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-Press Release Lo! Foods, a Bengaluru based startup that offers Low-Carb and Keto friendly packaged products along with Cloud Kitchens across 4 cities, has raised $1 Million in pre-series A funding. The round has been led by the Chona Family Office, erstwhile promoters of Havmor Ice Cream. The round also saw participation from Ecosystem Ventures, Raveen Sastry (Co-Founder, Multiply Ventures), KRS Jamwal, Pratyush Prasanna (Gojek) among others. The funds will be used towards accelerating growth, strengthening existing distribution networks and ramping up marketing. Started in 2019 by Sudarshan Gangrade, a serial entrepreneur and Former Head of Marketing at Ola; Lo!…
Advertisement Vacancies are open for the below positions. 1. Multi cuisine Chef 2. Commi 1 The prospective candidates would ideally have his/ her basic Catering education from a reputed culinary college and would have handled a multi-cuisine kitchen with extraordinary culinary skills of preparing various Indian & Continental dishes. The job location is Kalpakkam. We are looking for chefs who can make authentic dishes, Candidates understanding the government safety norms post covid will be given priority. The company is reputed in the resorts sector, the brand has easy recognition and 11 years of market presence. Those who are interested please send…
By Ayshwaria Prem (cbedit@imaws.org) India has a wide range of spices and holds a prominent position in the global spices production. Almost all the states and union territories of India grow one or the other spice. A total of 52 spices have been brought under the purview of the Spices Board (by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) through a Parliamentary Act, and about 109 spices are notified in the ISO list. The Spices Board is the Indian government regulatory and export promotion agency for Indian spices, headquartered in Kochi. In an exclusive chat, ChefBharath interacted with D. Sathiyan, IFS,…
Swaminathan B (publisher@chefbharath.com/ +917718960636) While working as a supervisor post-management degree at a restaurant in Madurai, Arun Reddy would have never thought he is in the learning phase towards building one of the authentic vegetarian restaurants in Kochi. ‘Brindhavan’ would be the mutual decision when any family starts arguing on “Where shall we eat?”. Located in two strategic places with close 130 seats, the restaurant serves wide range of North and South Indian dishes. The hotel came after a much demand from the market which only Uduppi-style hotels in Kochi. From the family of hotel business Arun did want to…
-Advertisement “B at Bay “ by Chef Ramu Butler , Multicuisine Restaurant Edakochi Ernakulam is looking for young vibrant and experienced people for the following positions to join immediately . 1 Restaurant Manager 1 Captain 1 waiter 2 Kerala Speciality cook 1 Kitchen Stewarding Free Food + Accomodation + perks Salary as per experience . Candidates can share CV To Mob 9947388334 Mail I’d – ramu.butler@gmail.com
-By Swaminathan Balasubramanian (+91 7718960636) Rama Subbu Krishnan, who owns Hotel Aryaas Group in Kerala is a third-generation hotelier. Entered the sector at the very tender age of 16, through passion and destiny, he had seen many ups and downs in the business. A veteran in the industry, Rama Subbu speaks on various aspects including the credit terms for suppliers, competition, retaining workforce, and his expansion plans. Edited excerpts.
-By Swaminathan Balasubramanian (publisher@chefbharath.com | 7718960636) One would not believe the ‘Sapins’ branding across Kerala and in retail shops has recently ventured into the B2C segment. The decade-old dairy farming company, present mainly in the HoReCa segment has strengthened its end-consumer reach. Some of the flagship products include milk, curd, ghee, butter, khoa, and paneer. Present in Kizhakkambalam near Kochi, this farm company serves both Kerala and Middle East markets. The name ‘Sapins’ was derived from the French word ‘Sapin’ which means ‘Fir tree, Evergreen, and Height’. Gigi Thomas, CMD of the company for whose ‘bread and butter is selling…
By Chokkapan S (chock@imaws.org) Meriiboy is a name that puts a smile across the faces of buck-toothed little boys to their toothless grannies in Kerala. One of the largest producers of fresh and natural ice cream in south India, Meriiboy is from the Cousins Group. The ice cream brand is unique in the way it produces only fresh ice cream and not frozen desserts like many others in the market. It set up its first manufacturing unit, under Supreme Food Industries, at Kalady, Ernakulam. The brand is steadily gaining popularity in the neighbouring markets of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka as…
B Swaminathan (publisher@chefbharath.com) Current scenario of consulting as a business: “Consulting is unarguably a great profession. However, it is a double-sided sword. One should not see it only as a money-making alternative for regular employment. Hospitality consulting is not a game of cards. It demands years of persistence, networking, and contacts over a period of time and build it which might fall overnight”, says Ramu who also added that the situation of consulting professionals are tough this year considering the COVID situations. “Post COVID, there were many cases where investors had to either shut down or downscale their operations. Many…
By B Swaminathan (publisher@chefbharath.com) Even as vegan foods are gaining popularity in India, milk and other dairy products continue to be major sources of nutrition for our populace. Indian people are so used to feeding milk right from a new-born to senior citizens to make them more healthy and stronger. With dairy products here to stay, ChefBharath had an interaction with Shashi Kumar Menon, Chief Executive Officer of Muralya Dairy Products, from Thiruvananthapuram. He answered all our queries on the dairy market trends, and then some. Mr Menon was also forthcoming in clarifying and demystifying a lot of our doubts…