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Franchise India and Zomato recently organised the Indian Restaurant Awards 2011, at Hotel Claridges in New Delhi. The objective behind the event was to commend the experts in the Indian Restaurant industry.
On the occasion, Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India Holdings Limited, said, “The premium focus of Indian Restaurant Awards is to create recognition for various industry experts who are a part of the affluent restaurant industry. The awards will create a platform for the Indian players to showcase their expertise and gain prominence in the international markets by acknowledging outstanding creativity, customer service and top quality dining that is on offer throughout India. The winners, whether they are restaurateurs or chefs, are setting the standards for others in the industry to emulate.”
Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor was the Chief Guest for the occasion. The awards also witnessed entertaining performance by Mansi Scott. There were 26 award categories spanning across different industry verticals. Using a fair and rigorous award process, following people were selected for various awards: Pizza Hut - Best Restaurant of the Year; Punjabi By Nature By AR Fisheries Pvt. Ltd - Best Indian Cuisine Restaurant of the Year; Subway - Best Quick Service Restaurant of the Year; Mainland China- Best Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year, Sanjeev Kapoor was conferred awarded Face of the Decade while Niren Chaudhry, YUM Restaurants (India) Pvt. Limited was awarded Face of the Year.
Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO, Zomato.com said, “The aim of the Indian Restaurant Awards is to recognise achievers and innovators in the Indian Restaurant Industry, a space in which we have been actively involved over the last three years. Zomato.com would like to congratulate the winners across all categories – their contributions to the Indian Restaurant industry have been ground breaking and are sure to inspire several others in helping build a bright future for the Restaurant sector and scale new heights.”
