New Delhi, March 11 -- The ongoing US-Israel-Iran war in the Middle East has triggered a shortage of commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in parts of India, severely affecting the food and beverage (F&B) industry.

Restaurants have warned that disruptions in fuel supply could force them to reduce menu options, raise prices, or even temporarily shut operations.

Non-vegetarian dishes such as mutton are among the worst affected, as they require longer cooking times and higher fuel consumption.

Manpreet Singh, honorary treasurer of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and owner of the restaurants Zen and Fujiya, said his outlets are working to reduce LPG consumption.

"We are trying to curtail the use of LPG by rationalis...