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Restaurant POS operations
Opening a cafe in India needs a stack of six to nine licenses: business entity, FSSAI, GST, Shop & Establishment or trade license, fire NOC, city-specific health or police NOC, music (PPL/IPRS), and signage or outdoor-seating permits. Fees vary heavily by city and state — this checklist maps costs, timelines, and how to run applications in parallel before your soft opening.
Restaurant POS operations
GST registration for restaurants in India is legally required once aggregate turnover crosses the notified threshold, but most operators register earlier for aggregator payouts, B2B invoicing, and cleaner books. This guide explains when to register, current rate treatment for restaurant services, the step-by-step gst.gov.in flow, documents, GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B cadence, and the common mistakes cafes should avoid from day one.
Restaurant POS operations
A practical 2026 guide to the documents Zomato and Swiggy typically ask Indian restaurants, cloud kitchens, and cafes to prepare before onboarding: FSSAI, GST, PAN, bank KYC, owner ID, outlet photos, menu files, and packaging readiness. Built for founders who need to go live on aggregators this month without getting stuck on compliance and payout setup.
Restaurant POS operations
For most cloud kitchens planning to list on Swiggy or Zomato, GST registration should be treated as a pre-launch task, not a later cleanup. This guide explains why the Section 24 and e-commerce operator angle makes GST effectively mandatory in many delivery-first cases, how that differs from the usual dine-in restaurant journey, what founders should know about the commonly cited 5% restaurant GST rate, and how to stay ready for aggregator settlements, tax statements, and GST-compliant billing.
Restaurant POS operations
Most first-time cafe owner mistakes in India are operational, not branding-related. This guide breaks down 12 common first-90-day mistakes such as no item codes, no shift close, WhatsApp-only orders, weak food-cost tracking, and ignoring GST invoice hygiene, then maps each one to a practical operating fix.