{"id":51968,"date":"2026-02-25T12:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/180-plus-fnb-leaders-and-nrai-on-one-stage-waayu-anchors-high-stakes-industry-dialogue-in-pune\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:45:01","slug":"180-plus-fnb-leaders-and-nrai-on-one-stage-waayu-anchors-high-stakes-industry-dialogue-in-pune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/180-plus-fnb-leaders-and-nrai-on-one-stage-waayu-anchors-high-stakes-industry-dialogue-in-pune\/","title":{"rendered":"180 Plus FnB Leaders and NRAI on One Stage: WAAYU Anchors High-Stakes Industry Dialogue in Pune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>Pune<\/b><span>\u00a0<strong>(Maharashtra) [India], February 25: <\/strong><\/span>WAAYU, India\u2019s pioneering 0% commission food delivery and restaurant technology platform, will host an exclusive NRAI Pune Chapter leadership evening on\u00a0<strong>24 February 2026<\/strong>\u00a0at Veranda, Effingut, Koregaon Park, Pune. The curated, invite-only gathering is expected to bring together\u00a0<strong>180 to 200 of Pune\u2019s leading restaurant owners and F&amp;B decision-makers<\/strong>, including operators of multi-chain brands, high-revenue outlets, and premium dining concepts.<\/p>\n<p>The event, themed\u00a0<strong>\u201cZero Commission Food Tech Platform,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0will feature a WAAYU presentation, a high-impact panel discussion, and curated networking cocktails and dinner\u2014creating one of Pune\u2019s most focused restaurant leadership forums.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reimagining Restaurant Growth Without Margin Loss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A unified ecosystem with 0% commission is the answer to growth strategy for restaurant operators who want to scale successfully while improving their margins and controlling their operations. This session will explain how this ecosystem can improve order processing, streamline ordering, enhance customer retention, and help restaurants improve their day-to-day operations without losing profits, using Waayu and its products\/stack\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 a completely integrated technology platform.<\/p>\n<p>WAAYU has a very simple value proposition that is easy for restaurant operators to understand; \u201cGrow your business with 0% commissions!\u201d The purpose of this session is to provide restaurateurs with an understanding of the WAAYU integrated technology stack. The stack will include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAAYU POS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 not just a payment system but rather an intelligence-driven system that combines unified operations with actionable insights<\/p>\n<p><strong>EzeeMenu<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 contactless ordered through QR codes, eliminating many costs while providing a superior experience for guests<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restaurant Mandi<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a supplier marketplace with 0% commissions for 80+ different categories of products and services (e.g., ingredients, cooking equipment, etc.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>WhatsApp Order \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>with this new feature, customers can now order food via chat on whatsapp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAAYU Food Delivery App<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 India\u2019s first 0% commission Food Delivery app, available for IOS and Android users<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Safety Manager\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 A compliance layer aligned with FSSAI regulations that includes performing daily checks, audits and reports.<\/p>\n<p>These solutions can reduce dependence on platforms for restaurant operators and help them to create greater efficiency and maintain control over their brands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscription Model with Built-In Brand Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond technology, WAAYU\u2019s 6 and 12-month subscription plans bundle core products with structured brand-building support.<\/p>\n<p>Both plans include the Waayu stack (with 6 products) along with unlimited digital marketing support, offering festive creatives, on-demand posts and reels (as per design timelines), captions and hashtag support, posting calendars, Google Business profile optimization, in-store marketing creatives, menu makeovers with upsell labels, WhatsApp broadcast templates, and a monthly growth tip.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-month plan includes a static one-page website, while the 12-month plan offers a dynamic, editable multi-page website\u2014empowering restaurants to build direct brand demand rather than rely solely on marketplaces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel Discussion: Founders &amp; NRAI Voice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The evening will feature a panel discussion with WAAYU\u2019s Co-founders and moderation by an NRAI restaurateur. Key discussion themes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What \u201c0% Food Tech Platform\u201d means in practical, operational terms<\/li>\n<li>How a unified tech stack strengthens ordering, operations, customer data, and repeat business<\/li>\n<li>Building brand demand through digital marketing and owned channels<\/li>\n<li>Direct Q&amp;A with founders and ecosystem leaders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Speaking ahead of the event, Anirudha Kotgire, MD &amp; Co-founder of WAAYU, said<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>\u201cRestaurants deserve growth without sacrificing their margins or their customer relationships. The idea behind WAAYU is not just to remove commission \u2014 it is to rebuild the economics of food tech so that restaurants retain control of their data, visibility, and profitability. This session is about showing, in real operational terms, how a unified ecosystem can replace fragmented tools and aggregator dependency.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandar Lande, CEO &amp; Co-founder of WAAYU, added:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cWe see restaurants juggling multiple dashboards, suppliers, compliance checklists, and marketing agencies. The real opportunity lies in integration. When POS, ordering, supplier access, compliance, and digital marketing are connected within one ecosystem, decision-making becomes sharper and margins become stronger. That is the conversation we want to lead in Pune.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>A High-Signal Leadership Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This event will focus on owner-to-owner conversations and is designed to foster relationships between peers through curated networking opportunities. In combination with thought leadership, open and honest conversations, and structured growth solutions, WAAYU intends to make this event a vehicle for increased sustainable, margin-positive growth within the restaurant industry. As the restaurant industry continues to rapidly evolve, the change represented by this NRAI Pune Chapter event is significant: the restaurant industry is shifting from commission-based dependency to ecosystem-based empowerment.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pune\u00a0(Maharashtra) [India], February 25: WAAYU, India\u2019s pioneering 0% commission food delivery and restaurant technology platform, will host an exclusive NRAI Pune Chapter leadership evening on\u00a024 February 2026\u00a0at Veranda, Effingut, Koregaon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[655],"class_list":["post-51968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle","rishi-post"],"rishi__cb_customizer_meta":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}