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…
Serve two meals a day to tone down attrition rates
The first to start the Do It Yourself concept, Barbeque Nation is also rebuilding customer trust with an apology and goodies for unhappy customers.
  • By - Nusra
  • Oct 01, 2015 / 3 MIN READ
How Zomato is giving a tough fight to online food delivery players?
Zomato's order app which is currently active in 14 cities with huge expansion plans has brought Domino's on board to deliver food in…
  • By - Nusra
  • Sep 28, 2015 / 3 MIN READ
Starbucks makes ordering easy, launches order-ahead app in the US
The company is also planning to launch the app in the global markets by next months.
Zomato to start 'Name & Shame' feature for restaurants
And the company will have more control over managing reviews; more particularly negatives ones that are published on Zomato, to protect their…
FEAST on OKTOBERFEST!!
Oktoberfest is now celebrated all over the world in some form or the other; the festivities are mainly centred around consumption of large quantities…
Global brands focus on innovating their menu
The sandwich was created in part by Blake Casper, who owns more than 50 McDonald's restaurants in the Tampa Bay area.
Chinese story to open 10 franchise outlets- Vaibav Kumarvel
In an exclusive interview to Restaurant India, Vaibav Kumarvel, Partner - The Chinese Story, shares how they provide great food at an affordable…
How Bengaluru has become 'Home' for food-tech start-ups
From expansion plans of brands like Eatlo, Swiggy, Dazo it seems a trend of not just customers but also VCs putting their money where their mouth is.
How technology is changing the way customer eat at a restaurant?
With the mobile technology you can search endless options, cross-referenced every which way. On the weekend evening, a typical fine-dining…
How are restaurants evoking patriotism with aromatic flavours
As the whiff of patriotism gets thicker in the air, restaurant and food brands across the country has joined hands to promote the best deals at their…
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  • Aug 13, 2015 / 4 MIN READ