The COVID-19 pandemic is having significant impacts on India's food business and security. While India relies heavily on agriculture and home cooking, prolonged lockdowns are disrupting food processing plants and supply chains, which could lead to shortages and price increases over time. Central government food reserves are sufficient currently but continued disruptions could affect agricultural production globally and undermine long-term food availability, prices, and security. Food industries must focus on ensuring stable supplies of products like shelf-stable milk and developing new nutritious foods that can be easily grown and distributed. The crisis highlights the need to balance resource use with sustainable food systems.