Rakshay Dhariwal

Rakshay Dhariwal is the founder and Managing Director of Pass Code Hospitality and New Delhi-based entrepreneur. His portfolio includes verticals in F&B, Events, Boutique Hotels, and craft Spirits. In 2012, he made his mark on the F&B industry in India by launching the award-winning cocktail bar, PCO, which was the first speakeasy-styled bar in India. He has ventures in Delhi, Kolkata, Goa, Mumbai and is launching Pune shortly. He currently owns and operates 19 restaurants & bars and is building out another 3. “Covid hasn’t dented his spirit,” he says. The noteworthy brands he owns and operates include - PCO, Jamun, Ping’s Cafe Orient, Pings Bia Hoi, A Ta Maison, SAZ, and PDA, all of which have received several awards & accolades.

Apart from his successful catering vertical, in 2019 he forayed into large scale events as the co-founder of India Cocktail Week. Rakshay has lived and studied in India, Australia, South Africa, Hungary, Philippines, Singapore and the USA. He graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington in 2007, specialising in Marketing in Telecommunications. He can often be found in the private room of PCO, sampling cocktails and working on new formulations for Pistola Agavepura.