Even a decade ago, dining out was a grand affair. So, in 2011 when Mahesh Raikar and his friends visited the Mainland China outlet in Saki Naka and the bill added up to Rs 11,000, a whopping amount in those days, everyone fought over the bill, while Raikar watched silently.

"I was working with a Fortune 500 company in UK, but couldn't pay a bill. That made me feel small," recalls Raikar, who now owns Wrapchic, one of the first QSRs in the world to have originated out of India that serves desi burritos, wraps, sandwiches and bowls. "When I returned to UK, I handed in my papers. This was at a time when my business wasn't even ready on paper, and recession was high with most people holding on to their jobs," he shares, ahead of his week-long visit to Mumbai to discuss the venture's future in the city.