Key happenings in the world of hospitality
GOURMET CHALLENGE Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor at the Sleek Master Class recipe contest organised by Sleek Modular Kitchen on the occasion of Eid at the Sleek Modular Kitchen outlets at Phoenix Mall and Powai in Mumbai
NEW MILESTONE MBD Group celebrated its fifth Founder’s Day at Radisson Blu MBD Hotel, Noida to mark the 70th birth anniversary of Ashok Kumar Malhotra, founder of the MBD Group
REVIVING TRADITIONS L-R: Purnima Lamba, head of innovations, Lakme; Tasneem Mehta, director, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum; Shaina NC, Indian fashion designer, politician and social worker; Ritu Kumar, Indian fashion designer; and Saket Dhankar, VP and head of fashion, IMG Reliance at the launch of Lakmé Fashion Week’s ‘Re-invent Banaras’ initiative to revive Banaras handlooms at Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum
A GOOD DEED Champion of DEEDS Award was given to Sharda Pargal, technical advisor and board member, DEEDS by the ex students of DEEDS catering at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai during the DEEDS India event
EMERGING HOTEL Courtyard by Marriott Pune Chakan bagged the award for the Most Preferred Emerging Hotel in India at the National Awards for Excellence in the Hotel Industry, 2015 event held in Mumbai
VARIED PORTFOLIO Sula Vineyards hosted a special tasting session for Anada Wine Club members at The Club, Andheri in Mumbai
STRONG PARTNERSHIP Lite Bite Foods has announced its association with HMSHost to acquire the rights to launch and operate outlets at several key domestic and international airports across India and Asian countries
INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE Edwin Saldanha (left), zone director – Asia and James Ridenour (right), general secretary of Les Clefs d’Or International giving away the International Honorary Membership to Union Internationale des Concierges d’Hotels award to Biswajit Chakraborty (centre), general manager of Sofitel Mumbai BKC
STRENGTHENING BASE L-R: Punit Sheth, general manager, Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel; Sania Mirza, Wimbledon doubles champion, 2015; Kalvakuntla Kavitha, Member of Parliament; and Martina Navratilova, a retired Czech and American tennis player and coach, at the opening ceremony of Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel
CLEAN INDIA L-R: In front with the broom – Dr P K Sharma, MOH, NDMC with Vijay Wanchoo – senior executive VP and GM, The Imperial New Delhi and Virender Datta, ex- president, Rotary Club of Delhi Midtown sweeping the street as part of The Imperial New Delhi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan organised in association with NDMC and the Rotary Club of Delhi Midtown
OPENING CEREMONY L-R: Christoph Mares, executive VP and operations director, EMEA and India of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; Giuseppe Statuto, chairman of Statuto Group; and Luca Finardi, general manager of Mandarin Oriental, Milan at the ribbon cutting ceremony of Mandarin Oriental, Milan
REVOLUTIONISING BATHROOMS VitrA, the bathroom solutions brand of Eczacibasi Building Products Division in Turkey, recently launched its first bathroom fittings stores in Mumbai at Lower Parel and Bhuleshwar
