the quarterfinals of world cup have begun and the football craze has gone up in bareilly footie fans are coming together to watch the matches and ordering lipsmacking munchies to add to the thrill the football frenzy has resulted in a boom for bareillys food joints cafes and restaurants and they are cashing in on the craze as the demand for home deliveries and takeaway orders during the match hours has seen a surge there has been up to 4045 increase in the food delivery during weekends say restaurateurs and cafe ownersfood delivery orders maximum between 8pm and 1130pm restaurateurs aamir imran the owner of a restaurant in civil lines adds this has led to an increase of 30 in our food delivery orders of appetisers and main course meals between 8pm and 1130pm we have introduced a combo of hyderabadi biryani with galouti kebab and this has become an instant hit among teenagers who find it convenient to eat from packed boxesrajat arora who runs an eatery in civil lines says around monsoon there is usually a surge in home deliveries but this time with football fever gripping the fans there is a change in the overall pattern of home deliveries which has seen a surge of 35 since the onset of the tournament on weekdays during evenings the demand for snacks and the main course is at the ratio of 3070 respectively which is the reverse on weekends many a time we get multiple delivery orders from same set of people who are staying up to watch late night matches with friendsour sales have gone up almost by 4045harmanjeet singh who runs a food joint in rajendra nagar says fans mostly gather and watch live matches together in the comfort of their homes so the demand for food deliveries and takeaway orders after 8pm has increased by 40 during weekdays and almost doubles up during weekends it is like a gettogether party for fans where they meet greet feast and watch matches togetherlr priyanca rishi nazish sophia and sahil cheering and partying while watching the match lr priyanca rishi nazish sophia and sahil cheering and partying while watching the matchbhupender singh the owner of a delivery joint in dd puram says during ipl people visit cafes and restaurants to watch the live screening of matches on big led screens to get the real feel of watching cricket in a stadium but with few places screening the world cup matches and odd hours of the match schedule people prefer watching it in the comfort of their homes they stay up late and this is the reason for the sudden boom in our evening and late night business where people returning from work take their orders to consume it laterfaizan ahmed a restaurateur from rampur garden says the world cup is in its last phase and the craze has just doubled up with more bareillywallahs ordering munchies to relish while watching the matches our sales has gone up almost 45its