Here’s all you need
to know about Bengaluru’s
most popular Rameshwaram Cafe, which earns
Rs 5 crore a month

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The heart of Bengaluru

If you have visited Bengaluru, there is a very rare chance for you to miss the widely popular The Rameshwaram Cafe [{ "selector": ".ntfru-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 481px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".dntxw-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

A rage among youth

Most popularly known for its outlets in Bengaluru’s JP Nagar and Indiranagar, The Rameshwaram Cafe is a rage especially among the youth [{ "selector": ".fkbmk-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 478px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".zfwiw-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Decoding the cafe’s
business

Sujeet Kumar, co-founder of B2B marketplace Udaan and an investor, shared some mind-boggling details about the cafe in a podcast recently [{ "selector": ".wbusf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-198.5859165384312px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".aowzd-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

7,500 bills a day!

Sujeet Kumar revealed that one store of The Rameshwaram Cafe cuts 7,500 bills a day [{ "selector": ".pktxn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 480px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".unzne-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Rs 5 crore revenue
a month

Talking about the revenue of The Rameshwaram Cafe, Sujeet Kumar also revealed, “One store which is hardly 10 by 10 or 10 by 15 square feet does Rs 5 crore business a month and clocks around Rs 50 crore a year.” [{ "selector": ".sicfg-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 452px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".nexoi-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Rameshwaram Cafe:
A profitable business

Sujeet Kumar also highlighted that the QSR chain’s EBITDA is easily over 30 per cent and its gross margins are around 70 per cent [{ "selector": ".zdapc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 476px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".qkzqu-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Who are the co-founders?

The Rameshwaram Cafe was started by Raghavendra Rao and Divya Raghavendra Rao [{ "selector": ".knica-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 488px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".xjbtu-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The co-founders’ story

Raghavendra Rao is a mechanical engineer who has over 20 years of experience in the food industry. Divya Raghavendra Rao is a qualified Chartered Accountant who also holds a degree in finance and management from IIM-A. [{ "selector": ".wpelg-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 441px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".srigz-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Providing original
South Indian flavours

According to the company’s website they “both started ‘The Rameshwaram Cafe’ with the aim to provide original, unfiltered South Indian flavours globally" [{ "selector": ".dnitp-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 480px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".qgzdt-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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Here’s all you need to know about Bengaluru’s most popular Rameshwaram Cafe, which earns Rs 5 crore a month

Produced by: Bhavya KaushalDesigned by: Pragati

The heart of Bengaluru

A rage among youth

Decoding the cafe’s business

7,500 bills a day!

Rs 5 crore revenue a month

The Rameshwaram Cafe: A profitable business