India’s Coffee Rise: Brewing a Global Identity
From personalization to make your own brew, café business is going through the biggest innovation these days.
From Rock Bands to Wok Pans: How Debaditya Chaudhury is Building Culture with Food
With 37 Chowman outlets and over 45 in the F&B group, the brand aims for 100+ outlets across metro and tier-2 cities like Chandigarh, Pune,…
How AI is Revolutionizing Restaurant Success During the Festive Rush
In the future, the position of AI in the restaurant business will only expand. As machine learning algorithms advance, they will be capable of…
Cheaper Bites Ahead: GST Revamp Cuts Prices on Coffee, Ice Cream & More!
All invoicing from these brands has shifted to 5% GST. The billing system will show revised rates, and invoices (printed and digital) clearly display…
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  • Sep 18, 2025 / 6 MIN READ
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94% of Restaurant Operators Target Tier-II and III Expansion; Report
With average monthly incomes in Tier-II cities approaching metro levels, consumers are brand-aware but price-sensitive—seeking hygienic, aspirational…
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  • Sep 18, 2025 / 5 MIN READ
“Right People and Culture is the Key to Building a Restaurant,” says Nikhil K Rochlani
He is Founding Partner of Butterfly High, Kyma, and The Bigg Small Café + Bar. For him, today’s success rests on customer insight, constant…
Smart, Efficient, Scalable: How This Entrepreneur is Building Smart-Kitchens for F&B
In an exclusive interaction with Restaurant India, Neeraj Seth, MD, Trufrost & Butler shares on how they are not just selling machines; they are…
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  • Sep 10, 2025 / 8 MIN READ
Scooping Success: The Sweet Boom of Ice Cream Cafés
Leading the pack with a cool 30–35% market share is Amul, followed by homegrown favorites like Naturals and NIC, as well as established giants such…
From Flavor to Emotion: The Future of Experiential Restaurants
Dining today is no longer about just eating—it’s about being entertained.
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  • Sep 04, 2025 / 7 MIN READ
“Consistency is Built into Systems, People,” says Sumit Govind Sharma of Monarch Liberty Hospitality Pvt Ltd
Founded by Sumit Govind Sharma, Monarch Liberty Hospitality Pvt Ltd has launched some successful restaurants in Mumbai such as EVE, Que Sera Sera and…
Actor Shilpa Shetty’s Restaurant Bastian to Shut Shop in Bandra, Mumbai
The restaurant became Mumbai’s favourite, especially a popular food spot for food lovers and celebrities in Mumbai since 2016.
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  • Sep 03, 2025 / 3 MIN READ
A Comprehensive Guide to In-house Restaurants in the Indian Market
An in-house restaurant refers to a culinary business that is operating within another main business, such as a hotel, resort, club, mall, hospital,…
How to Find Your Niche in the Restaurant World
A restaurant niche is a specialized segment of the market that you serve with a unique concept, menu, or experience. It is one of the characteristics…
How to Make a Failing Restaurant Successful Again
For a restaurateur, whether in India or anywhere else in the world, seeing the gradual decline of their restaurant business is the most depressing…
How Restaurant owners are responding to vaccine mandate
Sixteen percent of operators in the US believe both their sales and traffic will decrease because of vaccine mandates, while 14% believe traffic will…
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  • Nov 02, 2021 / 4 MIN READ
6 things to know before you take a bite of Sapphire Foods IPO
As of March 31, 2021, Sapphire Foods owned and operated 204 KFC restaurants in India and the Maldives, 231 Pizza Hut restaurants in India, Sri Lanka…
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  • Nov 10, 2021 / 4 MIN READ
How convenience channel helped McDonald's Restaurant operating margin soars by 204% in West, South India
"In the coming months, we will pick up the pace on store expansion, adding close to 30-35 new stores in our core and emerging markets, thus…
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  • Oct 29, 2021 / 4 MIN READ
McDonald's global comparable sales up by 12%; large order size, menu prices reason for growth
US same-store sales grew 9.6 per cent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, whereas international operated markets segment increased 13.9 per cent (8.…
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  • Oct 28, 2021 / 4 MIN READ
Restaurants at food courts bounce back; welcome customers with added safety
On an average, food courts contribute almost 8-10 percent of the total mall revenue and in the case of malls with great offerings in their food…
Mumbai gets its first-floral themed cafe which is Plush yet minimal
Founded by 22-year-old Palak Shah, along with her partner Mazhar Dalvi, Plush Cafe is located in the heart of Bandra and its city's first floral…
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  • Sep 03, 2021 / 4 MIN READ
Maharashtra allows restaurants to operate till 10 PM, restaurateurs perplexed over mandatory vaccination
However, the restaurants and hotel bodies are still apprehensive because the order said staffs who have got both doses can work at these…
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  • Aug 12, 2021 / 3 MIN READ
Homegrown pizza brands looking for a bigger slice
Pizza industry is currently worth over INR 1,500 crores and has been growing at a CAGR of 26 percent for the last five years.
Will 'Happy Hour' survive post-pandemic?
For diners, however, the appeal of happy hours won't go away so easily. Those discounts afford an opportunity to sample the fare at a hot new…
Restaurateurs welcome new excise policy by Delhi Govt, says it will boost revenue
The Delhi cabinet on Monday approved a new excise policy, lowering the minimum age for consumption of liquor to 21 years from 25 years.
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  • Mar 24, 2021 / 4 MIN READ