With a realization of a need for policy change to tackle lifestyle diseases like obesity, many countries have introduced menu calorie labelling. These mandatory and voluntary laws are meant for restaurants, food service establishments and others in similar businesses. As the number of people eating out and ordering food from restaurants has increased, the need for such policies was inevitable. India has been in full agreement with this idea, which is evident in its recent Labelling and Display guidelines of 2020. International laws on menu calorie labelling for food service establishments have gained momentum with most countries robustly setting out guidelines for the same.