Dr. (Chef) K. Thiru

The School of Hospitality Management, Mahindra University

As Conference Chairperson, I welcome you to the Food Connoisseurs India Convention, a platform to define the future of India’s food business. The coming decade will see food enterprises evolve into scalable, tech-enabled, and purpose-driven businesses. Data, sustainability, supply-chain intelligence, and experience-led brands will determine competitive advantage. India has the opportunity to move from being a food-rich nation to a global food leader—building brands, ecosystems, and institutions that create long-term value. This convention is a call to industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and educators to rethink models, unlock innovation, and collaboratively shape a resilient, globally relevant food economy for the next ten years.