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  In a world where we’re obsessed with clicking and posting pictures of everything and anything we do, it’s not a surprise that Instagram has become a necessity for anyone wanting to be updated or relevant…or both! We’ve come a long way from using Instagram to post pictures of landscapes and our meals to entire businesses running on it — and might we say, very successfully! Precisely why the platform has become such a key player for restaurants. Food is one of the top three favorite forms of content for users online — not to anyone’s surprise. Petpooja is here to help you become, as the millennials say it, ‘Insta Famous’ with some new  marketing ideas for restaurants. Click, click, post! Don’t shy away from (aesthetically) clicking and posting photos and videos of everything your restaurant has to offer! Develop an identifiable brand aesthetic and also encourage your customers to post and tag your establishment! Repost their photographs and engage with their posts. The key to ...

  What started as an attempt towards the prevention of vast amounts of animal suffering and environmental degradation, has now become a very popular dietary and lifestyle choice amongst customers. Even though the core virtue of the vegan lifestyle remains that of making more conscious lifestyle choices for the planet, the word vegan can be used to now identify a pizza, a bag, or a person. You might agree or disagree, love it or hate it but Veganism is here to stay.  Vegan or  plant-based diets  involve cutting out all animal-based foods like meat, eggs, honey, and dairy as opposed to the more popular vegetarian diet that only excludes meat but allows Milk and eggs. Fun fact, currently more than 7.8 Million people in the world are strictly Vegans! As a result, we’re seeing more and more people switching to a vegan lifestyle to do their bit for the world. To cater to these high demands, Petpooja also has some tips on some basic vegan options available right in your inv...

  If you are in the   Restaurant business , you know that things evolve each second. There is a constant change in food trends, technology, interiors,  equipment, and whatnot! And it becomes so hard to keep up with it. We at Petpooja believe the need to stay updated with all the restaurant world trends. So, we are listing down the top 6 restaurant magazines every restaurateur must-read to stay updated with and  around the restaurant world:  Food Service And Hospitality Magazine  This magazine has been an assistant for people who are indecisive about their ventures. With an authority to recommend people in the Food & Beverage Business, this magazine has been successful at engaging foodservice and hospitality decision-makers.  That’s the reason this magazine has the highest readership and is an authoritative voice of Canada’s   foodservice and hospitality   sector. 2. Diner Journal If you are in the restaurant business, you know how importa...

  Only 2 out of 10 outlets in India are partially conscious of the consequences of food segregation practices. A significant portion of edible food that is chucked away can be diverted from the fate of the landfills and be put on the plates of the underfed. Alarmingly, the UN has reported that ‘about 190 million Indians remain undernourished. It is further estimated that the value of food wastage in India is around ₹92,000 crores per   annum .’ Restaurants are one of the major stakeholders in the food value chain who will play a critical role in food wastage and will have to step up to minimize global food waste. Whether in the form of processed, semi-processed, or raw edible products going to human consumption, the amount of food wasted each year will rise by a third by 2030 if no appropriate measures are taken. So, today in the light of World Food Day, here are 7 Tips we wish to give our Restaurant Industry on efficiently managing food wastage:  Food Donation : In a wor...

  Cloud Kitchens With the coronavirus pandemic hitting the world hard, consumer behavior has seen a major shift. Candle-lit dinners, night out at bars, and evenings at cafes are long forgotten. The new normal is bringing in new changes with the food industry witnessing a major boom in cloud kitchens or otherwise referred to as ghost kitchens. In these unforeseen times,  Restaurant management systems   that allow diners to enjoy restaurant-like food at the comfort of their abode have emerged as champions to solve the woes of the current scenario. So, how are these spaces different from other restaurants? Cloud kitchens are uniquely tech-enabled spaces that solely cater to online delivery/ pickup orders so that high rentals and reduced margins can be managed effectively. Allowing more flexibility, these virtual restaurants have the potential to assess and constantly re-evaluate what they are offering, eventually leading to lower costs and reduced risks.  With the virus...

Much has been written about contactless dining with everyone and their grandfather joining the contactless dining fray. This is turning out to be similar to the post-lockdown land-grab for grocery delivery. From payment startups to table reservation and delivery aggregators, every company has a horse in the race.  “The post COVID era would see the advent of Hospitality 2.0 at restaurants and other establishments, not just from an operations perspective, but also in terms of the factors determining excellence. From aligning a restaurant to the new social distancing guidelines to adapting new strategies and approaches to secure a strong come-back with digital alternatives”- Ankit Merhotra, DineOut While the jury is still out on whether “Hospitality 2.0” can sustain, this happened at the NRAI (National Restaurant Association Of India): In the start of May 2020, NRAI president Anurag Katriar rubbished contactless dining. He compared it to someone saying “Can I have chilli chicken witho...