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Setting Up a Restaurant — India
From the first idea to the end of your first year, with the national rules, Kerala in detail, how other states differ, GST and costs for India, checked on 4 October 2026
The complete book: 32 chapters, worksheets and four calculators
For people opening a small restaurant, café or delivery-only kitchen, written in plain English
- 20 chapters on planning, opening and running the business
- 12 chapters on the rules in India: national law, Kerala in detail and how other states differ, with official sources
- Food permits, liquor licences, sales tax, staff, leases and funding
- Menu costing and pricing calculator
- Seats and covers calculator
- Staff costs and break-even calculators
- Printable worksheets in every chapter
- A master checklist and twelve-week countdown to opening
- Three worked examples followed through the whole book
- Works on mobile and desktop
Contents
Part One: The Idea
Part Two: Place and Menu
Part Three: Kitchen and Supplies
Part Four: People and Customers
Part Five: Money
Part Six: Opening and After
Part Seven: Setting Up in India
About the India edition.
The national rules, taxes and fees in Part Seven, and the Kerala rules used as the worked example, were researched from official
sources and checked on 4 October 2026. Rules differ from state to state and from one local body to the next, and they change, so every
chapter in Part Seven tells you how to find the rules where you are, and lists the official pages it relies on.
Many Indian government websites could not be opened while this edition was prepared, so some official information could not be
confirmed; the chapters mark such points as “reported” and tell you which office to ask. Chapter I-1 (free) also explains how to deal
with government offices on a sure and secure path, including the legal way to use liaison agents.
For decisions about your own business, take advice from a qualified professional such as a chartered accountant or a lawyer.