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Kalra: Half of India's Population Will Be Middle Class by 2030
“One in three people today is either middle class or wealthier today. By 2030, that number is going to become one in two. A country with 1.5 billion means seven hundred and fifty million people will be middle class and able to afford the products that we're sel…”
Kalra: Indian Commercial Rents Per Square Foot Exceed Trafalgar Square
“There are restaurants that I've signed within India that have lower, sorry, that have a higher rent per square foot than my restaurant in the US or Canada or in Trafalgar Square in England.”
Kalra: 90% of Restaurants Fail Within a Year Due to Undercapitalization
“90% around that of restaurants failed within the first year and around 96% within 18 months. And the biggest reason you won't believe is not necessarily lack of passion or getting into it for glamorous reasons. It's undercapitalization.”
Kalra: Farzi Cafe's Best-Performing Stores Are in Tier-Two and Tier-Three Cities
“Farzee Cafe is now in about 15 cities of India, and we're actually seeing some of our best performing stores to be coming out of tier two and tier three.”
Kalra: India Will Be the Third-Largest Global Consumer Market by 2030
“But, India as a market, from a food perspective, from a consumer, consumer perspective, is going to be the biggest, ah, the third biggest consumer market in the world by 2030. After the U.S. And China.”
Kalra: Nobu is the Only Globally Successful Celebrity-Owned Restaurant
“So I think the only, only restaurant that is celebrity owned, that is a worldwide phenomenon and extremely successful is, believe it or not, Nobu. Partially owned by Robert De Niro.”
Kalra: Swiggy and Zomato Do Not Hire Employees From Each Other
“They don't even hire from each other, from what I know.”
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.”
Kalra: Indian Restaurant Sector Employs 10 Million, Second Only to Agriculture
“Just to put things in perspective, the restaurant industry overall is the second highest employer of human capital in India after agriculture. Ten million people directly employed.”
Kalra: Indian Restaurant Sector Grows 21% Annually, Doubling Every 3.5 Years
“Compounded annually, we're growing around 21%, which means every three and a half odd years, you're doubling in size. So the number of people employed will double in size.”
Kalra: Indian Food Services Market Hits $55B, Growing at 21% CAGR
“So about 40 to 50, about 50 to 55. 50 to fifty billion is what. And it's growing compounded annually at 20%, 21%.”
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.”
Kalra: Individual Local Suppliers Offer Restaurants Better Credit Than Tech Platforms
“But you get better credit from the individual vendors.”
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.”
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…”
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.”