Karan Kapur is the Executive Director of K Hospitality Corp, India’s largest privately held hospitality and food services company. Founded in 1972, K Hospitality operates more than 700 outlets and employs over 11,000 people across India and international markets. The group has built a strong presence across multiple segments of the food service and hospitality industry, including quick service restaurants, casual and premium dining, bars, cafés, food courts, banqueting, outdoor catering, corporate food services, travel QSR, and airport lounges. Driven by its vision of creating memories and inspiring happiness through food, K Hospitality has developed and scaled several acclaimed brands and businesses, including publicly listed Travel Food Services (TFS), Copper Chimney, Nando's, Wagamama, The Irish House, Bombay Brasserie, JOSHH, Blue Sea, and Kliff Ventures, the group’s venture platform focused on backing and scaling future leaders in the consumer retail sector. As Executive Director, Karan leads the group’s strategic growth initiatives, new business opportunities, and long-term value creation agenda. He works closely with leadership teams across the portfolio to drive operational excellence, strengthen organizational capabilities, and build scalable platforms for growth. He has played a key role in the evolution of K Hospitality into India’s leading hospitality and food services group. Karan is a graduate of both Northwestern University, where he earned a B.A. in Economics and a Certificate in Finance from the Kellogg School of Management, and Harvard Business School, where he earned his M.B.A.
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