Celebrating 6 Years With Focus On Networking

Over 250 procurement professionals from the hospitality industry participated in HPMF’s 6th annual congregation at Mayfair Lagoon, Bhubaneswar recently.

The Hospitality Purchasing Managers’ Forum (HPMF) celebrated its sixth anniversary by organising its annual convention recently. Over 250 hospitality purchasing managers from across India, along with dignitaries, vendors and consultants, gathered at Hotel Mayfair Lagoon and Convention Center in Bhubaneshwar to attend the three-day event, which saw a mix of knowledge sessions, B2B meetings, networking opportunities, CSR activities as well as an awards program.

The event was orchestrated by Nitin Nagrale, general secretary and founder of HPMF and the association’s core committee members, which includes Mohan Deshpande, general manager-materials of Hotel Aureole; Teckbahadur Sarke, materials manager of Hotel Sahara Star - Mumbai & Aamby Valley City - Lonavala (Pune); Harvey Rodrigues, director-procurement, Hotel Meluha The Fern and Hotel Rodas; Mahendra Shinde, materials manager, The Resort Mumbai; Ganpat Dalvi, director-procurement, Four Seasons Mumbai; Jaideep Gupta, operations-procurement and pre-opening professional; and Gary Coutinho, supply chain manager, Devyani Airport Services.

IMPRESSIVE TURNOUT