Building the operating system for India's food businesses
Millions of food businesses are stuck paying 15–30% commission to aggregators that own their customers. AhaarScan gives them a commission-free ordering, payments and loyalty platform they fully own — on a simple SaaS model.
7M+
Food outlets in India
15–30%
Commission aggregators charge
0%
Commission with AhaarScan
350M+
UPI users paying in seconds
Figures are widely-cited industry estimates for India's food-services market, shown for context.
A massive market paying a tax it wants to escape
India's food businesses went digital through aggregators — and handed away their margins and their customers in the process. The next wave is direct, owned and commission-free. That's the shift AhaarScan is built for.
We own the customer relationship — for the outlet
Aggregators sit between the outlet and its diners. AhaarScan flips it: every order, phone number and preference belongs to the outlet. That data is the moat — and it lives with us.
Full stack, not a feature
Ordering, payments, settlements, loyalty, coupons, WhatsApp and analytics in one product. We replace 4–5 tools a food business would otherwise stitch together.
SaaS economics, not commission
A predictable ₹399/month subscription instead of a tax on every order. Outlets keep their margin; we earn recurring, scalable revenue.
Built-in switching costs
Once an outlet's menu, customer list and loyalty program live on AhaarScan, leaving means losing their data and their regulars. Retention compounds.
Three tailwinds, at the same time
UPI made payments instant
India's payment rails are now real-time and ubiquitous. Collecting and settling money to an outlet's bank — the next day — is finally frictionless.
Aggregator fatigue is real
Food businesses are actively looking for ways to reduce 15–30% commissions and rebuild direct customer relationships. The willingness to switch has never been higher.
Digitisation has reached the long tail
From metro cafés to small-town QSRs, owners now expect to run on a phone. The market beyond the top 1% of food businesses is wide open.
From ordering tool to the outlet's OS
Commission-free ordering OS
QR ordering, real-time dashboard, menu, payments + next-day settlement, loyalty, coupons and WhatsApp — live and in the hands of food businesses.
Growth engine for owners
Automated WhatsApp marketing, smarter loyalty, multi-outlet management and supplier/inventory tools — turning the data we hold into repeat revenue.
The operating system for India's food businesses
One platform every independent outlet runs on — owning its customers, its data and its growth, free of aggregator dependence.
Let's build the future of food businesses together
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