Author: Chokkapan
KH News Desk Mamallapuram, India: Food safety begins in your kitchen — right from sourcing clean ingredients to serving safe food,” said Dr A. Ramakrishnan, Designated Officer, Tamil Nadu State Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Villupuram, while speaking at a recent food industry event at Mamallapuram. Kitchen Herald, India’s dedicated B2B culinary media platform, recently hosted its focused HoReCa Meet for members of the Chengalpattu District Hoteliers’ Association (CDHA) at Hotel Guru, East Coast Road, Mamallapuram. The industry meet witnessed the participation of hoteliers, restaurateurs, chefs, caterers and other food business operators from the region, featuring valuable…
BEST WISHES By Vivek Narayanan | IMAWS (cbedit@imaws.org) Kasaragod — Kerala’s northernmost district — enjoys a strong culinary identity rooted in Malabari cuisine, renowned for its seafood delicacies, meat-based specials and use of coconut oil in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes. However, despite this gastronomic richness, the region’s hospitality sector is grappling with a growing set of problems that have left hoteliers on edge.
U. Bharath (cbedit@imaws.org) The seasonality of the renowned tourism industry in Kanyakumari district — boasting offshore cultural icons like the Thiruvalluvar statue, Vivekananda Rock and Padmanabhapuram Palace — has negatively impacted the restaurant sector. Going forward, the Tamil Nadu government should better package the district’s tourism potential, which, in turn, would help sustain the food businesses in the long run, observed M. Shajahan, President of the Kanyakumari District Hotel Owners’ Association (KDHOA). Contending that tourist arrivals are largely limited to the summer vacation (April–May) and the Sabarimala pilgrimage period – Christmas-Pongal season (November to January) — Shajahan informed that…
U. Bharath (cbedit@imaws.org) Despite being blessed with Rameswaram — a major religious tourism spot — lack of industrial growth and tourism promotion seems to have proved detrimental for the growth of the service sector, including food business, in Ramanathapuram district. So much so, the immense tourism potential of the Pamban island remains untapped, contend Ramanathapuram Hoteliers and Bakers Association (RHBA) members. If the Tamil Nadu government provides the infrastructure for leisure tourism, it would, in turn, help kickstart the local economy and spur the growth of the restaurant sector in the district, say the local restaurateurs. “Over 110 restaurants in…
U. Bharath (cbedit@imaws.org) New players venturing into the restaurant industry should work hand-in-hand with the respective district hoteliers’ associations for equitable growth of both established and newer businesses, proposed Ramkee Narayanan, President of the Cuddalore District Hoteliers’ Association (CDHA). He iterated that this measure would help sustain market stability and bring about a level-playing field in food business. “This would also help streamline the operations of the sector in every district.” In an engaging chat with Kitchen Herald, Ramkee pointed out that most of the new entrants lack either financial heft or professional ingenuity needed to run a restaurant, resulting…
By Chokkapan S | IMAWS (cbedit@imaws.org) In a pathbreaking initiative aimed at bolstering consumer trust in the rapidly-evolving digital food marketplace, Tamil Nadu’s Food Safety Department is seriously considering an E-commerce policy that would require food product manufacturers, suppliers and vendors to prominently display their official food safety credentials when listing products online in delivery apps.