What is
India Food Forum?
Formed in 2008 with support from the MoFPI (Ministry of Food Processing Industries), over the years, India Food Forum has come to be acknowledged as India’s largest food retail and HoReCa intelligence & business development platform.

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India Food Forum 2023
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Speakers

Aabha Chandak
Director
Raghav Hospitality - Italian Cube & Manbhavan Restaurants Chain Of Premium Veg Thali

Aakash Agrawal
Owner
Jivan Super Market, Ahmedabad

Abdul Sattar Choudhary
Managing Director
Everyday Hypermart

Abhijeet Anand
Founder and CEO
abCoffee

Abhishek Bindal
COO
Aditya Birla New Age Hospitality

Aditya Bagri
VC
Bagrry's Group

Aditya Krishna
Head Sales & Marketing
McCain Retail

Aditya Pittie
MD
Pittie Group

Ajinkya Narendra Deshmukh
Vijaylaxmi Super Mart

Akash Anil Kankariya
Director
Navjeevan Supermarket

Akash Srivastava
AVP & National Head - Business Development
Jubilant Foodworks

Aleesha Desai
Marketing Head
Baskin Robbins

Amir Majali
Founder & CEO
TruFalafel - Karak Enterprises

Amit Chiddarwar
Owner
Chiddarwar Mart, Pusad

Amitabh Singh
Patanjali Ayurved

Amrut Prakash
Bothra Partner
KP SuperMarket

Anand Mohan Sharma
Director - Customer Development
PepsiCo

Anant Chowdhary
Founder
The Serial Griller

Anil G Washimbe
Swastik Supermarket

Anirudh Ningurkar
Partner
Parivar Super Bazar

Anish Basu Roy
CEO & Co-founder
Tagz

Anita Gharmalkar
Managing Partner
Gajanann Foods

Ankit Jindal
AVP
Rebel Foods

Ankit Patel
CEO
Belgian Waffle Co

Ankur Modi
Director
Dhiraj Sons The Mega Store

Anshu Goel
Director
Devdutt Exports Bharat

Anubhav Gupta
Managing Director
Sun Organic - Wonderland Foods

Anuj Rajesh Borgave
Owner
BR MART

Anuj Singh
MD & CEO
Spencer's Retail

Arnab Choudhury
Vice President – Parlour Operations
Baskin Robbins

Ashok Kumar Mundra
MD
Aarti Ashoka Mart

Ashu Phakey
VP & Business Head
ITC Frozen & Fresh Foods

Ataulla Khan
Head of Operations
Food Square

Avinash Shukla
National Key Account Manager
Ghadi Detergent

Badrinath
Partner
Shivraj SuperMarket Chain

Balaji Prakash
EVP & Head – Consumer Products Business
Parry's Sugar - EID Parry India Rebel Foods

Balaram Bhattacharjee
Vice President - Sales
Yoga Bar

Bharadwaj Karanth
MD & CEO
Karanths Foods

Bhavan Bhrasdiya
Food Basket, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai

Biraja Rout
Founder
Biggies Burger

BK Jha
VP (Operations)
Rajdhani Flour Mills

Bola Rajat Kamath
Director
Bolas Agro

C. Gopalkrishnan
CMD
N Dairy Farm Group

Chandrakant Saste
Owner
My Mart, Kalyan

Charan Narang
Head - Food Services
General Mills

Chef Ashay Desai
Culinary Director
Catering Collective

Chef Gaurav Gidwani
Culinary Director
K7 Grouphospitality

Chef Ishijyot Surri
Executive Chef
SJI Hospitality and Foods

Chef Jerson Fernandes
Director of Culinary
Accor India

Chef Niilesh Llimaye
Chef Culinaire
All Bout Cooking

Chef Nitin Puri
Director - Culinary Operations India
Griffith Foods

Chef Ritesh Tulsian
Co-founder & Chef
Gourmelange Hospitality LLP

Chef Samir Giri
Executive Chef
Fairfield by Marriott Goa Anjuna

Chef Sudhir Pai
Pai & Associates F&B Consulting

Chef Vijayendra Pawaskar
VP - Culinary & Operations
Touch Of Class

Chef Vishal Chandnani
Executive Chef
Marriott Hotels

Chetan Damji Sangoi
CEO
Sarvodaya Supermarket

Chetan Karnawat
RK Mart, Chakan

Chintan Patel
Director- Purchase
Magson Retail And Distribution

Damji Shah
Proprietor
Kirana Ghar

Danish Hingora
Owner
Maharaja Mart, Jalna

Darpan Data
Partner
Sita Shree Laxminarayan Chiwda

Darsh Baijubhai Mehta
Director
Das Pendawala

Darshan Dhariwal
Owner
Goodwill Supermarkets, Nashik

Deepak Thakkar
Associate
Vighnahar Super Market

Dharmesh Thakkar
Owner & Founding Chairman
Dharmesh Foods

Dheeraj Gupta
MD
Jumboking Foods

Dhiraj Patel
Owner & Founder
Janlaxmi Super Shoppe, Nashik & Big Megamart

Dr. A.K. Tyagi
ED
Haldiram Group of Companies

Dr. Chef Saurabh Sharma
Associate Professor
Amity School of Hospitality

Eesha Sukhi
Founder
The Blue Bop Cafe

Evant Surana
Director
Poona Modern Trade

Gagan Sidana
GM – Foodservice
HyFun Foods

Gajanan J. Phutane
Aakar Super Shopee, Parbhani

Gaurav Heda
Owner
Heda Mart, Pusad

Gaurav Narang
Founder
Coffee Culture

Gautam Raghuraman
Co-founder & Director-Sales
Beyond Snacks

Geetika Mehta
MD
Hershey India

Girish Ahuja
Owner
Kaka Pantry, Akola

Gopal Kamalkishore Sharma
Proprietor
Gopal Super Bazar, Akola

Greishma Singh
VP Customer & Commercial Leadership
Coca Cola

Gulshan Kriplani
Owner
Gurukrupa Super Bazar

Gulshan Sharma
MD
Falhari

Guntas Sethi Bhasin
Brand Ambassador
EU Foods

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
COO
Spar India

Hardik Shah
CTO
Impresario Handmade Restaurants

Haresh Bhanushali
Owner
Momaiya Low Price, Virar

Haresh Karamchandani
MD & CEO
HyFun

Harish Charkha
Owner
Vyankatesh Super Mart, Mehkar

Harishkumar Munot
Owner
Harishkumar Super Shopee, Shivane, Pune

Harpreet Tibb
Founder
Tibbs Foods

Harshendar Reddy
CTO & Co-Founder
Ghost Kitchens India

Hemang Bhatt
Brand owner
HAS Juices & More & Associate, K & B Bhagat Tarachand

Hitarth Nathwani
Director
Gulab Oil & Foods

Inayat Guram
Director –Enterprise Innovation
Logic ERP

Indraneel Chitale
Partner
Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale

Ishant Singh
Key Account Manager
Ghadi Detergent

Jagadish Kumar
Founder
NRI Chaiwala

Jayanti Kathale
Founder MD
Purnabramha

Jayshree Jindal
Partner
Jindal Cocoa

K. Ganapathy Subramaniam
VP & Head of Marketing
Daawat Basmati Rice - L T Foods

Kabir Gossain
HUL
VP & Head - Modern Trade, Digital Commerce & Institutions

Kakde Rajesh Sitaramji
Owner
Pariwar Store, Partur, Jalna

Kanaka Bhagwat
Retailer Vertical Lead (FMCG)
NielsenIQ

Karan Kapur
K Hospitality Corp

Karthik Subramanian
COO
Sowparnika

Kartikay Mehta
Director, Sales & Operations
Unibic

Kishor Kshatriya
Owner
K Mart, Chandwad

Kumar Venkateswaran
GM-Product Head-CRBG
Blue Star

Kunal Bhanushali
Director
MLP Dhanya Bazar

Kunal Dangi
Owner Vinod
Megamart

Kunal Indani
Owner
Avishree Supermarkets, Dondaicha

Kushal Rajesh Panpaliya
Director
V M Mart, Daryapur, Amravati

Labesh P Modi
Partner
Shree Paras Super Market, Malegaon

Lalit Jhawar
Co-Founder
Food Square

Laxmichand Gada
Retail Chairman
Society Stores

Mahendra Ramnathrao Gadhe
Owner
Adarsh Mart

Mahesh Kanchan
CEO
Del Monte Foods India

Mahesh Reddy
CEO
GOPIZZA India

Manish Agarwal
MD
Prabhuji

Manish Jawkar
Partner
Mansi Supermarket, Beed

Manohar Laghane
Partner
Devgiri Super Market

Manpreet Singh Chadha
Director & Founder
AZULA KITCHEN & BAR

Max Avtukhov
CEO
Yango Tech

Mayank Gautam
Managing Director
Jhala Brothers Corporation

Mayank Gupta
Co-Founder
Food Square & LandCraft Agro

Mayur Nitin Kankariya
Kankariya Supermarket
Nashik

Meher Santosh Mahajan
Owner
Gajanan Super Market, Gokunda, Nanded

Mithun Appaiah
CEO - FMCG
Wow! Momo

Mohammad Rafiq Parmar
Owner
Labbaik Stores

Mohit Dang
Director - Currynama
Seven Seas Hospitality Pvt Ltd

Mohit Nihalani
Director
N Mart, Malkapur

Mohit Rathod
Co-founder & Director
Truly Desi

Muhammad Riyaz Deshmukh
Founder & MD
KD MART

Mukaddin Memon
Director
HM MEGA STORES

Naikwade Sameer Ganeahrao
Owner
MedMart Pharmacy & Supermarket, Selu

Narayanan
Director On-Premise and Travel
Coca Cola

Niitesh R Modi
COO
Dhiraj Sons The Mega Store

Nikhil Kulkarni
National Head - MT & Alternate Channels
Britannia

Nikhil Rajkumar Bardiya
Owner
Arihant Super Bazar

Nikunj Vora
Founder & CEO
Mapro Foods

Nitin Bhusare
Founder & Director
BestBasket Supermarket

Nitin Gabda
Owner
Suvidha Provision & Dry Fruits, Dhule

Nitin Motwani
CBO
Culinary Brands

Pagariya Kapil
Balaji Supermarket, Majalgaon

Pankaj Gupta
Owner
Oye Kake and Taftoon Bar & Kitchen

Pankaj Ranjan
National MT Head
Kellanova (Kellogg)

Parag Bhala
Owner
D B Mart

Parag Gadre
CEO
Pitambari Innovative Products

Parikshit Prabhudesai
Vice Chairman
Pitambari Innovative Products

Parth Kirtibhai Patel
Manager
Amit Super Store, Mehsana

Paul Warren
Head – Convenience Business
Jio-bp

Pawan Malve
Associate VP : MT & CSD Institutional Sales
Godrej Consumer Products

Pawan Shahri
CEO & Founder
Chrome Hospitality

PB Chinnappa
MD
Griffith Foods

Piyush Kankaria
Co-founder
The Yellow Straw

Prachi Patil
Co-founder
SUZU Agro- Aaj Pakao

Pradeep Rao
Co-founder & CEO
Evolved Foods

Pramod Sharma
Associate
Apna Bhandar & Tushar Store

Pranav M Rungta
Director
Simmering Foods & Restaurants Pvt Ltd

Pranay Singh
Modern Trade Head
McCain Foods

Prashant Issar
Founder
Ishaara

Prashant N Modi
Partner
Shree Paras Super Market, Malegaon

Prashant Peres
MD, South Asia
Kellanova (Kellogg)

Prathamesh Sadavarte
Partner
D B MART, Chikhli

Pratik Nagar
Owner
Super Store, Ujjain

Pravin Devidas Gorade
Owner
Sona Super Shop, Dhule

Pravin Gada
Proprietor
Baniya Super Mart

Pravin Jawkar
Director
Mansi Supermarket, Beed

Prrasana Shah
Chief Merchandising Officer
Reliance Retail

Puneet Gupta
Director of Brand, Sales & Marketing
B.D. Agro Foods

Rabi Shankar Mishra
Sales Director
The Hershey Company

Radhika Chawla
CMO
Pappoo Store, Lucknow

Raghav Joshi
Co-founder
Rebel Foods

Rahul Chandak
MD
Raghav Hospitality

Rahul Khandelwal
Country Manager - India
Nabati Foods

Rahul P Patil
Director
Sai Mega Mart

Rahul Patil
AVP
Rebel Foods

Rahul Seth
Co-founder
Burger Singh

Rahul Sharma
Director
DMB Sweets

Rajal Narendra Ashar
Owner
Bait Al Tamur Co

Rajnish Sharma
Director – Customer Management Group
Coca-Cola India & Southwest Asia

Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Owner & Founding Chairman
Sun Organic - Wonderland Foods

Ramchander Raman
Founder
Fork and Apron Consultancy

Ramnath Gadgul
Partner
Devgiri Super Market, Aurangabad

Ravindra Pillai
SVP - Sales
Clear Premium Water

Renuka Chalekar
Head of Markerting
99 Pancakes

Rishi Raj Mundra
Head of Business Development
Kamal Oils & Foods

Rituraj Panchal
Co-founder
Home Town Hypermarket

Robin Nagar
Founder & CEO
Valley Culture

Rohit Bhojwani
Owner
Jaylaxmi Supermarket

Rohit Tekriwal
Director
Candzey, Shree Rani Sati Trade Corp

Rohit Varma
Director
QMart

S D Venkataraman
Head - Sales & Business Development
Nourish You - Superfoods

Sabirhusen Momin
Retail Head
Heartymart

Sachin Baberwal
Owner
Ramai Super Shopee

Sachin Modi
Proprietor
Modi Mart

Sachin Rane
Founder
Nature Day -Lotmor Brands

Sagar Daryani
Co-founder & CEO
Wow! Momo Foods

Sagar Sunil Shirore
Owner
Hari Om Super Market

Samar Gupta
MD
Trikaya Agro Farms

Samarth N.Bhusare
Director
BestBasket Supermarket

Samarth Vijay Sharma
Owner
Jai Bole Super Bazar, Akola

Sameer Batra
President & CBO
Domino’s - Jubilant FoodWorks

Samkit Sunil Kankariya
Owner
Navjeevan Super Shop

Sandeep Agarwal
Owner
Police Stores, Mizoram

Sandeep Basrani
Owner
Satyam Global Food Mart Kolhapur

Sandeep Ghosh
Business Head
DS Group

Sanjay Khaire
Partner
Buddget Mart, Chakan

Sanjay Sethi
Executive Director
Plant Based Foods Industry Association

Sanjay Singal
COO - Dairy & Beverages
ITC

Sanjeev Kumar
Head of Analytics
BigBasket

Sankalp Santosh Govindwar
Owner
Palshikar Super Mart Nanded

Santosh D. Pedhambkar
Proprietor
Jivhala Mart

Santosh Kumar
CBO
FreshToHome Foods

Santosh Pardeshi
Partner
Buddget Mart

Santosh Shriramji Didwaniya
Owner
Didwaniya Super Bazar

Santosh Tyagi
Founder & MD
Ghoomar & Dakshin Bhog Restaurants

Satish Ner
Owner
Sany Super Bajar, Nampur

Satish Patil
CEO
B Mart

Saurabh Bansal
EDO & CMO
Spencer's

Saurabh Kalra
MD
McDonald's India (West & South) - Westlife Foodworld Ltd

Sayam Kankariya
Partner
Kankariya Supermarket, Nashik

Shalu Agarwal
Director
ANTIZE FOODS

Shammi Agarwal
Managing Director
Pansari Group

Shannon D’Souza
Founder
KC Roasters

Shantilal Shah
Owner
Pappillon Super Mart, Mumbai

Shiju Pappen
Founder
The Chatpata Affair

Shivam Bansal
Managing Partner
Haryana General Store, Chandigarh

Shivang Chawla
Managing Partner
Pappoo Store

Shivkumar Chug
Owner
Kundan Supermarkets

Shobit Sood
Owner
Cosmo World, Rampur, Shimla

Shubham Sanjay Munot
Owner
Omkar Mart, Junnar

Sid Marchant
Co-founder
Good Flippin’ Burgers

Siddartha Juneja
Head - Omni Channel
Mondelez

Sidharth Bhakoo
VP, National Head
Swiggy

Smerth Khanna
Business Head - eCommerce & MT and Head of Innovations
Dabur India

Sneha Venkatesh
Founder, Promoter
Tablespoon Foods

Sonia Rawat
AVP, FMCG
More Retail

Sravankumar Reddy
GM
QMart

Srikant Subramanian
Sr. GM Sales & Marketing Commercial Refrigeration Business Group
Blue Star

Srinandan Sundaram
EVP - Foods & Refreshments - South Asia
Unilever

Subramani Murali
MD
A1 Chips

Suhasini Sampath
Co-founder
Yoga Bar (Sprout Life Foods)

Sujay Abbad
Owner
Mahavir Supermarket, Nashik

Sumitt Wahall
COO
True Palate Cafe

Suraj Jhunjhunwala
Owner
S Mart Corner, Akola

Suresh Kumar Hirani
Owner
H-Mart, Betul

Suryakant Pathak
MD
Janata Grahak Madhyawarti Sahakari Sangh (Grahak Peth Co-Op Depatmental Stores) Pune

Suryakant Walavalkar
Founder CEO
Nature Day - Lotmor Brands

Sushovan Sarkar
National Key Account Manager
Hell Energy Drink

Swapnil Rajendra Yeola
Bhika Ganpat Supermarket, Satana

Swapnil Rajkumar Bardiya
Partner
Arihant Super Bazar, Nashik, Amravati, Bodwad

Swaraj Rajendra Rathi
Owner
Rathi Bazar, Washim

Swarup Sanyal
Head Modern Trade & Ecommerce Business
Daawat Basmati Rice - L T Foods

Syed Ali Saif Hussain
Director
P5 Bazaar

Thilak Venkatasamy
Founder & CEO
Shero Home Food

Tushar Kothari
Owner
Quality House Super Market

Uday Mante
Partner
Vyankatesh Super Market, Mehkar, Buldhana

Uday Pardeshi
Partner
Buddget Mart, Chakan

Unnikannan Gangadharan
India & South West Asia Head
Hell Energy Drink

Vallabh Saudagar
SVP & Group Business Head (FMCG & DBFE)
Reliance Retail

Veeram Nahta
Partner
Shri Veeram Stores, Nagri, Chhatishgarh

Veeresh Chidri
MD
Sri Shiv Sai Supermarkets

Vidya Sen
NIQ BASES Lead, South Asia

Vijay Ramnani
Partner
Karachi Bakery

Vinayak Joshi
Director
eanaaj - Ealtitude Retails

Vinod Kumar NV
Co-founder
SNN Spices

Vinod Padmanabha D
Head
Sanjeev Kapoor Brands

Viral Shah
Proprietor
Kirana Ghar Super Mart

Viren D’Silva
Co-founder
Good Flippin’ Burgers

Vishal Bhindora
CEO
Iteeha Coffee & Zane's

Vishal Shah
Head - Store Development
Good Flippin’ Burgers

Vivek Jain
VP & Head - Modern Trade
Tata Consumer Products

Yash Agrawal
MD
Aarti Ashoka Mart

Yash Nahta
Partner
Shri Veeram Stores, Nagri, Chhatishgarh

Yoann Painbeni
MD, Asia Pacific Retailer - FMCG
NielsenIQ

Yogesh Challawar
Owner
Vasvi Super Market, Bhokar, Nanded

Zia Rahman
CEO
Red Rose Mart, Hyderabad

Chef Shantanu Gupte
Celebrity Chef & Founder-Director
Shantanu Gupte Consulting

Namit Gupta
MD
HONEY MONEY TOP

Chef Vivek Kadam
Executive Pastry Chef
ITC Hotels

Chef Varun Inamdar
Celebrity Chef

Chef Vasant Khot
Director Food and Beverage
Radisson

Dhiren Kanwar
CEO
SWITZ INTERNATIONAL

Chef Tushar Malkani
Executive Chef
THE YELLOW HOUSE - IHCL SELEQTIONS

Chef Harsh Kedia
Founder & CEO
A Diabetic Chef

Karan Kapur
Executive Director
K Hospitality Corp

Tarak Bhattacharya
Executive Director & CEO
Mad Over Donuts

Vedant Pasari
Founder
Edabba & Trupt Rasoi

Murali Krishnan
Co-founder & CMO
Wow! Momo Foods

Sadashiv Nayak
Retail Industry Thought Leader

Vishal Razdan
BD Head
Taco Bell

Amrish Arora
MD
Fountain Hospitality

Avinash Tripathi
Vice President, Concept Head - Freshpik, Fresh Signature
Reliance Retail

Manan Gada
Director
Society Stores

Aastha Almast
Co-founder
The New Shop

Sunil Sanklecha
Founder & Managing Partner
Nuts n Spices

K Radhakrishnan
Founder & CEO
Tata StarQuik

Kunaal Kumar
CEO
Modern Bazaar

Nemisha Ghia
Growth Leader to FMCG start-ups
More Retail

Sachin Agarwal
COO
Nature’s Basket

Anil Kankariya
Owner
Navjeevan Super Shop
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What industry leaders say
about India Food Forum

India Food Forum is the premier destination for anybody connected to Food and Beverage Industry where you can exchange views and hear about the latest trends in industry from the stalwarts and thought leaders. For me, the India Food Forum has always been a chaupal – a platform for ideas and discovery of new things to chase and debate, amongst my fellow supermarketwallahs and the leaders of the consumer brands.

Of all the events and exhibitions we participate in, India Food Forum has always been a crucial one which we look forward to every year as this is the right platform not just to increase our reach but also to build a solid rapport with our customers from QSR, Foodservice and other operators. For us, the event has been an abode where ideas culminate into driving innovation and help us set new benchmarks every time.

India Food Forum is a good platform which brings retailers and manufacturers under one roof. Opportunities, challenges and best practices are shared and debated. Subjects covered for group discussions help catalyze new ideas. Knowledgeable speakers are a great source of learning and insight. And, it is always our pleasure to connect with our industry colleagues.

We have been participating at India Food forum for several years and find it an extremely beneficial venue to not just enhance market knowledge, but also to build channel partnerships pan-India and find viable routes to expand our market penetration.

As the official Private Label Partner for India Food Forum 2022, we received a massive 4,850 KG order for Hing and seasonings in just two days.

It was our first time exhibiting at India Food Forum 2022 and it was definitely worthwhile. We captured great leads and the support we received from the organizers was second to none. It has been outstanding. We didn’t expect footfall to be so high. The pre-show marketing support was excellent and really helped us gain brand exposure to our target audience. We’ll definitely exhibit again.