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October 31, 2005
Food Service, Social Service
Imagine a restaurant at which you aren't allowed to pay your bill but can agree to pay the bill of a party seated in the future. And your bill was paid for by someone who ate there before you arrived. Such is the idea behind the Seva Cafe in a high-end shopping district in Ahmedabad, India.
The "pay-it-forward" restaurant also posts its receipts on a wall, donates tips to charity, and encourages patrons to volunteer at the cafe -- as well as eat there. Volunteers examine some of the ideas behind the project, as well as the evolution of the experience.
A worthy idea!
Posted by Heath Row at October 31, 2005 12:36 PM | Category: social entrepreneurship |
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In India of all places, where outside the door of the restaurant, a dozen people are probably starving: cattle roam the streets freely, children impoverished, languish in centuries old
caste systems.
Pay it Forward restaurant market gimmicks in
India..what next, gold lamme slippers for the cab drivers of the month?
Alright! Y'all made my day! I mean Fast Company for bringing this news to light, and the Seva Cafe folks. You've renewed my belief in humanity. I'm proud, and my heart is opening! Bravo! Keep it up!
KR
Fantastic, I hope it works out for them and others follow their lead. It's a bold move.
Food service and social service both areas are gradually becoming main thrust area of business now a days and it is expanding very fast.Food service was already there.Social service is a new area and interestingly enough it is an area that gives prestige in the society for the sake of society.
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