India's restaurants are under threat from the LPG supply crunch caused by the Iran war

The Iran war is causing global disruption, and restaurants in India are under threat because of it.

The conflict is threatening India’s supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), most of which is imported and the global supply of which is threatened by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

On Tuesday, India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that it was directing oil refineries to prioritize supplying LPG to the 330 million households that use it as a primary cooking fuel, over 3 million businesses that use commercial LPG cylinders.

This is causing a “crisis situation” that will lead to the closure of many restaurants over the next few days, Sagar Daryani, president of the National Restaurant Association of India, told CNBC.

He added that 90% of restaurants in India rely on LPG cylinders to run their kitchens.