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– Press Release  As a responsible Industry body, NRAI strongly feels that getting vaccinated is the first and the most important step towards winning the fight against COVID and achieving some semblance of normalcy. NRAI is committed towards helping the industry achieve 100% vaccination and has found some very generous partners such as Beam Suntory India, Diageo India, Pernod Ricard India and United Breweries Ltd towards achieving this objective. Armed with the support of these partners, NRAI has initiated ‘Santosh & Vyoum Vaccination Drive’ as a tribute to two of its long serving Managing Committee Members, Late Mr Santosh Jindal and…

– CB Edit Desk The ongoing Covid-19 crisis has crippled the hospitality sector in India, as millions of professionals and workers lose their jobs and hotels shut down their operations with unflinching regularity as reported by Khaleej Times. It is estimated that over 20 million people have been rendered jobless due to the pandemic, which is around half of the total strength of the sector ahead of the viral outbreak that struck early last year. From five-star properties to smaller budget hotels, the pandemic has roiled the sector, experts said. The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), an apex…

By Ayshwaria Lakshmi (cbedit@imaws.org) Home food has become an elixir for the health-conscious and many others during the Corona pandemic. The trend is also spawned by the limited food delivery options with the lockdown restrictions in place across the country. For those who can’t cook or afford home food, the next best option is ‘homely’ food from outside, which might be as good as ‘mom-made’. But then, to each his or her own. Everybody doesn’t have the same palate or preference, when it concerns food. A ready-to-cook products brand from Chennai has discerned this fact. It is rustling up dishes…

-CB Edit Desk  United Hoteliers of Udaipur (UHU) society have taken the initiative for the culinary sector in Udaipur #UdaipurFigthsCorona. It conducts an online cooking competition for home chefs and junior category (kids) in Udaipur, masterclass and cooking demos with experienced chefs and webinars to motivate and support the cause. “Due to pandemic, many hoteliers have lost their lives worldwide. We believe small efforts can change and move things. UHU have decided to support the most suffered hoteliers of Udaipur who have lost their lives based on certain parameters,” said Chef Vimal Dhar.

-CB News Desk (cbedit@imaws.org) Chennai: Dr.Chef Soundararajan P, General Secretary of the Indian Federation of Culinary Associations, had passed away due to a heart attack. Soundarajan (64), a native of Coimbatore is a veteran in the industry who had completed his Bachelors in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Madras followed by a Catering and Hotel Management degree from the IHM – Chennai. Dr.Chef Soundararajan has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Vels University by the former President of India, Dr. A P J. Abdul Kalam. In his four decades of experience as a culinary professional, Dr. Chef P…

-Press Release Diageo India has partnered with National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) to vaccinate its F&B trade partners, registered under the Raising the Bar programme. Through this initiative, Diageo India aims to support 20,000 employees from the industry by providing them both doses of the vaccine. The F&B industry has witnessed severe impact in the past year with multiple lockdowns and subsequent revenue losses impacting the businesses as well as employees. As cities begin to reopen, safety and wellbeing of employees is of utmost importance, Diageo India aims to help bars, pubs and restaurants serving alcohol in India, open…

-Press Release Tata Consumer Products (TCP), the consumer products company uniting the principal food and beverage interests of the Tata Group under one umbrella, today inaugurated its new tea-packaging plant located in Gopalpur Industrial Park of Tata Steel Special Economic Zone, post successful trial production. The Honourable Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the new plant. The Gopalpur plant will be operated by Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (APPL), an associate company of Tata Consumer Products. APPL currently operates 3 tea packing factories, with 2 in Assam and 1 in West Bengal. Gopalpur plant is the first TCP plant…

-B Swaminathan (cbedit@imaws.org) One would easily imagine the visuals of a B2B purchase happening in a place where buyers do not even have a better shopping experience. However, that might be the same in ‘Host’- the hospitality store. Located on a gigantic highway in Kochi, this store enables the best platform for serious B2B buyers. The host is one of the leading distributors of major food products companies in India. The store is designed in such a way anyone walks in will have a better experience of all the product with beautiful state-of-the-art design and lightings. ‘The host’ has arranged…

-CB Edit Desk  Apex body for hotel and restaurant sector in India — Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has now urged the new Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of North-Eastern Region G. Kishan Reddy for required steps to revive the Covid-battered hospitality sector in India, as reported by The Financial Express. The association presented the minister with a comprehensive wish-list highlighting concerns and recommendations for the revival of the sector. FHRAI highlighted the need for support under Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) and Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) schemes, GST rationalization, policy reforms,…

-CB Edit Desk The iconic Le Meridien hotel at Guindy in Chennai is set to change hands. The Chennai branch of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) cleared a proposal by MK Rajagopalan, Managing Director of MGM Healthcare, to take over Appu Hotels, which runs the hotel, as reported by MoneyControl. Appu Hotels owns and operates Le Meridien in Chennai and Coimbatore. The Rs 423-crore bid to take over Appu Hotels was approved by NCLT and it gave its verdict in an insolvency petition filed against the hospitality company by Tourism Finance Corporation of India Limited (TFCIL). The petition was filed last…