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Guides for restaurant & bar owners

Straight, practical answers to the operational questions we get asked most — written for Indian restaurants, bars and hotels. No fluff, no sales pitch.

Compliance

GST for restaurants in India: rates, ITC and billing rules

Why most restaurants charge 5% and cannot claim input tax credit, when 18% applies, how alcohol sits outside GST entirely, and what a compliant bill must show.

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Profitability

Food cost and recipe costing: how to price a dish properly

How to calculate food cost percentage, what a healthy target looks like in India, and why your bestseller is often your least profitable item.

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Buying advice

How to choose a restaurant POS in India

The questions that actually matter — offline behaviour, printer support, per-bill fees, data ownership — and the traps that cost owners money later.

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Setup

KOT printing explained: stations, routing and setup

What a KOT actually is, how to route food to the kitchen and drinks to the bar, choosing thermal printers, and how to handle cancellations without losing track.

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See how Aqouncy handles all of this

Billing, KOT routing, recipe costing and GST reports in one app.

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