For restaurants in Kochi (Malayalam, English, Tamil speakers)

Restaurants & Cafes in Kochi: Run on WhatsApp, voice & CRM

Customers order, pay, and confirm pickup or delivery — all in WhatsApp. No app to download, no commission to lose to a marketplace. Built for Kochi's MG Road, Kakkanad, Edappally, Fort Kochi businesses — works in Malayalam, English, Tamil.

Kochi at a glance

Metro population
22 lakh
SMBs estimate
1.1 lakh
GST state code
32
City tier
Tier 2

Key business hubs: MG Road, Kakkanad, Edappally, Fort Kochi, Vyttila, InfoPark. Languages: Malayalam, English, Tamil, Hindi.

The Kochi angle for restaurants

Kochi businesses serve a large Gulf-NRI customer base — WhatsApp templates need timezone-aware send windows for UAE/Saudi/Oman customers.

Zomato/Swiggy take 25-30% commission

On a ₹500 order, you keep ₹350-375. Direct WhatsApp orders keep 100% (less ~2% Razorpay fees). For a 2,000-order/month restaurant, that's ₹2-3 lakh of recovered margin.

Reservations live in a paper diary

Reservations get double-booked, lost, forgotten. The host fields phone calls, then writes in a notebook. Walk-ins fight with reservations at 8pm Saturday.

Repeat customers are anonymous

Loyal customers come back monthly but you don't know what they like, when they last visited, or how to bring them back when they lapse. No customer database.

Language + voice in Kochi

Malayalam-first; English very strong (highest literacy state). Hindi limited.

Doggu's voice agent auto-detects Malayalam, English, Tamil and switches mid-conversation if the caller does. WhatsApp templates can be approved in any of the languages your customers actually use.

How Doggu fits Kochi restaurants

WhatsApp menu + ordering

Send menu, take order, get paid — all in WhatsApp

Menu loads as a clickable carousel. Customer picks, customizes, pays via UPI link. Order lands in your kitchen printer or POS. No app, no commission.

Table reservation

Goodbye, paper diary

Customer reserves on WhatsApp, sees live table availability, gets confirmation + 24h reminder. Hosts see today's bookings on a single screen.

Customer CRM

Every regular, on file

Auto-builds a profile per phone number: visit count, favourite items, last visit date, average bill. Lapsed customers (60+ days) get a personalized win-back.

Delivery routing

Self-delivery without the chaos

Delivery boys get a WhatsApp ping with order details + customer location. Customer gets a tracking link with ETA. No 3rd-party logistics fee on local deliveries.

Sample WhatsApp template

Order confirmation (utility)

Hi {{name}}! Your order is confirmed:

🍽 {{items}}
💰 *₹{{total}}* (paid via UPI ✓)
🛵 Delivery to {{address}}
⏱ ETA: {{eta}}

We'll send a tracking link when it leaves the kitchen. Reply HELP if anything's off.

Localize for Kochi: open with Malayalam greeting if your audience leans local. Tone in Kochi skews warmer, formal, with local-language touches.

Payments in Kochi

UPI ~75%, cards ~14%, COD ~8%. Gulf NRI remittances — international cards more visible.

Very high; NRI customer base means WhatsApp is the preferred international-tier-2 communication.

Local festivals + regulatory

Major festivals: Onam (huge), Vishu, Christmas (large).

Kerala GST (state code 32). Kerala has separate excise / liquor regulations. Strong consumer-protection enforcement.

Pricing for Kochi restaurants

Single-location restaurants: Pro (₹2,499/month) — WhatsApp ordering + reservations + CRM + payments. Multi-outlet chains: Growth (₹4,999/month) for per-outlet menus, reporting, and brand-isolation.

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FAQ — restaurants in Kochi

Does Doggu work for businesses based in Kochi?

Yes — Doggu is hosted in India (ap-south-1, Mumbai), GST-compliant for any state including Kerala (state code 32), and the voice agent supports Malayalam, English, Tamil, Hindi out of the box.

What about local language support for Kochi?

Malayalam-first; English very strong (highest literacy state). Hindi limited.The voice agent and chatbot both handle this automatically — you don't pick the language, the system detects it from the caller / chatter's first message.

Does this replace Zomato/Swiggy?

Not entirely — those drive discovery. Doggu drives loyalty and repeat orders direct. Most restaurants use both: marketplaces for new customers, Doggu to bring them back at 100% margin.

Will it integrate with my POS?

Yes — Petpooja, Posist, UrbanPiper, and Pixsell are supported via webhook. Orders land in your existing POS. Menu sync is bidirectional so price/availability stays consistent.

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