The sheer scale of the business in India dazzles and awes. There are now 1800-plus cafes across the country – in the metros, in tier 2 and 3 towns, on highways – employing nearly 20,000 people
In a country where 194 million people go hungry every day, it seems also morally wrong to throw away food. Plus, there is the environmental impact to consider. If that isn’t a strong enough motivation, restaurant businesses stand to gain positive returns when they cut down on waste.
CEO & Co-Founder of Chai Point, Amuleek Singh Bijral, talks about his vision for the brand
Shouldn’t the food delivery businesses be the ones driving the movement to find viable alternatives to plastic containers? How about if they invest in research some of the funds they are said to ‘burn’ to acquire customers?
The crowd-sourced platform and its reviewers are here to stay. So, what are restaurants to do? They should treat the dubious reviews as such