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Food Connoisseurs India Convention 2027 - South India Edition
FEBRUARY 2027 | BENGALURU
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India's Largest Convention for the Food, Beverage & HoReCa Industry
Curated by Industry Live, the 4th South India Edition of the Food Connoisseurs India Convention is a premier platform bringing together the people, ideas, innovations and businesses shaping the future of South India’s dynamic Food, Beverage and HoReCa industry. Spread across two power-packed days, the Convention—an amalgamation of a conference, exhibition and awards ceremony—will unite leading restaurateurs, chefs, hoteliers, foodpreneurs, hospitality professionals, industry experts, investors, HoReCa suppliers, solution providers and innovative F&B brands under one roof.
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FCIC 2027 SOUTH
Designed as a high-value meeting ground for the industry, the event will create meaningful opportunities for
knowledge exchange, strategic networking, brand discovery, business collaborations and deal-making.
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Elevate your brand, launch new ideas and capture the attention of F&B leaders on the most prestigious stage.
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FOOD CONNOISSEURS INDIA
CONFERENCE 2027
Spread across two action-packed days, the conference will feature 20 insightful Panel Discussions, Keynotes and Fireside Chats, led by 80+ expert speakers
The conference agenda will cover the entire F&B business journey—from starting a restaurant, developing a successful concept and understanding evolving customer preferences to talent management, training, food safety, sourcing and operational efficiencies. Conversations will further explore culinary creativity, menu innovation, regional flavours, experiential dining, brewing and beverage innovation, technology and digital transformation.
Block your SeatA Few of the previous editions Eminent Speakers
Restaurateurs and F&B Leaders
Sanjay Vazirani
Chief Executive Officer, Foodlink F&B Holdings India Pvt. Ltd.
Anurag Katriar
Trustee, NRAI (Voice of the Indian Restaurant Industry) & Founder & Managing Director, Indigo Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
Krunal Chawala
Brand CEO, PizzaExpress
Rajat Agrawal
Chief Executive Officer, Barista Coffee Company Limited
Chef Vineet Manocha
President - Culinary, Bikaji Foods International Ltd.
Varun Talli
Managing Director, The Yum Yum Tree
Raghav Joshi
Co-founder, Rebel Foods
Dr. Vikram Kamat
Founder Chairman, The VITSKamats Group
Aditi Dugar
Director & Founder, Masque & Urban Gourmet India Pvt. Ltd.
Abhayraj Singh Kohli
Founder Tori, Grandmamas Cafe, MRP & The Roll Company
Ankit Patel
Executive Director and CEO, The Belgian Waffle Co
Nicolas Grossemy
Co-Founder, Paris Panini
Rajendra Kalkar
President (Malls) & Whole Time Director, The Phoenix Mills Ltd
Raunak Kundu
Founder, Bluchisel Business Solutions
Merrill Pereyra
Managing Director, Pizza Hut India Subcontinent
Tapan Vaidya
Group CEO – Papa Johns India/UAE/KSA/Jordan
Avinash Kant Kumar
President, Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.
Rocky Mohan
Brand custodian, Old Monk, Author, Founder, Gourmet Passport & Chef Pin
Jay Lim
Founder & Global CEO, GOPIZZA
Zorawar Kalra
Founder & MD, Massive Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. & Judge (MasterChef India)
Anjan Chatterjee
Founder, Speciality Restaurants Limited
Riyaaz Amlani
Co-Founder, Burger Singh
Rahul Seth
Co-Founder, Burger Singh
Gurmeet Singh Ahluwalia
Co-Founder, Burger Singh
Tarak Bhattacharya
Executive Director & CEO, Mad Over Donuts
Kabir Advani
Managing Partner, Berco’s
Goumtesh Singh
Co-Partner, Raasta, Co-Partner, Yeti
Shikha Nath
Culinary Director, Charcoal Concepts (Copper Chimney, Bombay Brasserie)
Vikas Panjabi
Co-founder & MD, The Chocolate Room (India) Private Limited
Anand Krishnan
Director, Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan
B.A.R. Mohammed ali
Chairman & Managing Director, Narmada Group of Hotels
Pawan Shahri
Founder & CEO, Chrome Asia Hospitality Pvt Ltd.
Biraja Rout
CEO, Beamer Brands
Prashant Issar
Founder, Ishaara and Director, Bellona Hospitality
Rakshay Dhariwal
Founder & Managing Director, Pass Code Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
Pushpa Bector
Executive Director, DLF Retail
Prakash G
Managing Partner, The Nachiyar cafe
DR. A.K. Tyagi
Executive Director, Haldiram Group of Companies
Kaushik Roy
CEO & Co-Founder, Biryani By Kilo
Yangdup Lama
Partner, Drinks India Company Co-Founder, Barkeepers LLP Sidecar Bar Co-Founder/ Director, Cocktails & Dreams, SPEAKEASY 30 Best Bars India
Siddhant Raghunandan Kamath
Director, Natural Ice Creams
Vikrant Batra
Co-founder & Director, Batra Bros. Food & Beverages Pvt Ltd.
Sonal Holland
Master of Wine Founder Director, Soho Wine Consultants & Sonal Holland Wine Academy
Sahil Baweja
Director, Singing Bowls Hospitality (Chica Loca by Sunny Leone); Director, Boombox India
Kabir Bose
Director, Singing Bowls Hospitality (Chica Loca by Sunny Leone); Director, Boombox India
Kazem Samandari
Executive Chairman, L’Opera
Gaurav Narang
Founder, Coffee Culture
Gaurav Parikh
Director, Richboyz Hospitality Pvt Ltd
Arjun Chugh
Founder, 7th Heaven Bakery Cafe, 7th Avenue Waffles & 7th Street Boba
Vijay Balwani
Chairman, DNY Hospitality
Gauri Devidayal
Co-founder, Food Matters Group
Deepa Hall
Business Head – F&B at Reliance Brands Limited
Dheeraj Gupta
Founder and MD, Jumboking
A. K. Singh
Director, FHRAI Institute of Hospitality Management
R.S. Dharmendra
Senior Vice President – Hospitality & Tourism, Sona Valliappa Group
Shakir Haq
CEO, NKP Empire Pvt. Ltd (Empire Restaurant, Karama, EasyBites, Vegetarea, Empire Juice)
Akash Kalra
CEO, NKP Empire Pvt. Ltd (Empire Restaurant, Karama, EasyBites, Vegetarea, Empire Juice)
Raghavendra Rao
Co-Founder & CEO, The Rameshwaram Café
Sandesh Reddy
Founder, Bread and Butter and Co.
Raymond Andrews
Founder, Biryani Blues
Amit Bagga
Co-Founder, Daryaganj Hospitality
Rajat Wahi
Partner Deloitte Consulting, India
Vineet Wadhwa
Managing Director VW Cuisines & Concepts Pvt. Ltd. (Fio Restaurants)
Yeshwanth Nag Mocherla
Co-Founder The Thickshake Factory & TTSF Cloud one
Raghavendra K Thane
Director Thanco’s Natural Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Hari Balasubramanian
Angel Investor
Bobby Patel
Co-Founder and Culinary Director, Trinetra Venture (Thyme & Whisk, MadDoh, Tribes)
Robinder Singh
Chief Operating Officer, Paradise Biryani
Samir Kuckreja
Founder & CEO, Tasanaya Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
Teja Chekuri
Managing Partner, Ironhill India
Abhishek Azad
Co-Founder, TOSSIN PIZZA
Sachin Pabreja
Co-Founder & CEO, EazyDiner
Arun Prasanna
Corporate General Manager, Byg Ventures (Byg Brewski Brewing Co., Bob’s Bar, Jollygunj)
Chef and Chefpreneurs
Chef Hemant Oberoi
Founder, OB Hospitality & Hemant Oberoi Hospitality; Founder, Michelin Selection Martabaan by Hemant Oberoi, One Toque by Gault&Millau
Padma Shri Sanjeev Kapoor
Masterchef & Entrepreneur
Chef Manjit Gill
President, IFCA; Managing Director, Eco Green Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
Padma Shri Awardee DR. Chef Damu
Celebrity Chef & Brand Ambassador GRT Group of Hotels, President- South Indian Chefs Association
Chef Atul Kochhar
2 Time Michelin Starred Chef, Restaurateur & Entrepreneur
Chef Rakesh Sethi
Corporate Executive Chef, Operations, South Asia Radisson Hotel Group
Chef Mayank Tiwari
Group Executive Chef, PVR INOX, The Luxury Collection
Chef Harpawan Singh Kapoor
Group Executive Chef, PVR INOX, The Luxury Collection
Chef Amrita Raichand
TV Host & Judge | Lifestyle Chef | India’s Cultural Ambassador | Tedx Speaker
Chef Saransh Goila
Celebrity Chef & Founder, Goila Butter Chicken
Chef Vaibhav Bhargava
Brand Chef, Chica loca by Sunny Leone & Director of ABV hospitalities private limited
Chef Aanal Kotak
Celebrity Chef & Co-Founder, TSK Hospitality LLP
Chef Sashi Jacob
Vice President (Food & Beverage), Villa Maya & Baker’s Arch, Mentor, Creative Head, Visionary Designer, Curator of memorable experiences & Jury Member for multiple culinary competitions
Chef Rakhee Vaswani
Founder, Palate Culinary Academy
DR. (CHEF) K. Thiru
Founding Dean, The School of Hospitality Management, Mahindra University
Chef Ajay Chopra
Chefpreneur, Restaurateur, Consultant & Judge (MasterChef India)
Chef Kunal Kapur
Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, TV Personality, Judge (MasterChef India), Author & Food Researcher
Chef Ranveer Brar
Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, TV Show Host, Masterchef India Judge, Author & Food Film Producer
Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi
Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, TV Show Host, Masterchef India Judge, Author & Food Film Producer
Chef Chalapathi Rao
Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, TV Show Host, Masterchef India Judge, Author & Food Film Producer
Chef Koushik S.
Celebrity Chef, Consultant, Master Chef Tamil Judge & Founder, Eatitude
Chef Ramsamy Selvaraju
Corporate Chef, Taj Group of Hotels
Chef Vikas Seth
Chef & Culinary Director, Embassy Leisure
Chef Vinod Bhati
Executive Member, Indian Culinary Forum, IFCA, WACS
Chef Ananya Banerjee
Executive Member, Indian Culinary Forum, IFCA, WACS
Chef Shreeya Adka
Masterchef India Tamil Judge, Founder / Chef – The French Door
Chef Nikitha Umesh
Pastry Chef, Entrepreneur, Celebrity Chef & MasterChef India Judge (Telugu)
Chef Anirban Dasgupta
Executive Chef, The Oberoi, Bengaluru
Chef Davinder Kumar
Executive Chef & Vice President, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi & President, Indian Culinary Forum
Chef Suresh Pillai
Founder, RCP Hospitality
Chef Sanjay Thumma
Celebrity Chef and Entrepreneur, Chef @ Vahrehvah.com
Chef Montu Saini
Executive Chef - ITDC- Parliament House, Sr. Executive Chef – President’s Secretariat (June 2015 – August 2020), Former Member To Le Club Des Chefs Des Chefs (CCC) (Since June 2015), CCC – Club Of Personal Chefs Of Heads Of States & The World’s Most Exclusive Gastronomic Society
Chef Gautam Mehrishi
Corporate Executive Chef, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited
Chef Abhijit Saha
Founder & MD, Ace Hospitality & Consulting Chef-Owner – Lyfe & Rosmarino Restaurants, Bangalore
Chef Saby
Chef, Mentor, President – Young Chefs Association of India (YCAI), Restaurateur & Entrepreneur
Chef Shipra Khanna
MasterChef India Season 2 Winner, Cookbook Author, TV Host/Producer & Consultant
Chef Shaun Kenworthy
Chef, Restaurateur, Consultant, Food & Travel Writer
Chef Pankaj Bhadoria
MasterChef Pankaj Bhadouria TV Host, Author, TEDx Speaker, Entrepreneur, Educator
Chef Simran Singh Thapar
Executive Chef, Leela Palace Bangalore
Chef Jerson Fernandes
Director- Culinary Operations, Sodexo India
Chef Anuraag Narsingani
Director of Culinary, JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity
Chef Abhijeet Thakre
Executive Chef, Vivanta New Delhi Dwarka
FOOD CONNOISSEURS INDIA
AWARDS 2027
A grand celebration of achievement, innovation and leadership, the Awards honour the exceptional people, pioneering brands, outstanding businesses and breakthrough concepts
Evaluated by an eminent jury comprising renowned industry veterans, celebrated chefs and distinguished F&B leaders, the Awards are built on credibility, merit and industry recognition. Every winner takes centre stage before an influential gathering of peers and leaders, making each accolade a powerful mark of distinction.
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A few of the previous Esteemed Jury Members
PADMA SHRI AWARDEE Dr. Pushpesh Pant
Indian Academician, Food Critic And Historian
PADMA SHRI SANJEEV KAPOOR
Masterchef & Entrepreneur
CHEF HEMANT OBEROI
Founder, OB Hospitality and Hemant Oberoi Hospitality Goa Founder, Michelin Selection Martabaan by Hemant Oberoi
CHEF MANJIT GILL
President, IFCA; Managing Director, Eco Green Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
KUNAL VIJAYAKAR
Broadcaster, Food Writer, Author, Actor and Television Personality
ZORAWAR KALRA
Founder & MD, Massive Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. & Judge (MasterChef India)
CHEF KUNAL KAPUR
Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, TV Personality, Judge (MasterChef India), Author & Food Researcher
CHEF RITU DALMIA
Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Owner of multiple acclaimed restaurants worldwide, Popular TV host & Author of several Cookbooks.
PADMA SHRI AWARDEE DR. CHEF DAMU
Celebrity Chef & Brand Ambassador GRT Group of Hotels, President- South Indian Chefs Association
CHEF AJAY CHOPRA
Chefpreneur, Restaurateur, Consultant & Judge (MasterChef India)
CHEF HARPAL SINGH SOKHI
Celebrity Chef & Entrepreneur
CHEF SANJAY THUMMA
Celebrity Chef and Entrepreneur, Chef @ Vahrehvah.com
CHEF DAVINDER KUMAR
executive Chef & Vice President, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi & President, Indian Culinary Forum
SHATBHI BASU
Director, Creative Consultants & STIR Academy Of Bartending
CHEF SURESH PILLAI
Founder, RCP Hospitality
DR. (CHEF) K. THIRU
Founding Dean, The School of Hospitality Management, Mahindra University
Chef Gautam Mehrishi
Corporate Executive Chef, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited
Chef Michael Swamy
Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur, Food Stylist, Author
Mr. Varun Inamdar
Chef, Chocolatier, Food Stylist, Author, Food Film Maker, Brand Advisor & Consultant
CHEF CHALAPATHI RAO
Cuisine Designer & Partner – SIMPLY SOUTH, Masterchef India (Telugu) Judge, TEDx Speaker
CHEF SANJYOT KEER
Celebrity Chef, Founder, Your Food Lab, Content Creator, Food Brand Adviser
CHEF ABHIJIT SAHA
Restauranteur, Food & Beverage Consultant, Oenophile And Author Chef-Owner – LYFE, Farm To Fork Restaurant, Bangalore
CHEF KOUSHIK S.
Celebrity Chef, Consultant, Master Chef Tamil Judge & Founder, Eatitude India)
Chef Amit Gothwal
Executive Chef Ashok Hotel, Former Executive Chef, President’s Sectretariat
CHEF RAKESH RAGHUNATHAN
Celebrity Chef, Food Historian & MasterChef India Judge (Tamil)
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