Meetha sa Ruhani ISHQ

97. Restaurant expansion ideas

Mini was sitting in the balcony waiting for Neil.

Neil came with two glasses of banana milkshakes with straw in them.

Mini: Aaj banana milkshakes kyu?

Neil: Coffee is not good for you right now na.... Milkshakes will soothe you... That's why.

Mini: (sipping it) Thanks yaar.... Bahot tasty hai.... 

Neil: Thanks for the compliment.

Both were talking happily about the restaurant getting boomed with orders.

Neil: Mini... Main kya soch raha tha... What if... We expand the restaurant?

Mini: Do you think it will be a perfect timing to expand.... Jaldi nahi ho jayega?... Matlab abhi abhi hi we have regained the lost reputation and won't it be a risk to experiment right now?.... Don't you think we should wait for the critics to review the restaurant first?

Neil: I think we should take it as an opportunity... Critics tak baat pahochne bhi to time lagega na... Itne me to expand bhi ho jayega... And we can get that reviewed too...

Mini: To tum expansion kaisa plan kar rahe ho.... In case of space?... or in case of menu?

Neil: Both actually.... In case of menu.... We can add continental cuisines too as we have only indian dishes in our menu right?... Then we can expand from a small speciality to a multi cuisine restaurant.... and in case of space.... I was thinking if we can get some construction done on the first floor and hold the corporate orders there with the normal customers at the ground floor then it would be more.... kind of... confidential.... so they can get their privacy too....

Mini: Construction wagera ka to ho jayega.... though in a long time but multi cuisine karne ke liye to we will have to hire more staff and will need more kitchen space too right?... To actually expand it..... 

Neil: Yeah but we can start off with our staff and after actual expansion, we can shortlist candidates for the staff expansion too... And construction karwa sakte hai on the backside for the kitchen too.

Mini: Ok.. Perfect then... Main ad daal deti hu hamare web page pe... Aur construction ke liye dekhti hu kaise possible hai.... Vaise ek baat to hai.... Tumhare five star restaurants ka experiences hamare restaurant ke liye solid beneficial hai ha..... 

Neil: Ek aur idea hai mere paas actually... Isse tumhara kaam bhi thoda aur aasan ho jayega...

Mini: Ha bolo na.

Neil: Why don't we design a new portal in our webpage for the corporate orders. It can be like a form kinda page where people can provide their order and contact details and we can reply to them with our quotation. Isse there will be no human error too. They can select whatever they like from our menu in the form itself.... Do you think it can be done?

Mini: Ha.. Ha.. why not... Iske liye I will have to get a web designer and then we can get this done too... But ek aur baat hai.... hamare staff me se kisi ko continental banana nahi aata hai to pehle you need to train them.... Ab hamare paas filhaal time nahi hai training and all ka to kaise manage karenge...

Neil: Main schedule bana lunga for the training timing and all phir batata hu...  Ek kaam kar sakte hai... Meri vo jo cookbook thi na jisse tumne continental sikh liya tha.... tumne uska soft copy to rakha hai na apne paas?

Mini: Ha

Neil: Usko print karwa lete hai... that can help the staff too.... 

Mini: That's a very good idea.

Neil: Obviously.... (having fun) tum seekh sakti ho to staff to seekh hi jayega.

Mini: (sternly) Taunt maar rahe ho?

Neil: (smirkingly) I dare not...

Both laughed at their banter and Neil saw Mini yawning a little.

Neil: Ab so jao... bahot late ho gaya hai...

Mini: Hmm... Kal se bahot kaam bhi to hai...

They went to sleep in their rooms.

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Next morning, after dropping Arya to school bus, Mini went to the printing store and got some prints of Neil's cookbook.

Mini also updated the menu and got the webpage designed by the web designer. 

Then she came to the restaurant and saw Neil waiting while sitting on the stairs, was writing something on the paper. The staff hadn't arrived yet.

Mini: Aaj koi bhi nahi aaya hai abhi tak?

Neil: Nahi.... abhi bhi time hai na restaurant khulne me.... Kaam ho gaya saare tumhara?

Mini: Ha... dekho... yeh rahe tumhare cookbook ke prints.... yeh updated menu ke prints.... aur yeh raha webpage ka design jo 1-2 din me ready ho jayega.

Neil: Amazing. Then announcement aaj hi kar sakte hai... 

Mini: Ha.... Bilkul perfect.

Neil: See... Maine schedule banaya hai.... agar hum kuch dino ke liye corporate lunches and dinners nahi lete hai then I don't think ki koi problem aayegi.... Training bhi ho jayegi and expansion bhi plan kar sakte hai.... 

Mini: Yeah aur jin clients ko mana karungi unko bhi hum yeh bol sakte hai phir.... ki we are expanding our restaurant that's why we can't take orders in the transition period... to they will not get offended too.... Main vo kar lungi... Usme koi problem nahi hogi... But are you sure kuch din me ho jayega?

Neil: Ha.... I think so... Kyunki in continental cuisine... there are many similarities... like you know...

Mini showed him her hand to stop him saying further.

Mini: Ok... Hogi agar tum keh rahe ho to... tum staff ko sikhaana mujhe nahi... vaise bhi aise hava me sikhaoge to mujhe jitna pata hai usme bhi confuse ho jaungi.... usse better hai ki tum directly staff ko hi sikhao..

Neil: (chuckled) Ha... baat to sahi hai..