Riyaaz Amlani

12 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 4 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 28, 2023 by Riyaaz Amlani · said 2 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Oct 28, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Amlani: Indian Restaurateurs Are Building Delivery Infrastructure Through ONDC
“We are developing and working very closely with ONDC. Now we are going to build channels. We are going to start building competencies”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:08:23 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 positive
Insight
Amlani: Music Serves as the Architectural Entry Point for Restaurant Concepts
“Restaurants are a multisensory experience, right? And many times, you know, the takeoff point for a restaurant could be music. So I would go to my architects, you know, and I would say, okay, This is like, you know, acid jazz. What kind of place would you want…”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 55:02 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Amlani: Digital Restaurant Menus Generate Higher Average Order Values Than Print
“And we've seen, actually, we've seen higher AOVs on digital menus than we're seeing in printed menus.”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:41:58 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Amlani: Aggregator Fees and Platform Discounts Consume 55% of Order Value
“You've not just got your delivery costs, you've got your discovery costs, which means that you're paying To be visible in a carousel, you're paying to be visible in one of those collections. I think that they would easily spend about 12% more on that. So you'r…”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:05:23 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023
Insight
Amlani: Novelty Attracts Initial Attention, But Comfort Drives Repeat Business
“Definitely novelty will get you the attention, but comfort will get you the repeat business.”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 1:44:19 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 bearish
Opinion
Amlani: Nobody Makes Money in the Cloud Kitchen Business
“Nobody's making money in cloud kitchen business.”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 1:12:27 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 neutral
Insight
Amlani: Food Delivery Business Competes With Home Kitchens, Not Restaurants
“The delivery business is competing with the kitchen, is not competing with restaurant.”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:08:45 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023
Insight
Amlani: 85% of Operational Processes Are Identical Across All Restaurant Brands
“See, the point is what, 85% of the processes are the same for restaurant thing, right? You negotiating the right lease, getting the licenses, hiring, training, setting up management information systems, HR, licensing, all are the same. What changes is what's o…”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 1:26:52 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023
Insight
Amlani: Ideal Restaurant Economics Target a 20% to 25% Profit Margin
“There are 35% cogs, right? You got 15% labor, 15% rental, 15% incidentals, you want to make 20 to 25%.”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 1:36:25 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 negative
Opinion
Amlani: Prior Workplace Pedigree Matters More Than Hospitality Degrees for Hiring
“When it comes to general staff, I, we are really not looking at the institutions. We are looking more at the pedigree of the institutions that they have worked at. Because then you can really tell, you know, where they're going to come from.”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 3:03:38 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 negative
Insight
Amlani: 12% is the Maximum Sustainable Restaurant Delivery Commission Rate
“I think there's only sustainable delivery commission that is payable is 12%. You can't pay a single rupee more than that. However, now the norm is 24 to 28%. They're signing up people at 24 and 28%.”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:04:59 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Amlani: Delivery Aggregators Readily Share Regional Demand Gap Data With Restaurateurs
“The aggregators are very happy to share this information with you. You can go to them and you can ask them, Hey, listen, where are you seeing a demand supply mismatch? What is an area or gap that we can help fulfill, right? And they will very happily give you …”
Riyaaz Amlani Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:25:41 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
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