prevails in the catering system of Indian railways. Ultimately, these factors have prompted people to opt for air travel when it comes to long distance journey. In order to bring an end to this chaos, XYZ company has come up with an idea of building a chain of food restaurants which will cater the need of the train passengers. XYZ company a revolution in the catering business with its effective online service. Today, a passenger can easily order healthy and hygienic food from our decorated menu by just visiting our website. We also offer the option of ordering the food through our call centre. We aim to provide food at railway stations through our partner food providers and outlets. And based on this strong bonding with our vendors, we are aiming to build a strong food link all over India.
From the very day of inception, we have tried to design a system which can provide the railway passengers with tasty and healthy vegetarian foods. Timely delivery and proper hygienic packing has also helped in increasing our popularity among the masses. Besides this, our tie-up outlets and food providers take immense care in delivering the food at railway stations on time. In this regard, our user friendly site assists in carrying out regular train food services in major railway stations of India. Now with our train food services, passengers no longer need to worry about healthy and tasty food. With its cash on delivery system, Mera Food Choice has made the process even safer and reliable. So, from the next time when you head for a long journey just order before 1 hour between 9 am to 9 pm and receive your delicious vegetarian food at railway stations of your convenience .

As a pilot initiative we are offering the service on Mumbai CST- Chennai Express (Train No. 11041) and Chennai Mumbai CST (Train No. 11042).We have identified 3 stations from where the vendors can supply the food to the passengers. The 3 stations that we have identified are Daund Junction, Guntakal Junction, and Renigunta. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF STATIONS: 1) Time of passing of the train through the stations:
Mumbai CST- Chennai Central Express Station Arrival Departure Halt Daund Junction 19:25 19:30 15 miutes Guntakal Junction 6:15 6:30 15 minutes Renigunta Junction 13:25 13:45 20 minutes

Food Menu Dinner Breakfast Lunch

Chennai Central - Mumbai CST Express Station Arrival Departure Halt Renigunta Junction 14:30 14:35 15 minutes Guntakal Junction 20:40 20:55 20 minutes Daund Junction 8:00 8:05 15 minutes

Food Menu Lunch Dinner Breakfast

As mentioned in the above table, the train passes the three stations at the regular food timings. 2) Availability of food vendors/restaurants nearby the stations (Within the 1 Km): Daund Junction:

Samarth Hotel Hotel Sahyadri Maharashtra Bhavan Guntakal Junction: Hotel Raviteja Annapurna Hotel Purna Restaurant

Renigunta Junction: Navarattan Ugati Restaurant Lugadhi Restaurant

3) Different menu offered in these nearby restaurants:

Station Daund Type Menu Lunch/Dinner Gujrathi Jain Thali Maharashtrian and Punjabi Thalli Butter Chappati Paneer Butter Masala Veg Pulav Curd Breakfast Veg Upma Veg Poha Bread Cutlet Idli Sambhar Masala Dosa Alu Parathas Price 100 150 130 100 50 40 40 40 40 50 50 40 Price 200 150 12 115 115 30 40 40 40 50 50 50

Station Type Menu Guntakal Lunch/Dinner Andhra Meal Jain Veg Thali Veg Thali South Indian Thali Veg Noodles Breakfast Upama Regular Tomato Rice Tamarind Rice Curd Vada Masala Dosa Uttappa Pongal

Station Type Menu Renigunta Lunch/Dinner North Indian Thali South Indian Thali Veg Biryani Mix Veg Veg Noodles Paneer Butter Masala Veg Fry Rice Breakfast Upama Regular Tomato Rice Tamarind Rice Vada Sambhar Masala Dosa Idli Sambhar Pongal

Price 150 120 85 100 50 100 75 40 40 40 40 50 50 40

SERVICE: Receiving of the orders: Mode: Online The customer should be able to place the order through the internet.