Everything Rahul Reddy said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Rahul Reddy: Quick commerce in India will stick around and dominate
“I feel like, unfortunately for us, it will very much stick around and dominate because If you look at the US, which I'm familiar with, people have been ordering groceries, let's say in the US online for like a decade now. But the behavior that they got used to…”
Reddy: Subko spent zero rupees on performance marketing over five years
“We've actually spent zero rupees ever in the last five years. On performance.”
Rahul Reddy: Subko would not have succeeded without Blue Tokai
“Look, I think Lutokai has changed The palette of coffee consumption in India. And that's, I mean, without that having happened, Subco wouldn't have had a shot, to be honest.”
Reddy: In mature markets, coffee quality alone no longer provides cafe differentiation
“As a country or a city's coffee culture gets more mature, The standard that people expect is already high. So the differentiation factor becomes less and less to some extent about like after, after you show that you have a certain, you know, standard... Can di…”
Reddy: Climate change could position Indian Robusta as a global winner
“With the effects of climate change kicking in, there are a lot of theories that say that India might emerge a winner because the taller altitudes growing regions will get hotter, which will make Arabica less and less viable. So, theoretically that means that R…”
Reddy: Subko's revenue split is almost exactly 50/50 food and beverage
“We're almost exactly at fifty-fifty, believe it or not.”
Reddy: Good coffee and food will become bare minimum for cafes
“Having a good coffee and good training is, and even good food is going to become the bare minimum.”
Reddy: There is no regulatory cap on caffeine levels in India
“No, there's no caffeine regulation.”
Subko's Reddy: Coffee-based non-alcoholic mocktails will endure long-term
“I think it'll stick. I think that people who aren't, if the industry is moving away from, let's say, alcohol in some generalized sense, I think it makes perfect sense for coffee to still give you the sort of mimic the feeling and give you the benefits of drink…”
Subko: Alternative milks make up roughly 15% of sales
“Much higher. I don't know the exact number, but more than 10% for sure. Like 15%.”
Rahul Reddy: Starbucks must build daily coffee habits for India profitability
“And that's pivotal for a brand like Starbucks to actually succeed at the scale and the profitability that they're ultimately looking for is Can't only be limited to like, Hey, we're aspirational. It has to be about changing their habituation towards coffee.”
Reddy: Subko pour-over coffee and retail bean sales grew 81% year-on-year
“The data that we have year on year growth of pour over coffee, just black, right? 81%. From last financial year to this one. Same thing with the retail beans.”
Rahul Reddy: India is the fifth to seventh largest coffee producer globally
“Well, it's anywhere between the fifth and seventh largest producer of coffee in the world, despite not being known for it.”
Reddy: Delivery makes up 20% of Subko Coffee's revenue
“Delivery is lesser still for us. 20%.”