East on the Menu: How Asian Cuisine is Stirring Indian Culinary Scene
As Indians travel more and enjoy greater disposable income, their appetite for discovering these lesser-explored cuisines will only grow.
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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.
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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Explore Upcoming Events And New Age Agendas
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Pouring the Future: Changing India’s Nightlife Game
India’s restaurant beverage market is projected to cross $500 billion by 2030, fueled by rising incomes, urban lifestyles, and shifting consumer…
The Future of Food Service At Home
With Key players like Zomato and Swiggy dominating the market, the challenges remain while expanding the brand in underdeveloped areas.
From Bharat to the World: The Rise of home-grown Start-ups
While, Indians are more focused on trying different cuisines, on the global front, Indian cuisine is in demand. As per reports, there are 40% of…
The Future of Dining: Balancing Authenticity, Drama, and Sustainability
The restaurant industry is projected to reach 79.7 billion dollars by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 15%.
Pouring Culture, Craft, and Commerce in a Cup
While the grab-and-go culture is growing rapidly. By 2033, the grab-and-go culture in India is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.26%.
Brewing Change: How Cafés Are Re-Shaping India’s Culinary Future
The café market is subjected to grow by USD 26 Billion by 2029 with a CAGR of 8.3%.
Brewing Hot: Why Customer Feedback Is the Secret Ingredient to a Cafe's Success
The market size of coffee is 1.8 billion dollars, while the tea market is 2.12 billion dollars. India ranks among the top 5 coffee exporters and top…
Cracking the Code: What Makes Global Brands a success in India
With over 1.4 billion consumers, a rising middle class, and a youth demographic that dines out or orders in at least 4–6 times a month, the appetite…
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Small Spaces, Big Impact: The Rise of Intimate Dining
These spaces offer a curated escape from the city’s chaos, providing an atmosphere where calm meets culinary craft.
When India Served the Future on a Platter — Highlights from IRC & Coffee & Tea Asia Summit 2025
The conference witnessed 1000+delegates, over the 2-day of thought provoking conference and 80+speakers.
How can restaurant raise capital amid the pandemic
At every stage you will have a separate outlook as to what it is it that the investors want from an overall risk v/s return factors.
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Impact on restaurant ecosystem of 5% GST rule on food aggregators
An input tax credit is basically GST paid on input services or raw materials that can be set off against a certain kind of future tax liability.
How food business at Indian airports have changed during the pandemic
The services industry is gearing up to develop into a highly-customized and consumer-focused ecosystem that continually introduces innovative offerings.
Building Restaurants of Tomorrow'
The 'Restaurant India Investment & Development Summit' witnessed 1000+ attendees, 50+ top league speakers making it one of the largest restaurant industry gatherings in the last two years. With 6 keynotes, 5-panel discussions, 4 roundtables covering every aspect of the restaurant business from the supply chain, to cloud-kitchen & delivery, and expansion through franchising to raising capital and new geographies for tomorrow's growth made it the most comprehensive forum that concluded with a power-packed awards night.
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Is mall location still a lucrative option for restaurants
But, a lot changed after the pandemic hit, with malls being closed due to virus spread to reducing the footfall capacity, restaurants started facing losses while continuing their services from such locations.
Restaurants near the shores gear up for a business comeback
With more people now coming to Goa, the vibrant restaurant business will pick up sharply with high demand for its multi-cuisine culture in post-pandemic times and the upcoming holiday season.?
What's with the dress code at restaurants and how are they evolving with time
However, as far as a strict dress code is concerned, maybe it's time to evolve. But, for many, it's a long road ahead. So how do the nightclubs think of dealing with the issues of not rejecting people with certain attire, predominantly the ethnic?
Delhi restaurants, bars need single licence to serve liquor; expects more smaller format restaurants with this move
The notification also explained that the annual licence fee of L-17 licence will be Rs 5 lakh for restaurants with up to 1,000 sq feet area, Rs 15 lakh for 1,001 to 2,500 sq feet area and Rs 25 lakh for above 2,500 sq feet.
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Fast Casual Restaurants: A segment to watch for
Edelweiss estimates that while the entire food services market plunged 82 percent year-on-year in the first half of FY21, the contraction that organized fast casual chains such as Domino's, Burger King, McDonald's (West & South) reported was restricted to 45 percent; by September recovery was already at 85 percent of pre-covid levels.
What does financial wellness now mean for restaurants
F&B businesses have now trimmed down variable costs and menu offerings basis the 80-20 philosophy to increase revenue per square feet and per crew member ratios within their facilities.