It all started with Excel.

In the early days of Deepdish, the team began by helping small cafés make sense of their sales data. These were basic reports, simple breakdowns of what sold when, built on spreadsheets. But even at that level, the results were clear. Small shifts in timing, staffing, and menu items, driven by insights from raw data, started making a noticeable difference to the cafés’ performance. That was the moment they realized data wasn’t just useful. It was transformative.

From there, Deepdish evolved rapidly. The team built a custom analytics engine using Python and SQL, designed specifically for the restaurant and café industry. This system could dive deeper than spreadsheets ever could. It uncovered patterns in customer behavior, identified slow-moving items, optimized shift scheduling, and tracked revenue by time, day, and even weather trends.

The real turning point came when Deepdish integrated artificial intelligence. By connecting the platform with advanced models from OpenAI and Google’s Gemini, the data began to speak. Business owners no longer had to interpret dashboards or tables. They could ask questions in plain language and get back clear, insight-driven answers. For example: “What items are losing me money?” “When am I overstaffed?” “Which hours bring in the most loyal customers?” The system responds with clarity, backed by real data.

Today, Deepdish is quietly but powerfully reshaping how restaurants and cafés in Sri Lanka make decisions. It connects multiple data points from POS systems, delivery platforms, customer reviews, CRM tools and more to create a complete picture of how a business is performing and where it can grow.

What sets Deepdish apart is its understanding of the local market. It factors in public holidays, cultural habits, weather patterns, and regional consumption behaviors to provide insights that are grounded in context. It is not a generic imported tool. It was built locally, from the ground up, for the real-world challenges that Sri Lankan restaurants face every day.

Business owners using Deepdish have seen measurable results. Revenue grows as menus are refined based on purchasing trends. Costs drop as staff shifts are aligned with actual footfall. Loyalty improves through targeted campaigns built around real customer behavior.

Sri Lanka’s food scene has always been about flavor, experience, and hospitality. With Deepdish, it is now about intelligence too. And it all began with a few simple