Dine Crafted
F&B Entrepreneurship
What Investors Should Know Before Entering F&B
Thinking of investing in a café or restaurant in India? Understand the economics, risks, control and exit questions to ask before you commit your capital.
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Know your numbers before you spend.
Practical guides for people building cafés, restaurants and food brands in India.
Operations
How to Create Restaurant SOPs
Learn how to write restaurant SOPs that staff actually use: what to document, a simple template, a worked example and how to train, audit and update them.
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Operations
Why Restaurants Fail After a Good Launch
A busy opening does not guarantee a lasting restaurant. Learn the common operational causes of decline after launch and a practical plan to prevent each one.
5 min read
Swiggy & Zomato
Swiggy and Zomato Setup Checklist
A practical checklist for listing a restaurant or café on Swiggy and Zomato: paperwork to check, menu and photo prep, pricing, packaging and daily operations.
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Restaurant Business
How Much Working Capital Does a Restaurant Need?
Work out how much working capital a restaurant needs: fixed costs, ramp-up losses, stock and a safety buffer, with a worked example and a simple formula.
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Menu Engineering
How to Price a Café Menu
A practical method for pricing a café menu in India: cost each dish, test margins, read the market, and sort items into stars, plowhorses, puzzles and dogs.
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Food Cost
Understanding Food Cost Percentage
Learn how to calculate food cost percentage, cost each dish with a recipe card, track waste and variance, and keep your margin steady with worked examples.
4 min read
Location
How to Choose a Location for a Café
Learn how to judge a café location in India: footfall, visibility, rent ratio, competition and lease terms, with a scoring method and rent-to-sales test.
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F&B Entrepreneurship
Café vs Franchise: What Should You Choose?
An honest comparison of owning an independent café versus buying a franchise in India: control, cost, risk, speed and who each route suits best.
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Cafe Business
How Much Does It Cost to Open a Café in India?
A practical breakdown of café startup costs in India: fit-out, equipment, deposits, licences and working capital, shown as planning ranges you can test.
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