Delhi: Got the Covid vaccine shot? your bill at eatery may be lessUnlike last year, when they didn’t know what hit them, restaurateur Rohit Aggarwal of Lite Bite Foods says they are tougher and more resili...
04 Apr, 2021, 08.32 AM IST
Open-air dining on the rise as virus-wary customers stay away from confined restaurantsRestaurants and malls became the earliest victims of Covid-19 as people were especially uncomfortable coming into an indoor facility where ...
25 Jan, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
Online payment firms chase restaurant chains for a larger share of the digital dining piePaytm, Google Pay and PhonePe are upgrading their app interfaces to smoothen in-app order flows for restaurants already using their platfor...
13 Jul, 2020, 06.57 AM IST
Digital ordering, live feed from the kitchen, minimising human contact: How restaurants are preparing for 'contactless dining'The futuristic tomorrow, perhaps envisaged only in books, is here.
13 May, 2020, 04.17 PM IST
Digital payments may not be as pervasive as believed post DeMoCash continues to be the preferred mode of payments… more so in rural India. This may be because digital payments have not reached smaller ...
24 Jan, 2018, 01.23 PM IST
How GST will impact your household budgetGoods and services tax (GST) comes into effect from 1 July. ET Wealth analyses the impact on some basic expenses in the household consumpti...
19 Jun, 2017, 12.53 PM IST
Not a tip: Here's the truth about service chargeIn India, we all know about papads, naans and dals offsetting prices of more expensive dishes on the menu, because food costs need to be ba...
08 Jan, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Inflation crosses red line: Here's how your investments can beat itPrices of goods and services are rising faster than what the indices show. If you are saving for long-term goals, make sure your investment...
16 Aug, 2016, 01.32 PM IST
With Momoe, everything you need is at a stone's throw in K'mangala: Utkarsh BiradarMomoe is a mobile payments app for users to pay at brick and mortar (offline) merchants like restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, spa a...
16 Sep, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Mumbai beef ban may dim Bakrid festivitiesThe BMC-run Deonar abattoir which saw sale of around 10,000 bulls and bullocks for Bakrid last year is preparing to meet the spike in deman...
13 Sep, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
Beef ban in Maharashtra is not a one-off incident - the state is used to such reactionary responsesLong before the beef ban, the recently deceased RR Patil, when home minister of the state, did something similar to the dance bars.
08 Mar, 2015, 02.46 AM IST
Should subsidy pruning, like charity, begin at the Parliament House?Considering that the Rs 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid for his vegetarian thali in the Parliament canteen is more than double what it...
04 Mar, 2015, 06.17 AM IST
India's top food chains like Oh! Calcutta, Mainland China bet on home deliveries to keep cash registers ringingChanging lifestyles, issues around travelling and the overall slowdown in the economy have aided growth of the food delivery business in th...
25 Feb, 2013, 06.00 AM IST
- Privacy in the times of unique IDs
Unique ID Authority of India (UIDAI) was set up this year to issue smart card UIDs, develop an online database with identity and biometric ...
04 Nov, 2009, 06.16 PM IST
- Consumer insights on pricing is the most important thing: Harish Bhat
Most discussions about breakthrough innovation focus on disruptive products and services such as mobile telephony, Google and the contracep...
01 Nov, 2009, 12.00 AM IST
- Carmakers' crisis deepens Detroit's despair
While US automakers wait for federal action on loans they say are key to their survival, former restaurant worker Richard Thomas is waiting...
23 Nov, 2008, 01.13 AM IST
- Inflation woes: Over 70% consumers in metros trim restaurant spend
High inflation-hit Indian consumers have put discretionary spends like eating out and food home-delivery on a tight leash. Lose weight | Ve...
14 Jul, 2008, 10.45 AM IST