23rd & 24th May 2022, The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi
Thank you for making the Food Connoisseurs India Convention 2022 a Grand Success!
About
#FCIC2022
After the huge success of the 1st edition, Industry Live is delighted to announce the 2nd edition of its flagship event FOOD CONNOISSEURS INDIA CONVENTION. The Indian food and beverage Industry is the single largest employer in the country in the service sector and accounts for 3% of India’s GDP. The convention aims to celebrate this industry and its trends, and provide a platform for deliberating upon issues that have emerged in specific sectors and brainstorm possible solutions.
While the first edition of the convention addressed changes and innovations at large, which emerged during the pandemic and helped chart future trajectories of growth, the second edition aims to focus on the latest trends, new-age set ups, the gap between the local and urban food sector, brand and capacity building, sustainability, the pet food industry, nightlife, and a lot more to do with the food business. This Convention aims to foreground the inventive ways in which different champions of the industry conquered the challenges of contemporary times, opening the door to greater profits and expansion.
Whence at the Convention
REDISCOVER THE FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
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Conference Overview
Food Connoisseurs India Convention 2022 brings the Industry’s celebrities and think tanks under one roof to discuss, debate, and reflect on the wide range of opportunities the food industry has to offer, which can help think about how best to tackle and overcome the hurdles in different sectors.
Conference Chairperson
Confirmed Speakers
Padma Shri Dr. Pushpesh Pant
Indian Academician, Food Critic and Historian
Conference Agenda
Day 1
- Expected trend shifts
- Usage of new age technology
- Ways to ensure safe gathering
- What challenges lie ahead
- Vision for the next 5 years
- Stimulating national and international taste buds through local flavours
- Regional cooking traditions & practices and their demand
- Helping the local community & economy by promoting, eating, and employing locals
- Potential of regional food in the tourism industry
- Influencers and their fascination for street food – the driving factors
- Adding revenue for street food vendors – profit through publicity
- Impact of Covid and sustenance
- Maintaining hygiene standards – It’s all in cleanliness!
- The Highway Experience – Surviving against odds and adapting
- Food Truck – Platter on wheels: challenges and benefits
- Regional Street Food – A treat for the Epicures
- An Odyssey in search of artisanal foods
- Boon for smaller businesses
- The right opportunity for Home-made brands and Home – chefs
- Lower investment, bigger profits
- Packaging –following the right and eco-friendly way
- Managing smart ordering and delivery – Understanding Technology, Registrations, and Tie – ups with delivery apps
- Art of gaining loyal customers through technology
- Choosing the right means of promotion
- The rise of Breweries – A 19th century sensation brewing profits in modern India
- The Changing culture of drinking out
- Leveraging the trend of low alcohol or non – alcoholic drinks and innovations
- Menu R & D – Why pairing top culinary trends with the right beverage is important?
- Making brands the safe and go to place for a night out
- Factors to consider before opening a nightlife serving brand
- Identifying USPs – What is hot selling?
- Ensuring safety and growth of the staff
Day 2
- Digital menus and innovations in restaurant and inventory management
- Banking upon new age softwares and analytics to manage customers’ ordering preferences and overall experience
- Real-time upselling of menus and offers
- Methods to familiarize Restaurants and customers with technology
- Challenges in educating staff on technology usage
- Resource Management
- Where can it go wrong?
- Need of the right equipment for the right food
- Change in cooking/baking style with new age equipments
- Ensuring the right supply chain management
- Express entry into the HoReCa – a sweet spot for FMCG brands
- Impact of shifting supply chain on food service industry
- Decoding the trickle-down effect of the pandemic on HoReCa suppliers
- Addressing consistent supplies and value solution amidst changing times
- Adapting to customer preferences when launching new products
- Moving beyond options to ‘healthy’ options
- Understanding the dynamics of pet food industry
- Pet Friendly Restaurants – Not just pet food but the whole feel
- Measures to attract customers to a pet friendly / themed restaurant – Is it as rewarding as any other restaurant?
- What to feed and what not to feed your pets
- The upward rising economic curve of demand in the pet food sector
- Understanding Multi – Unit Expansion
- Selecting brand and scouting locations
- Major challenges faced by Franchisees
- Maintaining right standards across all outlets
- Being “The One” partner for the brands – Having the expertise and knowledge to expand the name
- The growth of plant based meat market
- A permanent place over supermarkets shelves
- Exotic foods and their contribution in revenue
- Fitness and demand in organic food going hand – in – hand
- Finding health the natural way
- Rise of strength building and immunity boosting food products post pandemic
- Culinary creativity – Driving the innovation in menu
- Fancy is not always better
- How much green is too much green: Evolution of Organic & Plant Based Food
- Pairing the right beverage with the right food
- Menu on my mind before menu on my table – Creating a long-lasting experience
- Infusing international tastes into Indian palette
- Its more than just the coffee, cakes and pastries
- Décor and Ambience is the key
- Word of Mouth over mainstream marketing
- Which comes first: Customer Experience or Customer Satisfaction
- Let’s talk about customer retention & customer satisfaction
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Exhibition Overview
The Food Connoisseurs India Exhibition is a premium trade exhibition for the restaurant, food service and hospitality industry, offering exhibitors and sponsors a strong and respected platform to engage face-to-face.
Booking a stand at the Show puts you in front of some of the biggest names in the business. #FCIC2022 attracts Owners, Directors, CEO’s, MDs, Chefs and Managers from mid to high-end restaurants, branded casual dining chains, hotels, bar & pub groups, cafes, caterers, retail, and leisure establishments across India.
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Awards Overview
Food Connoisseurs India Awards 2022 intend to celebrate the creativity and accomplishments of the Indian Restaurant, Catering & rest of the Food Service Industry and recognize the best practices of this industry. The Awards are designed to amplify the standards within Restaurants, Cafes, Fine Dine, Pubs, QSRs and Catering sector/segments by rewarding the organizations, businesses and leaders that have changed the outlook of the industry. The winners will be presented with a trophy and a certificate signed by the esteemed jury members at the grand ceremony amidst media and 800+ Industry Veterans. They will gain National Recognition through extensive media promotions.
Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker
Padma Shri Dr. Pushpesh Pant
Indian Academician, Food Critic and Historian
Awards jury
Award Categories
Restaurant Awards
Cuisine Awards
Cafe & bakery Awards
Design Awards
Nightlife Awards
Individual Honors
Newcomer Awards
Special Awards
