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.
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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…
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
Hospitality 2.0: Rebuilding, Reinventing and Rising Stronger
Standalone restaurants benefit from 5% GST, making them seems more affordable than luxury hotel venues taxed at 18%.
How India’s “Experience-Obsessed” Diners Are Changing the Restaurant Game
The experience economy has already reshaped what guests expect like emotion, atmosphere and memory. But for these experiences to thrive sustainably,…
Building a Greener Future: Rethinking Sustainability in India’s Hospitality Sector
Guest expectations have evolved rapidly where they ask about origin, traceability, compliance, and the ecological footprint of every plate.
The Experience Era: How Technology and F&B is Reinventing Hotel Biz
At the same time, hotels have repurposed existing hotel spaces to create new revenue-generating avenues—a great example of focusing on total revenue…
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  • Nov 25, 2025 / 6 MIN READ
The Third-Place Revolution: Why Bengaluru’s Cafes are Becoming Creative Work Hubs
From soundproof pods to mindful acoustics, cafes across Bengaluru are adapting to a surge in laptop-bearing customers who are redefining how and…
From Click to Table: How Restaurants Balance Digital Reach with On-Ground Experience
For restaurateurs, the challenge is to create a seamless bridge between the experience on-screen and the one on the plate.
The Rise of In-House Sourcing in Hospitality
This shift reflects the industry’s focus on self-reliance, quality, cost efficiency, and sustainability. It involves taking control of procurement…
Culinary Innovation Meets Tradition: How Smart Kitchens are Revolutionizing Regional Indian Dishes
Traditional meals are rich in stories and history, made with love. Lately, there's been a movement to give these local treasures a modern twist…
Is nostalgia enough to drive Zomato Intercity Legends success?
Furthermore, food packaging is said to be a critical factor in the success of intercity deliveries apart from the logistical issue.
5 ways to expand tea cafe business in India
A study by Manta and BIA/Kelsey found that 64% of small businesses with loyalty programs make more money than they spend.
Why kitchen preparation time plays a significant role in food delivery biz
Aggregators are advancing their technology to bring in the accuracy of time. Previously, Zomato used to calculate KPT as the difference between the…
How to train young aspirants for f&b jobs
According to a survey recently conducted by Opus, that's not what frontline workers want as digital training does not do a good job of…
Delhi Govt's Cloud-kitchen policy to give new heights to biz; players welcome the move
As per DDC, there are around 20,000 cloud kitchens functioning across the city which provide direct employment to around 2 lakh people and indirect…
  • By - Nusra
  • Apr 25, 2022 / 5 MIN READ
How restaurateurs view Zomato's 10-minute delivery plan
"I believe in 10min you cannot deliver the freshness," added Singh who also pointed that this will dilute the whole ecosystem of food…
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  • Mar 24, 2022 / 6 MIN READ
How conversational AI is transforming the restaurant sector
As per reports, the global enterprise messaging industry accounted for 2.7 trillion messages in 2020 and we all couldn't deny the fact that…
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  • Jan 17, 2022 / 7 MIN READ
Restaurants in Delhi closed for dine-in; industry calls it 'slow death' of the sector
In India we already saw 25 per cent restaurants collapsed last year in 2nd wave lockdown and over 24 lakhs lost their jobs. These new guidelines are…
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  • Jan 11, 2022 / 4 MIN READ
How delivery brands have focused on local, accessible
Pandemic has taught us that we can survive in minimalism. Having said that, the urge to savour the "restaurant food" couldn't be…
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  • Nov 25, 2021 / 6 MIN READ
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