Bangalore, May 10, 2018: India’s Leading QSR Operators joined India’s first Fast Food & Café Convention at The LaLiT Bangalore on 10 May, 2018. The event was attended by over 250 delegates, 100 brands, 25 exhibitors and 30+ speakers.
Building on the very same platform they provided six months back for the QSR industry’s veterans and newbies to exchange ideas and discuss the contemporary trends in the field, George Mohan, Co-Founder of Oddbox, says, “We have built certain expectations from the industry based on our previous event and we have endeavored to meet them all. For ourselves, we have set the bar a notch higher and are looking forward to some interesting conversations.”
This edition of the Fast Food and Café Convention dealt specifically with some of the leading debates within the industry such as whether product innovation is key to remain on the top, the supply chain conundrum as well as consumers’ attitude shift towards mindfulness in health and wellness and what that could mean for the future of QSRs and fast food chains. In addition to this, BS Raghuram, the CEO of Bepresent, a Smart Presence Robotics company, introduced their latest technology in telepresence to the QSR sector with their beam robots, a revolutionary new way of communication.
Amongst the 100 brands that attended were India’s leading QSR Operators including KFC, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Haldirams, Biryani Blues, Jubilant Group, Subway, Dunkin Donuts, City Max Landmark Group, Wow Momos, Salad Chef, Chaayos and Lite-Bite Foods. Restaurateurs Tarun Bhasin and Kabir Suri, award-winning food blogger Kalyan Karmakar, celebrated chef Anahita Dhondy, brand officers, marketing specialists, start-up leaders and many more shared their thoughts on the QSR industry in India, the positive changes that are taking place, the role of technology, and how all these can be leveraged for better growth.
The event also gained support from key industry associations such as National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), HOTREMAI, TIE, and HPMF.
