How Compact Kitchens Are Reshaping the Restaurant Biz
With rising rents and ingredient costs, compact kitchen setups significantly reduce overheads often by 20–30%.
Beyond QR and UPI: How Tech is Quietly Rewiring Café Operations
While QR menus and contactless payments are now common, cafés are increasingly turning to technology to optimise inventory, staffing, training and…
How Restaurants Are Rewriting the Affordability Playbook
25–30% of restaurants make affordability a core positioning, while 35–40% treat affordability as a competitive necessity and 60-70% restaurants focus…
Jobs, GST Relief and Solar Power: Hospitality Sector Demands Big From Budget 2026
In line with Atmanirbhar Bharat, he believes targeted support for food-tech automation and smoother access to credit will be key to helping…
  • By - Nusra
  • Jan 22, 2026 / 7 MIN READ


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The Core Strategies Behind Great Customer Experiences
To stay relevant and build loyalty, restaurants are adopting structured strategies that combine people, processes, technology, and data.
The Real Challenges Shaping India’s Bakery Boom
The industry is growing at a CAGR of 9-10%, it is projected to surpass $30 billion by 2033.
The Future of Dining: Key Restaurant Tech Trends in 2026
Technology is expected to grow with a CAGR of 25-35% by 2030. India’s technology sector is projected to cross USD 280 billion this year.


How India’s Cafés Are Redefining Coffee Through Wellness
Across the ecosystem, there is broad agreement that functional coffee in India will not explode overnight. Instead, it is likely to surface first as…
Inside Restaurant Kitchen that Drives Profits and Performance
A positive and well-organized kitchen environment also plays a crucial role in motivating staff, which in turn ensures smoother operations and better…
Redefining Value in QSR: Where Quality Meets Experience
Rapid urbanisation, rising disposable incomes, and the expansion of organised food services into Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities have broadened both the…
Bean to Cup: What’s Pushing the Rise of Conscious Coffee Drinkers
India’s coffee industry is no longer competing on taste alone, and this new wave of coffee consumption is set to drive the next phase of growth
From Legacy to Reinvention: What a New Generation of Hospitality Leaders Learns When They Break Tradition
India’s diners and travellers are seeking more than familiarity. They’re choosing dining rooms with a point of view, smaller menus built on clarity,…
How Cafes are Now Becoming All-Day Dining Spots
As expectations rise and margins tighten, India’s café boom is becoming less about the brew and more about the plate beside it.
Why Niche Cafés Struggle to Scale in a QSR, Fusion Market
Behind the scenes, however, the economics and operating realities pull in a different direction. QSRs win on consistency, low prices, and predictable…
Cloud-kitchen brand Art of Dum enters Bangalore
Art of Dum follows the traditional ‘Dum Pukht’ style of slow cooking, something that is rarely heard of in the cloud kitchen format.
  • By - Nusra
  • Feb 03, 2022 / 2 MIN READ
Independence Brewing Company enters into food delivery space
Consumers can now have access to IBC’s European cuisines from the Balewadi and Versova outlets to unwind from the daily work monotony.
  • By - Nusra
  • Jan 25, 2022 / 3 MIN READ
Delivery Hero to reach food delivery break even by 2nd half of 2022
It also announced that it has sold USD 150 million worth of its stake in the Latin-American delivery company Rappi in a series of transactions.
  • By - Nusra
  • Jan 11, 2022 / 3 MIN READ
Online ordering to get costlier as 5% GST now applicable on Swiggy, Zomato
Starting Jan 1, food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato will have to collect and deposit tax at 5 per cent rate.
  • By - Nusra
  • Jan 03, 2022 / 2 MIN READ
McDonald's introduces new Butter Chicken and Butter Paneer Grilled Burgers in north & east India
These new burgers perfectly blend authentic Indian taste with international burger style that is sure to delight the hearts and tastebuds of…
  • By - Nusra
  • Dec 23, 2021 / 2 MIN READ
Restaurant Brand International partners with Ant Group for digital solutions in APAC region
This activation will take place across eight selected markets in Asia Pacific, and 1,500 restaurants across all three RBI brands.
  • By - Nusra
  • Dec 23, 2021 / 3 MIN READ
Carnival Foods enters the world of kitchen automation with Mukunda Foods
The brand has installed automation like Eco-Fryer, Wokie, and Dosamatic across Mumbai, Kochi, Lucknow, and Kolkata.
  • By - Nusra
  • Dec 03, 2021 / 3 MIN READ
UberEats to discontinue operations in Hong Kong by end Dec
Launched in 2014 by Uber, it entered Hong Kong market five years ago to catch the fastest growing demand for online food ordering and delivery.
  • By - Nusra
  • Dec 01, 2021 / 2 MIN READ
Krispy Kreme introduces 'Let It Snow' collection
In addition to the Let It Snow collection, Krispy Kreme is offering a free Original Glazed doughnut and free small brewed coffee on Black Friday, Nov…
  • By - Nusra
  • Nov 25, 2021 / 2 MIN READ
Curefoods acquires 7 food brands to expand cloud kitchen biz
Tapping further into India’s booming cloud kitchen segment, Curefoods is looking at on-boarding a total of 25 brands.
  • By - Nusra
  • Oct 22, 2021 / 3 MIN READ