Author: Asmita Mukherjee | Hyderabad
Espire Hospitality Group is unique in the sense that it’s both hotel operator and owner, known for its heritage property ‘Six Senses Fort Barwara’ in Ranthambore. The group is aggressively planning for expansion and is all set to expand its footprint in more than 12 new locations by 2023. It follows an asset-light model and is on the verge of announcing its newest brand ‘ZANA – Luxury Escapes’. Asmita Mukherjee spoke with Sushil Amlani, Head of Business Development, Espire Hospitality Group to understand his plans for the year and ahead. Kindly brief us about your portfolio. Espire Hospitality Group has…
Chef Varun Shahani is the Chef de Partie at Michelin Star restaurant – Jean-Georges in New York City. The 26 years old Chef who is originally from Hyderabad, started his career with Trident Hotel in India. He is extremely passionate about F&B and Catering technology which he says came from his parents. According to Shahani, his parents inspired him to become a chef which led Shahani to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts at the Culinary Academy of India, Hyderabad. Asmita Mukherjee spoke with Shahani to know about his plans to become a Sous Chef of Jean-Georges. You have…
Nishant Sinha, a graduate of the Institute of Hotel Management (Jodhpur) had a lofty dream of putting Indian coffee on the global map, which manifested in the form of Roastery Coffee House (RCH) in 2017. Since then, his brand has been growing by leaps and bounds owing to the adulation received from his patrons. The brand recently celebrated its 5th anniversary and plans to open two new outlets each and every year for the next 5 years in tier-II and tier-III cities to be the torchbearers of the niche coffee market. Now, in 2022, within a span of 5 years,…
In Hyderabad, if anyone gets a coffee craving, a name quickly pops up as being the best in the business – Roastery Coffee House. Nestled in the posh neighbourhood of Banjara Hills, Roastery Coffee House maintains a strong presence among both coffee aficionados as well as those just wanting to experiment with the various authentic formats of coffee. The brand recently celebrated its 5th anniversary and has been expanding rapidly despite the pandemic. It opened its first outlet in 2017 in Hyderabad, then expanded into Kolkata and Noida, and now in its anniversary month has spread to Lucknow and Jaipur.…
Asset Light Food Tech start-up Hustlers Hospitality offers profitable cloud kitchens & QSR brands. They have a strong presence with cloud kitchen operations across Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Surat, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Patna, and Darbhanga. Founded in 2020, Hustlers is now planning to launch a restaurant under the brand. In a conversation with Asmita Mukherjee, Krunal Oza, Founder & CEO of Hustlers Hospitality shared his future plans for the brand. Kindly brief us about your business model. Our business model is a multi-cuisine, multi-brand cloud kitchen where we have multiple brands that operate from a single kitchen on numerous platforms like Zomato and Swiggy. This is our main business model, where we create…
Asmita Mukherjee | Hyderabad Teja Chekuri started his career in the US IT industry as a database administrator and likes to call himself an F&B entrepreneur by chance. Chekuri who is the Managing Partner at Ironhill India and holds several board level positions in different companies debuted in the F&B industry with his first venture Prost in Bengaluru in the year 2012 and then launched Ironhill India in 2018. After that, he never looked back. He has had considerable success in the US F&B industry where he introduced the South Indian restaurant – Godavari which has 26 outlets at the…
The recent data breach at a global hospitality company revealed the insecure cyber environment prevalent in the hotel and restaurant industry. This attack and several high-profile attacks in rapid continuity have made cyber security a priority for the hospitality industry. Asmita Mukherjee spoke with cyber experts in the hospitality industry and tried to delve into this concerning situation faced by hotels and restaurants by understanding the ground realities. According to industry experts, the attack surfaces which are also the entry points of the properties can lead to unauthorised access to any system that is lying under the entry points. Elaborating…
Vidli Restaurants Limited has announced the migration of its Equity Shares from the BSE-SME platform to the main board effective from August 23rd, 2022. The company debuted on the Bombay Stock Exchange in the year 2017 under the SME segment and witnessed one of the most successful initial public offerings (IPO) listings. Vidli Restaurants Ltd. operates through the brand ‘Kamats’, popularly known as the food people with a legacy of over 80 years. The company manages over 36 restaurants in the quick-serve format at various locations on highways and cities. Commenting on the listing, Vidhi Vikram Kamat, Managing Director, Vidli…
Ironhill India is planning to open a separate beer manufacturing plant under the Ironhill brand to cater to the canned beer segment. Ironhill already has a considerable presence in the craft beer market and holds the record of being the world’s largest microbrewery spread across 1.3 lakh sq ft in Bengaluru, which can accommodate over 2,000 people at a time. The beer manufacturing unit will produce world-class quality craft beers and will be presented in cans. While elaborating on the plans Teja Chekuri, Managing Partner, Ironhill India said “We are in the process of finalising the project site either in…
Cosmos, a brand owned by EssEmm Corporation, now reckoned with quality in the hospitality and food processing industry launches the ‘Cosmos Nut Butter Grinder’ a first of its kind in India. Showcased by its Founder & Managing Director Mr. Sathish Nair on Thursday, August 4th 2022 at Crowne Plaza, Chennai. The Cosmos Nut Butter Grinder is Ideal for grinding peanuts, sesame seeds, cashew nuts, cocoa beans, apricot kernel, pumpkin seeds, and many nuts & seeds into fine paste from its roasted form. It finds its application in supermarkets, organic food stores, ice cream, chocolate and hospitality industry. Entire machine is…
