About Foodzania

In the progressive Indian society, food expenditures hold a lot of prominence — constituting the largest retail consumption category. In fact, the Indian food retail industry is positioned globally as the sixth-largest and has been increasing at a steady pace of over 15 per cent annually. Owing to this reason, the food services industry in the country has witnessed unprecedented growth over the past few years, contributing a significant proportion to India’s economic performance.

The Indian Food and Beverage (F&B) service Industry is one of the most vibrant industries that has seen unprecedented growth in the recent past and continues to expand rapidly. This can be attributed to the changing demographics, increase in disposable incomes, urbanisation and growth of organised retail.

Foodzania is the initiative by FICCI Food Service Retail task Force to bring together all stakeholders including food service entrepreneurs, restaurateurs, hoteliers, service providers, vendors, and most importantly government to address regulatory issues. One day conclave will hold series of sessions on regulatory framework and educational topics. Top think tanks of the industry will join the conclave to create best of the content and share their business journey that will help the new age entrepreneurs and Food service retail professionals to march ahead. While the conference would enlighten the audience on the latest trends and growth strategies of the food service retail industry, in order to achieve the desired growth the conference deep dives into the policy reforms required to create an ‘ease of doing business’ ecosystem for the Food service retail space. This event would also analyse various aspects that need policy streamlining to stimulate the growth of this sector.

Foodzania Speakers

Testimonials

ybmathur

Chef Y. B. Mathur

“Foodzania is an extraordinary business and knowledge event actualizing business collaborations and candid ideas-exchange between food-centric professionals, government agencies, food-led outlets, and food processing companies towards higher economic prospects.  The day's deliberations open fresh business horizons and individual mental faculties - right brain as well as left brain - towards quality game plans of the future.  I am looking forward to benefit from the day.”

Chef Y. B. Mathur, Executive Director, Institute of Culinary Economics

2018-11-26T05:19:59+00:00

Chef Y. B. Mathur, Executive Director, Institute of Culinary Economics

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“Foodzania is an extraordinary business and knowledge event actualizing business collaborations and candid ideas-exchange between food-centric professionals, government agencies, food-led outlets, and food processing companies towards higher economic prospects.  The day's deliberations open fresh business horizons and individual mental faculties - right brain as well as left brain - towards quality game plans of the future.  I am looking forward to benefit from the day.”
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Mr. Shubhranshu Pani

“As the F&B business landscape gets more competitive and consumers get more informed & demanding with time, staying ahead of the curve is no longer a choice, it is imperative. As the industry leap frogs and changes, what becomes essential is sharing of knowledge, learnings, trends and industry issues at platforms like  FOODZANIA by FICCI that would bring together the country's finest minds in food research, creation, distribution and retailing service. The platform impeccably outlines India's best-in-class and emerging practices in Innovation, Trends, Strategy and Technology in the food business of India.”

Mr. Shubhranshu Pani, MD (Retail & Stressed Asset Management Group (SMAG), JLL India

2018-11-26T05:22:41+00:00

Mr. Shubhranshu Pani, MD (Retail & Stressed Asset Management Group (SMAG), JLL India

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“As the F&B business landscape gets more competitive and consumers get more informed & demanding with time, staying ahead of the curve is no longer a choice, it is imperative. As the industry leap frogs and changes, what becomes essential is sharing of knowledge, learnings, trends and industry issues at platforms like  FOODZANIA by FICCI that would bring together the country's finest minds in food research, creation, distribution and retailing service. The platform impeccably outlines India's best-in-class and emerging practices in Innovation, Trends, Strategy and Technology in the food business of India.”
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Mr. Karan Tanna

“India does not have a single Billion Dollar restaurant corporation. With the emerging market and evolving franchise management business I’m sure that by 2025, India will have their own billion  dollar restaurant corporation.”

Mr. Karan Tanna, Founder & CEO, Yellow Tie Hospitality

2018-11-26T09:16:54+00:00

Mr. Karan Tanna, Founder & CEO, Yellow Tie Hospitality

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“India does not have a single Billion Dollar restaurant corporation. With the emerging market and evolving franchise management business I’m sure that by 2025, India will have their own billion  dollar restaurant corporation.”
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Dr. Shikha Nehru Sharma

“The body has all the power to heal itself. Just provide correct nutrition to the body to unleash the magical power of healing.”

Dr. Shikha Nehru Sharma, Founder and Managing Director, Dr Shikha's NutriHealth

2018-11-26T09:18:10+00:00

Dr. Shikha Nehru Sharma, Founder and Managing Director, Dr Shikha's NutriHealth

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“The body has all the power to heal itself. Just provide correct nutrition to the body to unleash the magical power of healing.”
unnatvarma

Mr. Unnat Varma

“With the world’s largest youth population, the future of the Food Retail Services Industry in India is very promising. Aggressive mobile marketing and push by online aggregators is already fueling sales in Tier 1 cities and this trend will only grow. The next few years will see more focus on Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities as well, which are still largely untapped. A number of big food retail players are already deploying specific strategies for Tier 2 and 3 cities, be it localizing flavors, rolling-out consumer connect campaigns or pricing their products right for these cost sensitive markets. A lot of disruption and innovation is still waiting to happen, so the Food Retail Services industry will definitely be on its toes over the next few years.”

Mr. Unnat Varma, Chair, FICCI Task Force on Food Services Retail & Managing Director, Pizza Hut (Indian Subcontinent)

2018-12-06T07:30:02+00:00

Mr. Unnat Varma, Chair, FICCI Task Force on Food Services Retail & Managing Director, Pizza Hut (Indian Subcontinent)

unnatvarma
“With the world’s largest youth population, the future of the Food Retail Services Industry in India is very promising. Aggressive mobile marketing and push by online aggregators is already fueling sales in Tier 1 cities and this trend will only grow. The next few years will see more focus on Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities as well, which are still largely untapped. A number of big food retail players are already deploying specific strategies for Tier 2 and 3 cities, be it localizing flavors, rolling-out consumer connect campaigns or pricing their products right for these cost sensitive markets. A lot of disruption and innovation is still waiting to happen, so the Food Retail Services industry will definitely be on its toes over the next few years.”
gauravgupta

Mr. Gaurav Gupta

"Food services retail industry has witnessed serious technology and supply led disruptions over the last 3-4 years, which is driving behaviour changes in users and greater consumption in the ecosystem. The best part is that this is just the beginning!"

Mr. Gaurav Gupta, COO, Zomato

2018-11-30T09:00:31+00:00

Mr. Gaurav Gupta, COO, Zomato

gauravgupta
"Food services retail industry has witnessed serious technology and supply led disruptions over the last 3-4 years, which is driving behaviour changes in users and greater consumption in the ecosystem. The best part is that this is just the beginning!"
arvindsinghal

Mr. Arvind Singhal

“India’s Food & Food Services sector will see extraordinary growth in the years to come, and will offer unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs and for existing businesses in this sector”

Mr. Arvind Singhal, Founder & Chairman, Technopak Advisors

2018-12-03T08:40:40+00:00

Mr. Arvind Singhal, Founder & Chairman, Technopak Advisors

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“India’s Food & Food Services sector will see extraordinary growth in the years to come, and will offer unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs and for existing businesses in this sector”

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