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          food waste, and drive transformative
          changes in our industry. This summit
          serves as a powerful platform to unite
          our  culinary  community  and  pave
          the  way  for  a  more  responsible  and
          nourishing world, one delicious meal
          at a time.”
           The   summit   featured   three
          engaging  panels,  each  addressing  a
          different facet of the culinary world’s
          responsibilities  in  combating  global
          hunger. The first session, ‘Sustainable
          Food  Consumption:  A  Recipe  for
          Combating  Global  Hunger,’  was
          moderated  by  Dr  Nitin  Nagrale,
          CEO  of  Quality  NZ  and  Founder
          of   the   Hospitality   Purchasing
          Managers  Forum.  Distinguished
          industry veterans, including  Diwan
          Gautam Anand, A D Singh, Naveen
          Dhingra,  and  Jai  Kumar  Bhasin,
          served  as  speakers  during  this
          engaging  discussion,  highlighting
          the   importance   of   sustainable
          food  practices  in  addressing  global
          hunger.
           The  second  session,  titled  ‘Zero
          Waste  Kitchens:    Reinventing
          Menus,  Procurement,  and  Guest
          Education,’  was  moderated  by
          Mamta Bist, Senior Faculty at IHM
          Pusa. This panel explored innovative
          approaches  to  reducing  food  waste
          in  kitchens  and  the  significance  of
          educating  guests  about  responsible
          consumption.   Esteemed   experts
          including Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi,
          Chef  Sanjeeb  Ghatak,  Chef  Vinod
          Bhati and Jinraj Adyanthaya shared
          their  insights  into  creating  eco-
          friendly culinary experiences.
           The  final  session,  ‘Evolving
          Chefs:  An  Asset  to  the  Food
          Business? Decoding Their Role and
          Compensation’  was  moderated  by
          Deepak  Behl,  former  Police  Officer
          and  Founder  &  CEO  of  Astra
          Protection  Group  &  Astra  Training
          Academy,   included   influential
          figures  such  as  V  S  Datta,  Chef
          Rajeev   Janveja,   Chef   Gaurav
          Wadhwa, and Aagman Baury. This
          panel examined the evolving role of
          chefs in the food business and their
          compensation structures. It explored
          how  chefs  contribute  as  valuable
          assets  in  shaping  the  industry’s
          future. The Knowledge Summit was
          curated by Dr Chef Prem Ram, Joint
          Secretary Indian Culinary Forum. n



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