01-06-2013, 04:02 AM
"As far as the vegetarian thing, there are many of us who appreciate this very much."
According to the Vegetarian Times, a whopping 3.2% of the USA is vegetarian. While I admire their resolve, immediately excluding nearly 97% of your customer base is an interesting marketing decision. While I acknowledge that some non-vegetarians will try it (I did) one also has to consider that out of those 3.2%, not all of them like Indian food. So that's probably a wash. A more sensible alternative would be to offer both vegetarian and meat options, like every other Indian restaurant I've been to. If they did that, at least then the only thing they'd be fighting is that their food isn't that good, and the customer feels like livestock, getting their meal carefully weighed out in front of them.
According to the Vegetarian Times, a whopping 3.2% of the USA is vegetarian. While I admire their resolve, immediately excluding nearly 97% of your customer base is an interesting marketing decision. While I acknowledge that some non-vegetarians will try it (I did) one also has to consider that out of those 3.2%, not all of them like Indian food. So that's probably a wash. A more sensible alternative would be to offer both vegetarian and meat options, like every other Indian restaurant I've been to. If they did that, at least then the only thing they'd be fighting is that their food isn't that good, and the customer feels like livestock, getting their meal carefully weighed out in front of them.