How to choose a Food franchise in India?
The word food business strikes any common man’s head when they plan to start a business. This is mostly because we believe the food and beverage industry is a recession-proof industry. The unique product varieties and approaches that people are welcoming in this fast-evolving industry are other driving factors to make one choose this stream.
While taking a food franchise business, people generally consider the food and beverage sector is commonly known as the F&B sector, due to important reasons such as,
Lack of knowledge about other available sectors/ industries
High visibility of product movement/ sale
Attractive menus
Fast-moving and innovative recipes
While these factors are the major reason, the other factors that attract investors towards food franchises in India are,
Assumption that anyone can be the end consumer
Proven kitchen management techniques
Proven operation process
Assuming high demand for the products
Low investment business
Good profit-making industry
Food franchises business can be categorized majorly into restaurants, quick-service restaurants (QSR), cloud kitchen, fast foods, café, brasserie and bistro, express model, resto-bar, beverage shops, etc. Of these QSR models- quick-service restaurants are very prevalent in food franchises in India. About 35% of first-time entrepreneurs involve themselves in taking franchise of quick services restaurant. Products like ice-cream parlor, kulfi outlet, tea and coffee shops, shawarma shop, wraps, momos, burger, sandwiches, fresh juice, cakes, and confectionaries are major fast-moving products in QSR Franchise in India
The preference of taking the QSR franchise is because it usually involves
Low investment comparatively
Lesser workspace
Unqualified chefs shall be sufficient.
Less preparation time frame
Easily learnable skill sets
These points make an investor very relevant to take a QSR food franchise business.
One should be aware of the type of Quick Service Restaurant Business such as,
SELF SERVICES RESTAURANT
A suitable example for this type is McDonald’s, KFC, Mud Cups, etc where the consumer orders at the counter, as the order is ready, the consumer picks the product themselves.
ASSISTED SELF SERVICE RESTAURANT
Starbucks, Chicwalk, Tea Talkies, Juice World Fresh N Juicy, Tik Talk, etc follow this type. When the consumer orders at the counter and shall be served at the table or the other way around, the consumer order is collected at the table and serving is done on the counter.
FULL SERVICED RESTAURANT
The best example is Juice World Fresh N Juicy, Saravana Bhavan, etc, where the order and serving are done on the table for the consumer.
It is always good to choose the franchise with many things in consideration. To know more about other categories in Food franchise options in India, look ahead for our next….
