~ NRAI makes New Appointments in the Managing Committee; includes representation from all segments at its 41st Annual General Meeting~
~Pranav Rungta appointed as Vice President, NRAI~
~The Chief Guest of NRAI’s 41st AGM was Chef Sanjeev Kapoor~
Kolkata, September 25, 2023: Kabir Suri, Co-Founder & Director, Azure Hospitality, continues as the President of NRAI and Sagar Daryani, CEO & Co-Founder of Wow! Momo continues as the Vice President of NRAI as elected at the 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of NRAI held at JW Marriott in Kolkata on 22nd September 2023.
Expressing gratitude to the Managing Committee, Kabir said, “I am honoured to have led NRAI over the last two years and would like to thank the Managing Committee Members in bestowing the trust in me to continue as the President of NRAI for another term. Over my next tenure, the aim will be the same as last tenure to remain together and strengthen the Restaurant Fraternity by launching more
Chapters in Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities. When myself and Sagar took over in 2021, we had about 10 NRAI Chapters and today we have more than 21 NRAI City Chapters. We will also continue with our advocacy efforts with the Centre/State Government dignitaries and local authorities in order to address and resolve various industry issues for the betterment of the Industry.”
He further added, “I am extremely thankful to our special Chief Guest of the day, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor for taking out time and coming down to Kolkata especially to attend NRAI 41st AGM and share his words of wisdom and deep insights with us.“
Sagar Daryani said, “I am honoured to be re-elected as the Vice-President of NRAI and will continue to do my best in making the Association stronger and bigger. In the last tenure, Kabir and myself had envisaged a route for us where we enhanced the entire base of NRAI by launching new Chapters and increasing the membership numbers by almost 30%.”
He further added, “It gives me immense pleasure to share that over last year NRAI successfully conducted more than 50 regional/national events which enabled all Fraternity Members to gain knowledge/insights from the Industry Stalwarts. We also addressed and will continue to address major pain points for the industry like GST and Input Tax Credit.”
Riyaaz Amlani, Past President and Trustee, NRAI, while announcing the new appointments said, “I am very happy to see the exponential growth of NRAI under the leadership of Kabir Suri and Sagar Daryani and I am sure that this growth will get further cemented with the continued leadership of Kabir and Sagar.”
He further added, “Restaurant Industry stalwarts have come together to promote and strengthen the Indian Food Services Sector. I am extremely thankful to each one of them for agreeing to contribute their valuable time, expertise and efforts for bringing ease of doing business to our beloved industry.”
NRAI announced new Managing Committee at its 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) as follows:
Managing Committee
Abhimanyu Maheshwari – Founder- Zing Restaurants Pvt Ltd
AD Singh – Managing Director- Olive Bar & Kitchen Pvt. Ltd.
Aditya Ladsaria – Co-Founder & Director- ALP Retail Pvt Ltd (Chai Break)
Anshul Gupta- Co-Founder- Poncho Hospitality Pvt.Ltd. (Box8)
Aseem Grover – Director- Big Chill Café
Ashish Kapur – Managing Director – White Hat Hospitality LLP
Chef Shankar Krishnamurthy – Director- Fusion Hospitality Private Limited & ViolaF9Gourmet Catering
Gauri Devidayal – Co-Founder & Director- Food Matters India
Japtej Singh Ahluwalia – Co-Founder and Director- Pricol Gourmet Private limited Kabir Advani – Managing Partner- Berco’s Restaurants
Kabir Suri – Co-Founder & Director- Azure Hospitality Pvt Ltd
Karan Kapur – Executive Director- K Hospitality Corp
Kavitha Mantha – Owner- Green Organics
Manpreet Singh- Director- K.S Hotels Pvt Ltd
Mukesh Tolani – Co-Founder and Director- PH4 Food and Beverages Pvt Ltd
Nitin Saluja – Founder- Sunshine Teahouse (Chaayos)
Praful Chandawarkar – Managing Director- Chiranjeev Restaurant and Foods Pvt Ltd Pranav Rungta -Director- Mint Hospitality Pvt Ltd
Priyank Sukhija – Chairman- First Fiddle Hospitality
Rachel Goenka – Founder & CEO- The Chocolate Spoon Company Private Limited Raghav Joshi – Co-Founder- Rebel Foods
Rahul Agrawal – CEO- Barbeque Nation Hospitality Limited
Sagar Daryani – CEO & Co-Founder- Wow! Momo Foods Pvt Ltd
Sameer Khetarpal – Managing Director & CEO- Jubilant Foodworks Ltd
Sandeep Anand Goyle – Director- Essex Farms (P) Ltd.
Sharad Batra – Co-Founder & Director- Batra Bros Foods & Beverages Pvt Ltd
Thomas Fenn – Partner- Mahabelly
Varun Tuli – Managing Director- Yum Yum Cha
Zorawar Kalra – Founder & Managing Director- Massive Restaurants Pvt. Ltd.
Trustees
Anurag Katriar- Founder & Managing Director- Indigo Hospitality Pvt Ltd
Hari Bhartia- Founder & Co-Chairman- Jubilant Bhartia Group
Rahul Singh – Founder & CEO- BTB Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (The Beer Café)
Riyaaz Amlani – CEO & Managing Director- Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt Ltd
The Managing Committee further confirmed the following members as the new Office Bearers for next two-years:
President: Kabir Suri (Co-Founder & Director, Azure Hospitality) Vice-President: Sagar Daryani (CEO, Wow! Momo)
Vice-President: Pranav Rungta (Director, Mint Hospitality Pvt. Limited.) Honorary Secretary: Gauri Devidayal (Founder, Food Matters India)
Honorary Jt. Secretary: Thomas Fenn (Partner, Mahabelly)
Honorary Treasurer: Manpreet Singh (Director, KS Hotels Pvt Ltd)
Special Invitees to the NRAI Managing Committee: All Chapter Heads & Co-Chapter Heads joins Managing Committee as Special Invitees
Abhishek Bahety – Managing Director- Shreejee Sales
Akshay Quenim – Partner- Hospitality AQ Gastronomy Ventures
Amardeep Singh Ahluwalia – EVP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer,- Jubilant Foodworks Ltd Amit Bagga – Co-Founder- Matchless Restaurant Pvt Ltd
Ashwin Singh – Proprietor- Bollywood Biryani Company
Balachander R – Director- Junior Kuppanna Kitchens Pvt Ltd
Chetan Hegde – Founder / MD- Plate Project Hospitality LLP
Gandharv Dhingra – Founder & Director – SOUTH NORTH HOSPITALITY PVT LTD Kevin Tellis – Head Of Operations- PH4 Food & Beverages Pvt Ltd
Meghana Vakada – Managing Partner- BARLEY & GRAPES CONCEPTS
Mitesh Diyora – Founder & MD- Coffee King
Nishit Pandey – Senior Director – Alliances and Corporate Affairs- Hardcastle Restaurants Private Limited
Piyush Kankaria – Partner- ABSOLUTE HEALTH ENTERPRISE
Prahlad Sukhtankar – Managing Partner- Good Eats Hospitality Services LLP
Sachin Agarwal – CEO- KA Enterprises
Sandeep Balasubramanian – Director- Clipper Foods India Private Limited
Tummala Srinivas Sampath – Owner- Sri kanya parcels and restaurant
Varun Khera – Director- DREAM SQUARE HOSPITALITY LLP
Congratulating the new team, Kabir expressed, “We’ve been successful in many of our endeavors but there’s a long way to go. The new body will persistently take up issues affecting each segment with the relevant authorities Nationally, Locally and Hyper-Locally”.
NRAI 41st AGM was attended by Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, Rahul Singh from The Beer Café, Anurag Katriar from Indigo, Kabir Advani from Berco’s, Nishit Pandey from McDonalds, Dheeraj Gupta from Jumbo King, Riyaaz Amlani from Social, Aditya Ladsaria from Chai Break, Sharad Batra from Café Delhi Heights along with many other prominent restaurateurs.
