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They are being hired by a range of employers that run from casual and fine-dining restaurants to caterers and office canteens...
An estimated 400,000 jobs were created in the food production and kitchen industry in 2023, said Pradeep Chavda, HR director at the India unit of Paris-headquartered food services and facility management company Sodexo..
"A chef is the most prized community for any organisation in the food industry right now," said Anjan Chatterjee, chairman and managing director, Speciality Restaurants, which owns restaurant brands including Mainland China and Oh!.
"Restaurant food consumption has picked up in tier 2, tier 3 towns too, adding to the demand for talent," said Sukesh Shetty, president of the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR)...
The talent squeeze has prompted Online food company EatClub Brands (formerly Box 8) to set up a process aided by technology and high-end equipment that cuts out the need for highly trained chefs..
