Zorawar Kalra

13 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 28, 2023 by Zorawar Kalra · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Oct 28, 2023 positive
Insight
Kalra: Indian Burgers Offer Better Differentiation Despite Lower Demand Than Pizzas
“We've seen, for example, a tougher challenge selling pizzas than burgers. Whereas the demand for pizzas is far more than burgers in India. It's like literally like our dinner and our snack and our lunch. Pizza has reached that. There are fewer burger places. A…”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:24:22 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Kalra: QSR Employee Attrition Exceeds 100% Annually Versus 30% in Casual Dining
“Now, typically in the QSR, the retention rates, in fact, the attrition rates are over a hundred percent. So you're talking about a 120% attrition, which means more people in a year, in a set finite period, leave the organization and actually join. Whereas in t…”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 3:05:50 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
Kalra: 50 Lakh INR is Not Enough to Build a Big Restaurant
“50 lakhs, he won't be able to build a big restaurant, to be very honest.”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 3:18:36 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Kalra Predicts Indian Dining Will Rank Top-Three in Major Global Cities
“I mean, I cannot help, but dream of a day where maybe a decade from now, or even earlier, every top city in the world, A diner or a tourist considers an Indian restaurant as one of the three dining destinations.”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 28:36 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Kalra Pledges 15 Lakh INR to Back a Young Food Entrepreneur
“I'm going to personally, perhaps in my personal capacity, do it and I'll give about 15.”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 3:19:08 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 neutral
Insight
Kalra: Elite Hospitality Degrees Do Not Boost Starting Pay at Hotels
“I think hotels especially have a fairly regimented salary structure. So if you're coming in at a certain position, I don't think you're going to get significantly more just because you came out of a wonderful school like hers. Probably going to get paid the sa…”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 7:10 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023
Insight
Kalra: Aspiring Restaurateurs Should Start With Cloud Kitchens Over Large Venues
“I think, like I said, I think initially it's always better to be a little careful and frugal. Don't go ahead and try and open a 5000 square foot, 200 cedar restaurant. Maybe start out Today with a cloud kitchen or a small cafe.”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 1:12:04 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kalra: Individual Local Suppliers Offer Restaurants Better Credit Than Tech Platforms
“But you get better credit from the individual vendors.”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:29:01 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023
Assertion Supported
Kalra: Most Indian Restaurants Source Ingredients From Individual Local Vendors
“But at this point in time, the vast majority of restaurants around the country are buying from individual vendors that they've had relationships for years.”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:28:10 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kalra: 45% of Massive Restaurants' Fine Dining Patrons Are Vegetarian
“When you go as a family, it's just more comforting to see a dal makhani or a paneer makhani or something like that, because 45% of all consumers that come to my restaurants are naturally vegetarian.”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:43:57 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Kalra: Pooja Dhingra's Le15 Bakery Operates at an 18% COGS
“No wonder your cogs are 18%.”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:39:54 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Kalra Aims to Process 25% to 30% of Delivery Orders Directly
“I definitely would like a scenario where 25 to 30% of our delivery orders are done directly.”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:23:09 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
Oct 28, 2023
Disclosure
Kalra: Massive Restaurants Audits Liquor Bottles Nightly and Food Costs Weekly
“We at our company do a daily inventory of every single bottle of liquor. Every night. And we have a weekly food cost report. So every week we have a full food cost report, opening, closing, consumption, with a running like a real time food cost and COGS report…”
Zorawar Kalra Oct 28, 2023 ▶ 2:38:20 Ep# 12 | WTF is The Restaurant Game? Nikhil w/ Pooja Dhingra, Zorawar Kalra & Riyaaz Amlani · Nikhil Kamath
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