Author: Swaminathan Balasubramanian

Swaminathan B | IMAWS (cbedit@imaws.org) The much-awaited Singapore Food Expo is likely to happen Singapore Expo Hall 5 from Thursday, 8 December – Sunday, 11 December 2022. Unlike their previous versions, this year, the organizers, SFMA (Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association) are bringing food manufacturers from various countries. Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association has made the calculated decision to combine Singapore Food Expo & Asia Pacific Food Expo. Steven Ng, the Project Director of the Singapore Food Expo says this expo does not help just the B2C angle, but also the B2B companies. Restaurants, Chefs, and trading companies might find it suitable.…

-Vacancy Advertisement Required: Chennai’s leading multi-cuisine restaurant is looking for an Executive Chef / Master Chef. The ideal candidate is a seasoned chef with a background in fine dining. You will run an efficient kitchen by consistently looking to improve the menu, producing quality food, and working closely with restaurant managers in the overall food and beverage operations of the restaurant. Responsibilities Manage finances for kitchen operations Produce quality food Oversee menu creation Train junior personnel Skillsets Required: Turkish Arabian, Continental (Global ) Qualifications A degree in Culinary Arts Experienced chef with international exposure or having worked in branded restaurants…

  By Mithran Sri Ram  Wet Grinder is a home appliance, which is used for preparing the batter, which is the ingredient for idlis and dosas.  Various types of wet grinders are available in the market starting from 2 litres capacity and upto to 40 litres capacity.  It has become a necessary home appliance in south India.  Also, wherever South Indians are living there is huge market potential.  Higher capacity wet grinders from 3 litres onwards are used for commercial purposes like Hotels, Marriage Halls, and commercial batter manufacturers etc.,  Sowbaghya Enterprises is one manufacturer serving the needs in Hotel Equipments…

B Swaminathan (cbedit@imaws.org) MediNaturals, based out of India’s Pune is one of the hottest brands in the market that looks forward to building a well-established, most preferred, and trendsetting brand that provides natural, healthy, and tasty foods. The prime business operations at the manufacturing of innovative, premium quality health food products fortified with the goodness of Sea Buckthorn. This includes Preserves, Conserves, Spreads, Probiotics, Delicious Pickles, immunity booster shots, and many more.  Mrs. Sheetal Nikam and Mrs. Sheila Phadtare, Directors of the company speak on their spreads and how they are planning to expand globally.

B Swaminathan (cbedit@imaws.org) Headquartered in Muscat, The Khimji Ramdas Group (KR) is an established business conglomerate in the Sultanate of Oman. Trusted and respected for more than a century (150 years), KR has consistently maintained its leadership position in the Consumer, Infrastructure, and Industrial arenas. Jayant Bhatia handles the sales of the UAE region and shares some of the key insights from the food sector in the region, especially post-pandemic. Edited excerpts Kitchen Herald (KH): How the pandemic had changed the food habits of the region? Jayant Bhatia (JB): People started trying to cook at home more than earlier especially…

Chokkapan S (cbedit@imaws.org) A fun trip to Goa with family turning a passion into delectable confections. It’s not a run-of-the-mill success story, nor is it about a straitjacket entrepreneur. Call it plain serendipity or innovation at its yummy best. Here is an innovator that has opened up a refreshingly new market for millions with a sweet tooth. That too in a country with limited candy options not too long ago. “Upon my (then) 4.5-year-old son Jishnu’s insistence to munch on candies, we visited a store in Goa and bought one. Unfortunately, it fell and cracked. It was then a shopkeeper…

-Samrita Bharua (cbedit@imaws.org) An oleoresins manufacturing company primarily for industries ventured into bringing a highly technical product for the retail consumer in the form of an innovative one drop solution. What is interesting is that the drop can be added to anything where one would use spice, not limiting just to beverage or confectionary. Spice Drop’s head of branding Harshita Shah tells  Kitchen Herald of what it takes to think of such a product that is well ahead of its time –   Could you tell us more about your company Universal Oleoresins and the brand ‘Spice Drop’?  The company is…

-B Swaminathan (cbedit@imaws.org) India's plant-based food industry is currently in the nascent stage but holds huge potential for growth. The population of India is over 1.3 billion people, and the country has the highest number of vegetarians in the world, over 350 million. However, India has a limited number of manufacturers in this industry and the awareness level among the population is very low. As per survey estimates, around 80% of the population in India is protein deficient, while around 93% of the population is unaware of the daily protein intake requirement. These statistics show huge potential for plant-based food…

-Nandini Bansal | cbedit@imaws.org Baker & Baker, a provider of bread goods with headquarters in Wirral, has agreed to have La Marquise International serve as its distributor throughout the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  They provide a wide selection of branded and own-label bakery goods of the highest quality to serve the needs of clients and customers in marketplaces throughout Europe. Bromborough-based Baker & Baker announced its debut in the Middle East last year with the opening of an office there and the hiring of a committed sales staff. The establishment of a consumer base throughout the nation has begun with…

B Swaminathan (cbedit@imaws.org) The global pandemic has created a havoc for every individual. Hospitality association is not an exception. Post pandemic, with a sudden surge in the unemployment rates among the chefs, most of them are undergoing various pshycological issues. The Mysore Chef’s Association is trying hard to address the personal issues of the chefs through professional ways. Founded in 2019, in Southern part of India, Mysore Chef’s Association (MCA) has never looked back, despite a massive shake-up in tourism and restrictions on dining out during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Founded by the legendary Selvakumar and Abdul, the Chefs hailing from…