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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Partnerships & Collaborations
Business Opportunities
Publicise & Promote
Product Launches
India Food Forum 2023
Brands & Companies in Attendance
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
Partners
Supporting Associations
Participants
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.