B2B Restaurant Event | HORECA Awards, Expo & Summit 2025

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WELCOME TO RESTAURANT INDIA 2025: THE F&B INDUSTRY'S PREMIER EVENT

Restaurant India 2025 is back for its 21st edition, now powerfully co-located with the launch of HoCat 2025 (Hospitality & Catering). This combined strategic summit and expo is India’s essential platform for growth across the entire food service and hospitality ecosystem. Join restaurateurs, hoteliers, chefs, and investors as we explore our theme, "Fuelling Growth: Capital, Concepts, Consumption," through insightful sessions, a massive expo showcasing leading suppliers, and the prestigious Restaurant India Awards tabulated by Ernst & Young, celebrating culinary and industry excellence. This is where the future of Indian hospitality is shaped, deals are made, and next-level strategies are unlocked.

HoCat 2025 – Inaugural Edition

The Inaugural Edition of HoCat 2025 – Hotels & Catering F&B Conclave, a premier platform designed to shape the future of India’s hospitality and catering industry.
HoCat 2025 will unite hoteliers, caterers, and F&B leaders to exchange insights, explore innovations, and collaborate on driving sustainable growth in India’s fast-evolving HoReCa ecosystem. It’s where the business of hospitality meets the future of food service.

Our Speakers

Ranveer Brar

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Actor and Author

Varun Kapur

Managing Director & CEO, Travel Food Services

Narayan T Poojari

Founder, Shiv Sagar Group

Aditi Dugar

Director & Founder, Masque & Urban Gourmet India Pvt. Ltd.

Niyati Rao

Head Chef & Partner, Ekaa, KMC and Bombay Daak

Aditi Malikk

Actor & Co-founder, Green Turtle Hospitality

Syesha Kapoor

Associate Director, Aspect Hospitality

Niketa Sharma

Founder, Keish Hospitality

Keith Menon

Award winning Designer, Architect and Sustainable Visionary

Nikhil K. Rochlani

Managing Partner, Butterfly & Kyma

Sumit Govind Sharma

Founder & Director, Monarch Liberty Hospitality

Pawan Shahri

CEO & Founder, Chrome Asia

Chef Anshul Dhyani

Executive Chef, ITC Grand Central Mumbai

Tarak Bhattacharya

ED & CEO, Mad Over Donuts

Sumessh Menon

Architect & Founder, Sumessh Menon & Associates

Chef Sarfaraz Ahmed

Corporate Executive Chef, Passion F&B Cuisine – Avatara, Tresind

Ankush Grover

Co- Founder and Global CEO, Rebel Foods

Ranbir Nagpal

CEO, YAZU Hospitality

Chef Altamsh Patel

Director of Culinary, Hilton Mumbai International Airport

Zorawar Kalra

Founder & Managing Director, Massive Restaurants Pvt. Ltd

Amrut Mehta

Director, The Little Italy Group

Vishal Vithal Kamat

Executive Director, Kamat Hotels (India)

Abhishek Agarwal

Founder & Managing Partner, Rockstud Capital

Avinash Kumar

Director of Culinary, Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach

Dishant Pritamani

Founder, Luna Hospitality

Karan Bane

Co-Founder, Seeran Hospitality

Priyanka Jain

Co-Founder and Director

Natasha Hemani

Co-Founder & Brand Director, Blondie by Bastian

Sachin Mylavarapu

General Manager, JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar

Rajesh Namby

General Manager, Raffles Udaipur

Prashant Issar

Managing Director, Bellona Hospitality

Abhishek Sahai

General Manager, Conrad Hotels & Resorts

Dr. Nitin Shankar Nagrale

CEO – India & Emerging Markets, Quality New Zealand Founder & General Secretary(HPMF)

Ish Patil

Founder, Donmai & Fourth Generation Entrepreneur, DY Patil Legacy

Dr. Mala Singh

Chairperson- IGBC (CII)- Mumbai Chapter and Founder & Director PEC Greening India

Pradyumna Nag

Founder & CEO, Prequate Advisory

Chef Ishijyot Surri

Executive Chef & Founder, SJI Hospitality

Viren D’Silva

Co-Founder, Good Flippin’ Foods Pvt Ltd

Anurag Katriar

Founder, Indigo Hospitality

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Our Jury

Ranveer Brar

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Actor and Author

Diwan G. Anand

Veteran Hotelier, President- IIHM, Columnist International College Cuisine India Foundation

Manish Mehrotra

Chef & Restaurateur

Sachin Marya

Editorial Director, Entrepreneur India

Previous Speakers

Anil Chadha

Managing Director, ITC Hotels Limited

M. Mahadevan

Chairman & MD, Advantage Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Anjan Chatterjee

Founder, Speciality Group of Restaurants

Akshay Bector

Cremica Food Industries Ltd

Kallol Banerjee

Rebel Foods

Kunal Kapur

Celebrity Chef

Tarak Bhattacharya

Mad Over Donuts

Ashish Dev Kapur

Moods Hospitality

Varun Kapur

Executive Director, Travel Food Services & Conference

Merrill Pereyra

Managing Director, Pizza Hut at Yum! Brands India Subcontinent

Navin Gurnaney

CEO, Tim Hortons India

Sanjeev Kapoor

Celebrity Chef

Priyank Kharge

Hon'ble Minister Government of Karnataka

Niren Chaudhary

CEO, Panera Bread

Amit Burman

Chairman, Lite Bite Foods

Sunil Kapoor

Chairman, K Hospitality Group

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Award Categories

RESTAURANT AWARDS

Best Restaurant of the Year
Best Debutant Restaurant of the Year
Best Restaurant Chain of the Year
Best Fine Dine Restaurant of the Year
Best Fine Dine Hotel Restaurant of the Year

Nightlife Awards

Best Restro- Bar of the Year
Best Gastro-Pub / Night Club of the Year
Best Rooftop Restaurant / Restro-Bar/ Microbrewery / Gastro-Pub of the Year
Microbrewery of the Year

Cafe & Bakery Awards

Cafe of the Year Standalone/Chain
Best Dessert Parlour of the Year
Debutant Cafe of the Year
Tea Cafe of the Year
Bakery of the Year

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Jury Over The Years

Chef Kunal Kapur

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur

Ranveer Brar

Television Celebrity, Masterchef India Judge, Author, Restaurateur

Hemant Oberoi

Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur

Diwan G. Anand

Veteran Hotelier, President- IIHM, Columnist International College Cuisine India Foundation

Ritu Marya

Editor-in-Chief, Entrepreneur India & Asia-Pacific

Nita Mehta

Chef, Author & Food Entrepreneur

M. Mahadevan

Chairman & MD Advantage Foods Pvt Ltd & Hot Breads

Davinder Kumar

Vice President, Le Meridien, New Delhi and President, ICF

Atul Kochhar

Michelin-starred Chef & Restaurateur

Rakesh Ranjan

CEO Food Delivery, Zomato

Rakesh Raghunathan

Celebrity Chef | Food Historian Masterchef India, Tamil Judge

Rocky Mohan

Author, Inuencer and Founder & Mentor, Gourmet Passport

What will you experience at
Restaurant India 2025?

Leadership Summit

Tomorrow’s Restaurant: Innovating today to ensure your business is future-ready
What Makes Western Brands a Success in India?
Do global brands have more scalable growth models?

Restaurant Innovation
Summit

East 2 West:The 3 Ps to success: fuelling growth with partnerships effectively and profitably
Making your Restaurant Future Ready: Building Experiential Brands
Why Investors are Eyeing Global Brands

Food Summit

Plating Success: Winning Customers in an Ever-Demanding World
Quality over quantity: Better Food over more food is the way to go
Building in-hotel Restaurants: The Ride from Fine Dining to Fun Dining

Bev N Bar Summit

The Rise of Beverage Innovators
Turning Trends into Triumphs: How Bar Owners are Leading the Races
The Rise of Home Grown Bars: What’s Pushing the Growth

Why You Should Join Our Events?

A TRULY GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

A one-stop marketplace that has a selection of top suppliers from around the world

GREAT SPEAKERS

India’s most prominent Restaurant show, where more than 2000 restaurateurs, entrepreneurs, leaders, investors and experts gather together

10x HoReCa GROWTH

Discover new trends and business opportunities with hundreds of new exhibitors and new product launches

RECOGNITION

Recognizing the Top Restaurants, Restaurateurs, Café, Bars, Bakery and Chefs who are doing a phenomenal work across the country

APAC OPPORTUNITY

Tap into Asia'a $3.88 trillion Food & Beverages Market and expand beyond borders

Tech Companies

Showcasing next-gen POS, ERP, CRM, AI, and delivery tech built to power smarter, faster, and scalable restaurant operations.

Suppliers

Showcase your products to leading restaurateurs, chefs, and buyers. Exhibit your equipment, packaging, and F&B solutions to drive premium partnerships.

Real Estate

Showcase premium retail and restaurant real estate, leasing solutions, and designs tailored for high-growth F&B brands seeking expansion-ready spaces.

Start-Ups

Showcase your food startup, franchise model, or cloud kitchen concept to investors, partners, and operators ready to scale bold F&B ideas.