Restaurants in Gujarat losing out on alcohol revenue: Hotelier 

Oza added that for restaurants in hotels, a critical reason for them not doing well is often the “intimidating image” that can pose a barrier “for someone going to eat pulao and raita”. In this regard, Oza rated a mixed forecast for the days ahead for the food industry. While hotels in cities like Ahmedabad will do “phenomenally well”, he believes that its successes will be limited to the rooms aspect and will not create much of a dent in the restaurants part of hotels. With hotel staffing seeing a shortage, Oza also implored that one way of retaining employees is by paying them more.

Supriya Sharma, partner at BentoB, a restaurant that serves Japanese cuisine with outlets in Ahmedabad and Vadodara, shared her business model where they have stayed away from facilitating online orders.

Sharma listed that the idea behind her restaurant was to have a community in Ahmedabad that appreciates Japanese cuisine and the perfection it involves rather than going in with the idea of making it a profitable business.