Pad Thai Problems
profitability
India-specific
Set in Mumbai, India; the figures and context are India’s.What this case is about
Your client is the CEO of a Mumbai-based restaurant chain with three outlets. Only one restaurant, an Italian cuisine outlet in BKC, is profitable while the others are facing reduced profitability. Focus on the Thai cuisine restaurant in BKC that has experienced around a 30 percent revenue decline over the last three years. Identify possible reasons for the decline and recommend solutions to improve profitability.
Objective
Identify the root causes of reduced profitability in the Thai restaurant and propose actionable short-term and long-term recommendations to improve its performance.
Skills this case tests
Structuring the problem
Working the numbers
Judgement and recommendation
Communicating clearly