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The Evolving Food Culture in India

Grabbing a bite!!! Food and beverages business in India is growing at a speedy rate, from being the retail’s poor cousin it has evolved as a sector with a dominating edge. People today are more amenable to experimenting new and varied cuisines, which has helped in evolution of ‘global palates’ leading more brands and businesses investing in food and beverages. Growing at a CAGR of 10 per cent per year, food and beverages alone creates direct employment for 5.8 million people and contributes to a whopping Rs 22,400 crore by way of taxes to the Indian economy, says NRAI Foodservice Report. Indian Restaurant Congress has become an important platform for restaurant and food service brands to discuss and debate about the key trends. After doing six mega editions in Delhi, thought of capturing the regional markets. Building on its success, Franchise India replicated the platform in west India with the launch of Restaurant India on March 19 at Hotel Westin Pune. On the heels of these growing changes, today eating out is no more restricted to celebrations rather it is in line with more varied options, experience based dining trends, technological drive and food on the go, which found a new place in the emerging food trends.

We Cater To Around 3 Lac People Every Year

Ashay Desai, General Manager- Kapco Banquets & Catering talks about his plan to grow the catering business and the opportunities in the market.

The Business Of Business Books

Every entrepreneur today seems to have written a book. But here’s what they might not tell you: The book wasn’t really written to be read. And they didn’t always do any writing.

5 Start-Ups That Are Safeguarding Water

India is the third largest groundwater exporter, but 21 cities are expected to run out of water by next year! Taking up the challenge, innovative companies are disrupting the ecosystem in search of better times. We bring you five start-ups that are safeguarding our precious resource.

Taking Cues From A Bygone Era

Born in India and brought up in the United States, Radhika Chopra always felt strongly about her Indian roots.

Road Of Life Is Not Always Straight ​​​​​​​

With Section 377 scraped out last month, it is time to celebrate the work of entrepreneurs and business leaders, who belong to the LGBTQ community and have always stood up for their rights. In this issue, we spoke with some of Indias role models from the community who are helping to make the workplace a more welcoming place. The aim is to highlight the struggle of the LGBTQ community what all these people had to endure to get acceptance from a society, which didnt accept them as they are and judged them by their sexuality rather than their work. Heres how they defied all odds and emerged victorious in the end.

How Start-Ups Are Battling Air Pollution

With air pollution reaching alarming levels across China, many entrepreneurs have turned to the idea of developing environment-friendly solutions.

How SAP Is Impacting The Start-Up Ecosystem ​​​​​​​

In every corporate complacency seeps in after a certain period of time. But what can one do to avoid the same? Either one can replicate the way start-ups work and their culture or make them a part of ones campus. The latter seems like a better option. The German enterprise software giant SAP did just that. Heres how.