Indian Restaurant Congress & Awards 2025

Indian Restaurant Congress is a premium event in India's food and beverage sector, dedicated to advancing the restaurant industry through knowledge sharing and networking. With 13 successful edition, the 14th edition of Indian Restaurant Congress attracts a diverse group of stakeholders including restaurateurs, chefs, foodpreneurs, suppliers and hospitality experts. The agenda is packed with informative sessions on the latest industry trends, consumer behaviour, and cutting-edge technologies, complemented by a showcase of 100+ food brands

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Speakers 2024

Varun Kapur

Executive Director, Travel Food Services and Conference Chairperson 2024

Jaewon Lim

Founder and Global CEO, GOPIZZA

Rakesh Ranjan

CEO- Food Delivery, Zomato

Rahul Agrawal

CEO, Barbeque Nation

Krunal Chahwala

CEO, PizzaExpress India

Akshay Bector

Chairman & Managing Director, Cremica Food Industries Limited

Mouni Roy

Actor & Entrepreneur

Manisha Bhasin

Corporate Executive Chef, ITC Hotels

Mahesh Reddy

CEO, GoPizza India

Amit Bagga

Co-founder, CEO & CMO, Daryaganj Hospitality

Shivam Shahi

Co-Founder And COO, Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters

Pawan Shahri

Founder, Chrome Hospitality

Vineet Manocha

Group President – Culinary, Bikaji Foods International Limited
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Awards Jury Members 2024

Chairpersons Over The Years

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What will you experience at
Indian Restaurant Congress?

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Growth Summit

  • The Four I’s of Growth Industry, Impact, Investments and Innovation Intent
  • The Global Opportunity for Indian Restaurant Brands: How Restauranteurs are changing the Food scene in International markets
  • Unconventional Expansion: Transforming your Brand for Gen-Alpha
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Innovation &
Transformation Summit

  • How Indian Investors are Riding the wave of Global Brands in India: Unlocking Enterprise Restaurant Growth
  • The Digital Shifts For New Age QSR
  • Restaurant Tech and Supply Chain Innovation: Why It’s Time to Merge Physical and Digital
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Food & Culinary
Innovation Summit

  • Menu Innovation: Meeting Evolving Customers Taste Preferences
  • The Future of In-hotel Restaurants
  • How they are leveraging menu trends and tech advancements to catapult their business
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Beverages & Bar Summit

  • Nightlife Hospitality: The Bigger, The Better
  • Flavoring the Feast: How Food and Beverage pairing are bringing differential to nightlife Restaurants
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Influencer Summit

  • Building The Power of the Brand beyond the four walls of the Restaurant: How influencers are changing the feed

Why You Should Join Our Event?

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A TRULY GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

Source from all over the world in one marketplace that has a selection of top suppliers from around the world.

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GREAT SPEAKERS

India’s most prominent Restaurant show, where more than 500 restaurateurs, entrepreneurs, leaders, investors and experts gather together

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THE PREFERRED LAUNCH PAD

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

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RECOGNITION

Recognizing the Industry Leaders. The Awards will be the biggest in the industry representing the best of Top Restaurants, Restaurateurs, Café, Bars, Bakery and Chefs who are doing a phenomenal work across the country.

Award Categories

CULINARY INNOVATION AWARDS

  • Best Chef Overall
  • Best Pastry Chef
  • Best Young Chef
  • Best Celebrity Chef
  • Best Executive Chef
  • Best Sous Chef

RESTAURANT AWARDS

  • Restaurant of the Year
  • Best NightClub of the Year
  • Best Coffee Chain of the Year
  • Best Tea Cafe of the Year
  • Best Foreign Cuisine Restaurant of the Year
  • Best Indian Cuisine Restaurant of the Year

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

  • Baker of the Year
  • Marketing Leader of the Year
  • Woman in Restaurant Business
  • Restaurant Manager of the Year

Indian Restaurant Congress Awards

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Sponsors & Exhibitors 2024

Supporting Associations 2024