15 guides
1Open a restaurant
How to open a restaurant in India
How to open a restaurant in India: the licences in the order to file them, rough costs by format, the break-even sum and a 90-day plan to first service.
The FSSAI licence for restaurants, explained
The FSSAI licence for restaurants under the 2026 rules: new turnover limits, perpetual validity, fees, documents, the FoSCoS steps and what still needs doing.
Every licence a restaurant needs in India
Restaurant licences in India for 2026: who issues each one, the fee, how long it takes, and what changed for FSSAI on 1 Apr 2026.
The restaurant business plan that gets funded
A free restaurant business plan template for India, in 12 sections, and the four numbers a lender reads first: start-up cost, break-even, food cost and cash.
How to start a cloud kitchen
How to start a cloud kitchen in India: a ₹6–15 lakh budget line by line, the licences, the site, what delivery apps keep from each order, and break-even.
2Run a restaurant
Restaurant food cost percentage, from formula to fixes
Restaurant food cost percentage: the per-dish and monthly formulas, why GST belongs in your costs, common bands by format and seven fixes, with a calculator.
GST on restaurants, explained
Which GST rate applies to your restaurant, how CGST and SGST sit on a bill, the composition scheme and the returns you file, in plain English.
How to reduce Zomato and Swiggy commission
What Zomato and Swiggy take from a restaurant order in 2026: base commission, GST on fees, ads and discounts, your effective rate, and how to bring it down.
Zomato vs Swiggy for restaurants: how to choose
Zomato vs Swiggy for restaurant owners in 2026: commission and fee lines side by side, listing, ads, payouts and disputes, and a 90-day trial to choose.
ONDC for restaurants, without the hype
ONDC for restaurants: how the open network works, what seller apps charge, how to register, what order volume to expect and where it fits beside the big apps.
Restaurant theft prevention, scam by scam
Restaurant theft prevention for owners: the eleven common staff scams, the tell for each one, the control that catches it, and a 15-minute weekly audit.
Menu engineering, done properly
Menu engineering with real sales and recipe costs: sort every dish into stars, plowhorses, puzzles and dogs, then reprice, reposition or cut. Worked example.
Restaurant staff salaries in India
Restaurant staff salaries in India for 2026, role by role: the minimum-wage floor under the labour codes, service charge and tips, and keeping good people.
Restaurant profit margins in India, line by line
What profit margin a restaurant in India makes: net margin by format, a healthy P&L line by line, the four places margin leaks, and how owners protect it.
3Grow a restaurant
How to increase restaurant sales
How to increase restaurant sales: 17 moves ranked by what they cost, from a bigger average bill and more repeat visits to faster tables at peak.
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