Restaurant management guides for India
GST, food cost, kitchen workflow and payments, written for restaurant owners.
GST and compliance
GST Billing for Restaurants in India: What Your Bill Must Show
A plain-English guide to GST on restaurant bills in India: what to print, how CGST and SGST split, service charge, and how to keep records ready for your accountant.
28 October 2026 · 6 min read
Cost control
How to Calculate Food Cost Percentage (With a Worked Example)
Learn the food cost percentage formula for restaurants, how to cost a single dish from its recipe, and what target to aim for. Includes a worked example in rupees.
28 October 2026 · 5 min read
Operations
KOT vs Kitchen Display System: Which Is Right for Your Kitchen?
Printed KOT slips or a kitchen display screen? Compare speed, cost, errors and setup for cafes, QSRs and full-service restaurants in India.
28 October 2026 · 5 min read
Buying guide
How to Choose Restaurant POS Software in India: A 10-Point Checklist
A practical checklist for choosing restaurant POS software in India: GST billing, KOT, inventory, offline behaviour, pricing, support and data export.
28 October 2026 · 7 min read
Payments
UPI QR Billing for Restaurants: Setup, Reconciliation and Common Mistakes
How to take UPI payments at a restaurant counter, match them against bills, handle split payments and avoid the common reconciliation mistakes.
28 October 2026 · 5 min read
Cloud kitchens
Cloud Kitchen Setup Checklist for India: From Licence to First Order
A practical checklist for starting a cloud kitchen in India: licences, kitchen layout, menu design, aggregator onboarding, POS and costing, and the numbers to watch in month one.
28 October 2026 · 7 min read
Cost control
How to Reduce Food Wastage in a Restaurant: 8 Practical Steps
Practical ways Indian restaurants and cafes can cut food wastage: measure it, forecast prep, store correctly, standardise portions and use recipe-based stock tracking.
28 October 2026 · 6 min read
Buying guide
Restaurant POS Software Price in India: What You Should Expect to Pay
What restaurant POS software costs in India: monthly subscription ranges, hardware, setup, add-ons and hidden costs, with a worked first-year cost example.
28 October 2026 · 6 min read
Operations
How to Prevent Billing Fraud in Your Restaurant With Staff Permissions
Common billing leaks in restaurants (voids, discounts, unrecorded cash) and how role-based permissions, approvals and an activity log help you control them.
28 October 2026 · 5 min read
Cost control
Restaurant Inventory Management: A Practical Guide for Indian Restaurants
How to manage restaurant inventory: set par levels, receive and record purchases, use FIFO, count stock, deduct from recipes and spot variance before it hurts margins.
28 October 2026 · 7 min read