Restaurant India News: Waayu Launches AI Onboarding, Contactless Ordering & Next-Gen POS; Expands to 13+ Cities with 1M+ Users

Waayu, India’s only zero-commission food delivery platform built on ONDC, has launched a set of breakthrough technology milestones designed to redefine restaurant growth and customer experience. 

Waayu is redefining restaurant technology with a suite of innovations. Its QR-based contactless ordering system streamlines dine-in, while an AI-powered onboarding tool enables restaurants to launch on the platform in just 10 minutes—far quicker than the industry standard of 24 hours. 

At the core lies a next-generation POS system that unifies marketing, procurement, delivery, loyalty, and inventory into one ROI-driven ecosystem. Equipped with built-in analytics and campaign tools, it helps boost profitability while adapting seamlessly to QSRs, fine dining, cloud kitchens, and multi-outlet chains.

Beyond tech, Waayu has rapidly expanded to 13+ cities, onboarded 6,000+ restaurants, attracted over 1 million users, and now powers 2,000+ daily orders. Its ONDC Buyer App—offering access to more than one lakh restaurants and brands—remains the only zero-commission platform in the network, ensuring partners retain their margins. With swift rollouts in cities like Kolkata, Chennai, Mysuru, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, and Dombivli, Waayu is not only helping restaurants thrive but also making food delivery more accessible for customers nationwide.

Mandar Lande, CEO and Co-Founder of Waayu, said, “Waayu is built on the belief that restaurants should retain their revenues and their customers. With zero-commission delivery and innovations like AI-driven onboarding and an integrated POS, we are making growth faster, simpler and more profitable.”

Anirudha Kotgire, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Waayu further added, “Technology has always been our differentiator. And we remain focused to support the restaurants with our platform to enable them with the tools designed to grow their business.”

Waayu is strengthening its goal of establishing a sustainable and inclusive food-tech ecosystem by utilizing ONDC to develop future-ready solutions for restaurants and customers with these introductions and growths.