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For this archive replay, we’re going back to one of my favourite conversations with Will and Jack, founders of Fallow — breaking down how they think about food, marketing, teams, energy, pricing, social media and the relentless work behind building restaurants people actually want to visit.
The world has changed. The way you build a restaurant has changed too. This conversation shows you how.
Yes, they’re incredible chefs — serving 10/10 banging food. But they’re also GENIUS marketeers who ripped up the restaurant rule book, zigged when everyone else zagged, and built Fallow, FOWL and ROE into three of the most exciting restaurants in the UK.
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Mahesh Raikar wants to build the “Indian McDonald’s.”
The founder of SKVP joins Dan Pope to unpack how he’s turning Indian street food into a scalable quick-service restaurant brand — without stripping away the authenticity that made the food special in the first place.
Mahesh breaks down the systems behind SKVP’s 23 sites, why a seemingly huge menu can still deliver food in around seven minutes, and how the business thinks about everything from store-level EBITDA and bottlenecks to central kitchens, location strategy and its hero product: the vada pav. They also explore SKVP’s ambition to reach 44 UK sites by March 2028 and eventually take the brand global, why Mahesh believes Indian food still has a huge untapped QSR opportunity, and the lessons he’s learned from McDonald’s, Burger King, Nando’s and other global restaurant brands.Plus: Mahesh’s journey from starting as a porter at Compass, the reality of managing stress as an entrepreneur, Bollywood and Indian culture as brand-building tools, and why SKVP is investing relentlessly in making its core product “the best in the world.”

ON THE MENU:
00:00:00 Intro
00:05:00 The Indian Burger That Could Go Global
00:11:00 Why Indian Food Needs a Western Lens
00:15:05 SKVP’s Plan for 44 UK Sites
00:18:25 How SKVP Serves Food in Seven Minutes
00:23:25 The Systems Making Indian Food Scalable
00:29:10 The Bottlenecks That Hold Businesses Back
00:34:10 Building Today for 100 Restaurants Tomorrow
00:43:00 The Numbers Restaurant Founders Must Understand
00:51:00 From Porter to Building SKVP
00:54:00 Why Authenticity Is SKVP’s Advantage
01:00:50 Every Great Brand Needs a Hero Product
01:07:10 Could Franchising Take SKVP Global?
01:10:10 What Will Actually Limit SKVP’s Growth?
01:18:40 The Hardship That Shaped Mahesh Raikar
01:24:50 Why Founders Need Macro Patience
01:30:20 Entrepreneurship Is Really Stress Management
01:40:00 Building the Best Vada Pav in the World
01:47:55 How Bollywood Builds Indian Soft Power
01:53:45 Can Delivery Help Build the Indian McDonald’s?

  
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This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)