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How to Start an Ice Cream Business in India in 2026
You can start an ice cream business in India with anywhere between ₹2 lakh and ₹20 lakh, depending on whether you’re pushing a cart outside a college gate in Indore or opening a 12-flavour parlour with dine-in seating in Bandra. The market itself is massive. India’s ice cream industry touched INR 312.76 billion in 2025
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Avani Joshi1 Sept 2026
5 things to check before outsourcing payroll
Payroll is manageable when a business is small. As teams grow and locations expand, it becomes harder to track salaries, attendance and compliance accurately. Many SMBs consider outsourcing payroll to reduce administrative work. Others compare payroll outsourcing vs software to see which model offers better control and long-term clarity. For businesses evaluating options such as
The Hidden System Behind India’s Fastest-Growing Restaurant Chains
You opened your third outlet six months ago, dreaming of expansion. Instead, you’re drowning in spreadsheets, compliance notices, and staff complaints about late salaries. Manual payroll that ‘worked fine’ for one location is now your biggest operational nightmare. Here’s what 500+ successful restaurant chains learned: Scaling isn’t about working harder…it’s about building smarter systems. And
How Indian SMEs Centralise Payroll Across Multiple Outlets
Indian SMEs with multiple branches often discover the same hidden problem: as soon as you add more locations, payroll quietly becomes one of the most time‑consuming, error‑prone tasks in the business. Different outlets follow different processes, data lives in scattered Excel sheets and one delayed attendance file can hold up salaries for everyone. Centralised payroll
Per-Employee Pricing is a Scam – Here’s Why Fixed Annual Costs Save 70%
Business owners, let’s talk about something that’s probably eating into your profits right now: per-employee pricing for your payroll system. If you’re paying ₹200-500 per month for every staff member who needs attendance tracking and payroll processing, you’re getting trapped in a pricing model designed to squeeze more money out of you as your business
Retail Chain Payroll Management: Multi-Location Employee System
Managing payroll across multiple retail locations is no easy feat. From attendance tracking and shift scheduling to statutory compliance and employee management, retail chains face a complex set of challenges. Traditional methods like spreadsheets or disconnected systems are inefficient and prone to costly errors. Professional multi-location payroll management systems are crucial to overcoming these hurdles,
9 Common Payroll Mistakes and How to Avoid Them for Efficient Payroll Processing
So, you’ve hired the right people and business is humming , That’s the victory. But payday? That might be the trip wire. If you make a mistake with a decimal point or ignore a PF regulation, you could suddenly be facing fines, personnel complaints, or a warning from the labour authorities. In India, payroll is
How Petpooja automated restaurant operations for Jumboking
Jumboking is Western India’s largest homegrown Quick-Service Restaurant Franchise. It was founded by Dheeraj Gupta on August 23, 2001. Known for its delicious vegetarian menu featuring burgers, thick shakes, soft drinks, and fries, Jumboking has become a favourite among college students and young professionals. The brand is a beacon in the on-the-go eating space with
Yukta Rupani
From Beans to Profits: Top 11 Cafe Franchises to Invest in 2024
The Indian Cafe franchises have experienced significant growth in recent years, making it an attractive investment opportunity for entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts. With a thriving café culture and increasing consumer demand for quality coffee, investing in a cafe franchise can be a profitable venture. When considering which cafe franchise to invest in, there are several
Dhruvi Savsani
Should I Buy A Restaurant Franchise?: 6 Pros & Cons
Do you want to start a restaurant? Then you can either opt to buy a franchise or open your own establishment. While starting by one’s own self gives freedom to explore, it also comes with higher failure chances. But opening a restaurant franchise can be attractive for entrepreneurs who want to start their businesses but
Abeera Dubey
6 Easy Steps To Register Your Restaurant on Zomato
Registering your restaurant on Zomato is free. You fill one form on Zomato’s partner page, share your FSSAI licence, PAN and bank details, then add your menu with photos. Zomato’s team verifies the outlet, and your listing goes live once you sign the partner agreement. What trips owners up is rarely the form. It is
Abeera Dubey
Food Truck Marketing: 7 Ways to Pull Crowds in India
A food truck lives or dies on one question: do enough people know where you are and why they should walk over? Great food is the price of entry. Food truck marketing is what fills the queue. And because a truck has no fixed address and no walk-in signage like a restaurant, that marketing has
Abeera Dubey
Ice Cream Franchise in India: Costs and What Brands Publish
One of the most profitable business models is an ice cream parlor. Here is a list of some of the best brand for an ice cream franchise
Anukriti Singh
How to Manage Chain Restaurants: 5 Systems to Get Right
Running one restaurant is a job you can hold in your head. Running five is not. The moment you open a second outlet, the things that used to be obvious stop fitting in one person’s memory. Today’s stock, this outlet’s sales, whether the biryani tastes the same everywhere: none of it stays in your head
Shanaya Udeshi
7 Customer Retention Strategies for Indian Restaurants (2026)
The seven customer retention strategies that work for Indian restaurants right now are: tracking your repeat rate through POS data, running zero-effort loyalty programmes, responding to feedback within 24 hours, sending personalised win-back messages to lapsed customers, fixing operational problems before spending on promotions, moving aggregator customers to your own ordering channel, and training staff
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