A study on the business practices of street food vendors in Guwahati city

In a diverse country like India, where there exist people of various classes, street food plays a very crucial role. Unlike the other cities, Guwahati city is also having many fast food stalls and restaurants. Street food is ready to eat food or drink sold in a street by a hawker or vendor. Street food is an integral part of society in all countries. As such the maintenance of standard hygiene is a very vital matter. Street food vending serves two important functions. First, it is a source of employment for many people who cannot otherwise be absorbed into the skilled, formal sector of the economy. Secondly, street food vendors perform the task of providing ready- to-eat food to a large cross-section of local people. However, there exist many unseen aspects of the street food vendors. This paper highlights a study which is carried out in Guwahati city of Assam to determine the business practices of street food vendors and to study the problem faced by the street food vendors