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Restaurant · Direct ordering · India

A direct-ordering website that cuts your Swiggy and Zomato bill, not your kitchen.

We build no-commission ordering websites for Indian restaurants — single-outlet to multi-outlet chains. WhatsApp-first menu, UPI checkout, kitchen-display, owner dashboard. You own the customer list and the code.

17+ years building softwarePvt Ltd · CIN U72200MP2008PTC021190Code you own · No vendor lock-inWhatsApp accessibleIndia-first INR pricing

If aggregator commission is now bigger than your rent, a direct-ordering website pays for itself in 2-4 months. Big Helpers builds restaurant ordering sites with WhatsApp menu links, UPI checkout, kitchen-display, and a one-screen owner dashboard — for ₹60,000 to ₹3.5 lakh, live in 3-6 weeks. No per-order commission, ever.

Where Indian businesses get stuck

Swiggy and Zomato take 22-30% per order

On a ₹500 order you keep ₹350-390 before food cost. On a ₹150 quick-service order you barely break even. Commission has overtaken rent in many outlets.

Aggregators own your customer, not you

You can't message your own regular about a new dish, a Holi special, or a private-event slot. The customer is on Swiggy's CRM, not yours.

Phone orders are a mess at peak hours

Counter staff juggling walk-ins and calls means wrong items, wrong addresses, and ~5-7% remake rate. Each remake is a hit on margin and on the review score.

Off-the-shelf restaurant tech is expensive and fragmented

You end up paying Petpooja for billing, an aggregator for delivery, a separate WhatsApp tool for marketing, and still missing a clean direct-order flow.

Building an app nobody installs

Tier-2 and tier-3 customers won't download a third app for one restaurant. App-first builds quietly die in the App Store.

No visibility across outlets

You don't know which outlet's prep time is dragging, which menu items dropped 30% week-on-week, or which day's revenue came from regulars vs aggregators.

Who this is for

Single-outlet restaurants with a regulars list

You have 800+ customers in WhatsApp groups, broadcast lists, or your phone contacts. They keep asking how to order direct.

2-10 outlet chains in tier-1 and tier-2 cities

Aggregator commission is now ₹2-6 lakh per month across outlets and growing. Owner needs one dashboard, not three.

Cloud kitchens running 2-5 brands from one location

You need brand-wise menus, brand-wise routing, and brand-wise P&L on one ordering stack.

Cafés, bakeries, dessert shops, sweet shops

High-frequency, low-AOV orders where 25% commission destroys the unit economics. WhatsApp ordering fits your customer behaviour perfectly.

Catering and party-order businesses

You take ₹8-50K orders by phone with photos and notes flying around. A direct site with quote builder cleans this up.

Restaurants on Petpooja or Restroworks

You want a customer-facing layer that talks to your existing POS and KOT printer, not a parallel system.

Worth a free 30-minute call about your commission bill?

Tell us your outlet count and rough monthly aggregator spend. We'll sketch what a direct-ordering channel would look like for you, and what it would cost. No sales pressure.

What Big Helpers builds for you

Mobile-first ordering site

Single-page menu per outlet, no app, no signup. Customer taps WhatsApp link, builds cart, picks slot, pays UPI. Designed for 3G and old Android.

WhatsApp Business API broadcast

Send your opted-in regulars an outlet-specific menu link 1-2 times a week. Sunday brunch, Friday biryani, festival specials — straight from your dashboard.

Razorpay UPI + card + COD

UPI handles ~75% of payments in India. Card backup for higher AOV. Cash-on-delivery with QR confirm at door for the rest.

Kitchen Display System (KDS)

₹6-8K Android tablet on the kitchen wall shows incoming orders with prep timer + auto-print to your existing thermal printer. No staring at a phone screen.

Owner dashboard across all outlets

Live orders, prep time, rider status, day-end revenue, top items, commission saved. One screen. Works on phone.

Inventory-aware menu

Item runs out? Mark it 86 from the kitchen tablet — it greys out instantly on the customer site. No more refunds for unavailable items.

In-house riders + Dunzo / Porter overflow

Plug in your existing 2-3 riders for the bulk; auto-fall-back to Dunzo or Porter for surge times. You stay in control of the customer experience.

Petpooja / Restroworks integration

Orders flow into your existing POS as if they came from any other channel. KOT prints, billing, GST report — all unchanged.

Loyalty + reorder reminders

Auto-WhatsApp customers idle for 30+ days with a small offer. Tag VIPs (top 10% by spend) for early festival access.

DPDP-compliant opt-in and unsubscribe

Explicit opt-in at checkout, easy unsubscribe link in every broadcast, documented retention policy. Built right from day one.

Business outcomes you can expect

22-30%
Commission saved per direct order
3-6 wk
From kickoff to live
₹2-5L
Typical monthly commission saved
<1%
Order-error rate (vs ~6% by phone)
100%
You own the customer list
0
Per-order commission, ever

How we deliver

Discovery (3-5 days)

We sit with you, the head chef, and the counter manager. Understand peak-hour flow, KOT printer, current Petpooja/Restroworks setup, and the regulars list. Lock outlet count, brand count, and integration scope.

Menu + flow design (4-6 days)

We turn your existing menu PDF into a structured digital menu (categories, modifiers, half/full, jain/non-jain). Click-through wireframe of the customer flow + KDS + dashboard. You sign off before we code.

Build & weekly demo (2-4 weeks)

You see a working ordering site every Friday. Real menu, fake payments. Course-correct early. Tech: Laravel/Next.js + PostgreSQL + WhatsApp Business API + Razorpay.

Pilot with one outlet (3-5 days)

Soft-launch with 200-300 regulars. Kitchen team gets used to the tablet during off-peak. We ride along, fix friction in real time.

Roll-out + WhatsApp activation (3-7 days)

All outlets go live. We send the first broadcast to your opted-in regulars on a quiet weekday. Watch orders, watch prep time, adjust.

30-day handholding

Direct WhatsApp line to the engineer who built it. Free fixes for any bug from day-1 scope. Weekly performance call for the first month.

Features included by default

What it costs

Indicative range: ₹60,000 — ₹350,000 (excl. GST). Final estimate after a free 30-min scoping call.

What moves the price

Why Big Helpers

17+ years building software for Indian businesses

Pvt Ltd since 2008. CIN U72200MP2008PTC021190. We've built ordering, POS, KDS, and CRM stacks across food, retail, and hospitality.

You own the source code on day one

Hand-over via GitHub from the first commit. No hostage-taking. Any local Laravel/Next.js developer can extend it.

WhatsApp accessible

Direct WhatsApp line to a senior engineer for the first 30 days, then to support. No tickets, no queues.

INR-priced, GST-compliant

No surprise USD billing. Quote in INR, invoice in INR, GST 18% added. Real Pvt Ltd, not a freelancer.

Built for the kitchen, not just the spec doc

We've watched enough kitchens during dinner rush to know what fails. Auto-print, large-touch buttons, no signup screens — non-negotiable defaults.

Honest about when to use Swiggy/Zomato

Aggregators are useful for customer discovery. We won't tell you to kill them — we help you convert their customers into your direct channel.

Example use case

Note: illustrative example — not a specific client engagement.

The situation

An example use case: a 3-outlet North Indian chain in tier-2 Maharashtra was paying ₹3.4L/month in aggregator commission across outlets. They had ~6,400 regulars on WhatsApp from 4 years of operation but only a phone number to take direct orders, with ~6% order errors. Owner had no dashboard across outlets.

What we built

We built a direct-ordering site in 5 weeks: single-page menu per outlet, WhatsApp broadcast to opted-in regulars every 3-4 days, Razorpay UPI checkout, kitchen tablet with auto-print, in-house riders with Dunzo overflow, and a single live owner dashboard. Source code in their GitHub.

The expected outcome

Within 90 days roughly 22% of total delivery volume moved to direct, saving ₹2.4-2.8L/month in commission. Order-error rate dropped below 1%. Build cost ₹2.6L; payback inside month two. Aggregator orders weren't killed — they remained as a discovery channel, with the WhatsApp prompt converting first-time aggregator customers to direct on the second order.

Frequently asked questions

Will this kill my Swiggy / Zomato sales?

No, and you shouldn't try. Aggregators bring you new customers, which is genuinely useful. The smart play is to use them for discovery and convert those new customers into direct on the second or third order via WhatsApp. Most clients see aggregator volume stay flat while direct grows on top — net result is more orders, lower blended commission.

Do my regulars actually want to order direct?

In tier-2 and tier-3 cities, yes — strongly. They prefer messaging over apps, they trust the restaurant directly more than the aggregator, and many will tip the kitchen if the channel is direct. Tier-1 metros are more app-comfortable, but even there, the WhatsApp + web flow outperforms a native app for restaurants under 10 outlets.

Can you integrate with my existing Petpooja or Restroworks?

Yes. Petpooja's API is solid; Restroworks needs a partner-API request which we handle. Integration adds ~1 week and ~₹40-60K to the build. Worth it if your kitchen team already lives in those systems and you don't want a parallel order screen.

What's the WhatsApp Business API cost?

Roughly ₹0.40-1.20 per outbound message in India depending on category (utility vs marketing) and provider. For a 6,000-contact list sending one message per week, that's about ₹10-15K/month — far less than the commission saved on the orders it generates. Inbound replies are free.

Do I need a separate app or is the website enough?

For 95% of Indian restaurants, the website (PWA — installable from the browser if the user wants) is enough. A native app makes sense only above 8-10 outlets with a 50K+ active customer base, or if you want loyalty/coupons that benefit from push notifications. Start with PWA, add native later if the data justifies it.

How do I keep my customer list DPDP-compliant?

We build the opt-in checkbox into the cart with explicit, plain-English consent. Every WhatsApp broadcast carries an unsubscribe link. The retention policy is documented and visible in your privacy page. We've shipped this stack for several restaurants without a complaint.

What hardware do I need in the kitchen?

One Android tablet per outlet (₹6-10K, even an older one works) and your existing thermal KOT printer. The tablet runs the kitchen-display in a browser; the printer connects via USB or LAN. We test it with your actual printer before go-live.

Is GST included in the price?

No — pricing on this page is excluding GST. As a Pvt Ltd we charge 18% GST on the invoice. The full breakdown comes with the proposal.

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