Food business

A family recipe becomes a promising food business when customers are willing to pay for it, trust its quality and return for it again.

Those that combine careful sourcing, accurate costing and thoughtful menu planning may have more room to manage inflation without passing every…

The traditional restaurant sequence is simple. Food first. Drink second. But there is no reason it has to stay that way. A restaurant could begin…

The biggest change may therefore be simple. People are not always going to restaurants because they need somewhere to eat.

The restaurant may still be where the relationship begins. But increasingly, it is not where the business ends.

The street food itself may remain fresh, messy and best eaten from a paper plate. But its flavour could travel much further.

India's street-stall and kiosk category continues to be shaped by affordability, convenience and regional food, while organised players are…

A restaurant dish can become a retail product. A retail product can become a B2B ingredient. An ingredient can support a franchise network.

It is a different way of cooking. And sometimes, the best way to make an ingredient more interesting is to stop adding things to it and give heat,…

The basic break-even formula remains Fixed Costs ÷ Contribution Margin. With fixed costs of ₹6 lakh, a 60% contribution margin requires ₹10 lakh in…

The brands that understand how to connect the two could turn their most recognisable dishes into products with a life far beyond the dining table.

Whether a bar is celebrity-owned or independently founded, the fundamentals remain remarkably similar on a strong concept, good food and drinks,…

The camera may be part of the modern restaurant journey, but the food still has to earn the customer's next bite.

The difference in a professional kitchen is how consistently those principles are built into daily operations. The strongest hygiene systems are not…

India's Korean food market is developing through several layers. Some brands focus closely on Korean recipes and techniques. Others use Korean…