Author: Swaminathan Balasubramanian
-KH News Desk (cbedit@imaws.org) According to the market intelligence, the Asia-Pacific bakery products market is projected to record a CAGR of 8.46% during the forecast period (2022-2027). The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the production, labor, and supply of raw materials. But the demand from the consumer side gradually increased from online and offline platforms. Online platforms experienced a heavy surge in consumer orders. There was an instance when consumers purchased above-average purchases compared to before lockdown scenarios. This crisis made consumers shift toward a healthy lifestyle and diets, turning into an opportunity for manufacturers. Many players come up with fortified, enriched…
-Advertisement A leading restaurant in Chennai is looking for a Manager to take care of their outlets. Tasks: * customer relation * Coordinating daily restaurant management operation *Inventory management *organize and supervise shift *train new and current employees *over seeing team performance * hiring and onboarding new employees *staff briefing The salary package will be upto INR 3.60 Lakh Per Annum according to the performance. Contact Details: Mr TP Shefin +91 80868 87722.
-Aruni Mishra Opening a new restaurant? There are a million things to think about, and restaurants will operate in different ways. One crucial part of this process involves making a restaurant kitchenware list that reflects your business’s needs. A restaurant’s kitchenware helps ensure that your team can prepare and generally execute the culinary needs of the restaurant, day in and day out. This kitchenware checklist contains 5 must-haves that every restaurant owner should check out. Good quality Wok: Over the years, Chinese food has grown to become part of the Indian food consumption culture. So should you invest in a…
Swaminathan B | IMAWS (cbedit@imaws.org) The much-awaited Singapore Food Expo is likely to happen Singapore Expo Hall 5 from Thursday, 8 December – Sunday, 11 December 2022. Unlike their previous versions, this year, the organizers, SFMA (Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association) are bringing food manufacturers from various countries. Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association has made the calculated decision to combine Singapore Food Expo & Asia Pacific Food Expo. Steven Ng, the Project Director of the Singapore Food Expo says this expo does not help just the B2C angle, but also the B2B companies. Restaurants, Chefs, and trading companies might find it suitable.…
-Vacancy Advertisement Required: Chennai’s leading multi-cuisine restaurant is looking for an Executive Chef / Master Chef. The ideal candidate is a seasoned chef with a background in fine dining. You will run an efficient kitchen by consistently looking to improve the menu, producing quality food, and working closely with restaurant managers in the overall food and beverage operations of the restaurant. Responsibilities Manage finances for kitchen operations Produce quality food Oversee menu creation Train junior personnel Skillsets Required: Turkish Arabian, Continental (Global ) Qualifications A degree in Culinary Arts Experienced chef with international exposure or having worked in branded restaurants…
By Mithran Sri Ram Wet Grinder is a home appliance, which is used for preparing the batter, which is the ingredient for idlis and dosas. Various types of wet grinders are available in the market starting from 2 litres capacity and upto to 40 litres capacity. It has become a necessary home appliance in south India. Also, wherever South Indians are living there is huge market potential. Higher capacity wet grinders from 3 litres onwards are used for commercial purposes like Hotels, Marriage Halls, and commercial batter manufacturers etc., Sowbaghya Enterprises is one manufacturer serving the needs in Hotel Equipments…
B Swaminathan (cbedit@imaws.org) MediNaturals, based out of India’s Pune is one of the hottest brands in the market that looks forward to building a well-established, most preferred, and trendsetting brand that provides natural, healthy, and tasty foods. The prime business operations at the manufacturing of innovative, premium quality health food products fortified with the goodness of Sea Buckthorn. This includes Preserves, Conserves, Spreads, Probiotics, Delicious Pickles, immunity booster shots, and many more. Mrs. Sheetal Nikam and Mrs. Sheila Phadtare, Directors of the company speak on their spreads and how they are planning to expand globally.
B Swaminathan (cbedit@imaws.org) Headquartered in Muscat, The Khimji Ramdas Group (KR) is an established business conglomerate in the Sultanate of Oman. Trusted and respected for more than a century (150 years), KR has consistently maintained its leadership position in the Consumer, Infrastructure, and Industrial arenas. Jayant Bhatia handles the sales of the UAE region and shares some of the key insights from the food sector in the region, especially post-pandemic. Edited excerpts Kitchen Herald (KH): How the pandemic had changed the food habits of the region? Jayant Bhatia (JB): People started trying to cook at home more than earlier especially…
Chokkapan S (cbedit@imaws.org) A fun trip to Goa with family turning a passion into delectable confections. It’s not a run-of-the-mill success story, nor is it about a straitjacket entrepreneur. Call it plain serendipity or innovation at its yummy best. Here is an innovator that has opened up a refreshingly new market for millions with a sweet tooth. That too in a country with limited candy options not too long ago. “Upon my (then) 4.5-year-old son Jishnu’s insistence to munch on candies, we visited a store in Goa and bought one. Unfortunately, it fell and cracked. It was then a shopkeeper…
-Samrita Bharua (cbedit@imaws.org) An oleoresins manufacturing company primarily for industries ventured into bringing a highly technical product for the retail consumer in the form of an innovative one drop solution. What is interesting is that the drop can be added to anything where one would use spice, not limiting just to beverage or confectionary. Spice Drop’s head of branding Harshita Shah tells Kitchen Herald of what it takes to think of such a product that is well ahead of its time – Could you tell us more about your company Universal Oleoresins and the brand ‘Spice Drop’? The company is…