From Home Kitchen to ‘Namma’: A Chef’s Journey of Comfort & Authenticity
What began as a personal passion has today evolved into Namma, a South Indian restaurant rooted in comfort, authenticity and family.
Capital Flows: What’s Attracting Investor Attention
This brings perspectives from investors, homegrown QSR founders, legacy restaurateurs and new-age community-driven café creators to decode the trends…
Unlocking the Real Potential: Growth Capital and India’s Culinary Entrepreneurs
In the restaurant world, growth capital is no longer just fuel for expansion—it’s a catalyst for transforming good concepts into enduring brands.
  • By - Nusra
  • Dec 02, 2025 / 9 MIN READ
India’s Food Services Market to Cross US$ 125 bn by 2030: Report
Boba Tea and Matcha Tea have seen an 11x and 4x surge in search volumes, respectively, in the last five years.
  • By - Nusra
  • Dec 01, 2025 / 7 MIN READ


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Reservation-Only: Why These Restaurants Are Getting Smaller, Personalized
Instead of chasing volume or footfalls, these compact formats are taking the opposite route by keeping their covers low, service slots restricted,…
How Passion-Driven Restaurants can Deliver Measurable Outcomes
Sustainability is now part of the operating model. Kitchens designed to reduce waste, bars that recycle, and partnerships with local producers…
5 Key Strategies to Target Repeat Customers
Points-based systems allow customers to earn rewards for each purchase, while tiered rewards create incentives for frequent engagement.


From Legacy to Lifestyle: How Shiv Sagar Is Redefining Dining for a New Generation
Ankita Poojari, Director and second-generation entrepreneur at the Shiv Sagar Group, shares insights into how the iconic Indian brand has sustained…
7 Tips to Maximise Sales in Your Restaurant
In today’s competitive dining scenario, success demands constant innovation, adaptability, and meaningful engagement across every customer touch…
7 Essentials to Keep Staff Trained in Your Restaurant
Behind that seamless magic is no accident. It’s a team that’s been trained to anticipate needs, motivated to go the extra mile, and consistent enough…
Focused Flavors: How Single-Cuisine Restaurants are Redefining Dining Scenes
Single-cuisine concepts can contribute approximately 50 to 65% of dine-in revenue in metro portfolios where specialists dominate new openings.
8 Strategic Pillars to Run a High-Performing Restaurant Franchise
Franchising not only build a strong brand identity but also helps in successful expansion strategies. Around 30-40% of restaurant businesses are…
5 Meaningful Impact of Removing the Delhi Police Eating House License from F&B Biz
The removal of the Delhi Police Eating House License is not just about one less document, it’s about creating the kind of environment where…
How to design a menu card for your restaurant
Your restaurant’s menu is a powerful marketing tool, a silent salesperson, and a reflection of your brand’s personality. So, if you are a restaurant…
Can food delivery save restaurants from the second wave
The rise in digital payments and the country moving towards digitisation has also been a catalyst for fueling this growth.
5 Golden rules to turn anonymous guests into loyal customers
A study shows that if an individual dines at a different place every day in a cosmopolitan city like Delhi, it will take him/her about 20 years to…
7 keys for growing your restaurant start-up amidst the pandemic
The rat-race has been a prolonged move, yet many succeeded to stand out. And the only reason they stood out was because they chose smart work instead…
With no dinner biz in Maharashtra post 8 pm closure, restaurants fear big loss
However, home delivery of food will be allowed during the night but it may not be able to meet the same number as dine-in.
  • By - Nusra
  • Mar 31, 2021 / 5 MIN READ
Why it is right time to expand to tier 2 cities for restaurants
With the business potential of tier-2 cities getting huge as much as that of big cities, turning investments into profits are way easier due to lower…
Marketing it Right: How does the new age restaurant marketing look like
Globally, the failure rate of a restaurant is estimated at 90 percent within the first year and only 50 percent survive until the second year.
How restaurants can reduce labour cost and pour in more profitability
Labour costs account for one of the highest expenses, amounting to approximately 45 percent of the total operating costs and in some cases, it may be…
This restaurant is serving temple food reminding where we come from
Chef Anuj Kapoor develops and executes Food and Beverage concepts for premium restaurants and hotels. In an interview with Restaurant India, he talks…
  • By - Nusra
  • Mar 11, 2021 / 5 MIN READ
Impact of COVID-19 on fundraising in F&B space- Has anything changed?
What this translates into when it comes to fundraising is that the investment interest & intent runs high where technology is playing a critical…
This Restaurateur innovated her restaurant with time, plans to launch new cuisine soon
Covid-19 has definitely taken a toll on us, said Avantika Sinha Bahl whose restaurant even after opening could not do wonders as her clientele being…
  • By - Nusra
  • Jan 11, 2021 / 6 MIN READ