City foodie scales new highs
20 Feb 2013 4:47 AM IST
For food enthusiasts in the Capital, February came with good news. For it’s the month when Delhi marked its foray into Mumbai’s food zone. Leading the way was city-based Lite Bite Foods — the group has over eight core brands under its umbrella — who have been awarded the food and beverage concessions at the new Terminal 2 at the Mumbai international Airport (CSIA) with Package 1. It is made up of 21 outlets that includes the International Security Hold Area (SHA) Food court and the domestic SHA departure non-food court outlets — and Package 3, comprising a total of nine outlets pre-security and at arrivals outlets.
‘We have business in Mumbai and Pune but this is a big achievement for us. It gives us a massive entry point to the West,’ says Rohit Aggarwal, Executive Director, LBF.
‘All of us at LBF are very excited on winning this concession. MIAL has created a world class Terminal with T2 and we intend to do our part to live up to their vision and expectation by offering the highest culinary standards and an enhanced customer experience,’ says Amit Burman, Chairman, LBF.
So what does it mean for the city-based F&B company? ‘It gives you a larger canvas...a quality canvas. GVK has been pretty picky and choosy. On paper we have scored well. Now to execute it will be a challenge,’ says a cautious Aggarwal.
Lite Bite Foods also plans to take their signature restaurants from Delhi straight to Mumbai airport. So city travellers flying to Mumbai can soon expect to see some of their favourite outlets like Zambar, Fresco, Punjab Grill, Asia Seven, Pinos pizza and pasta and Street Foods of India at the Mumbai airport.
The five-year old company has already tied up with some multinational chains, international brands and some of Mumbai’s popular joints but Aggarwal prefers to remain tight-lipped about the details. ‘We will sit with other outlets and put in our concepts,’ he says.
‘We have business in Mumbai and Pune but this is a big achievement for us. It gives us a massive entry point to the West,’ says Rohit Aggarwal, Executive Director, LBF.
‘All of us at LBF are very excited on winning this concession. MIAL has created a world class Terminal with T2 and we intend to do our part to live up to their vision and expectation by offering the highest culinary standards and an enhanced customer experience,’ says Amit Burman, Chairman, LBF.
So what does it mean for the city-based F&B company? ‘It gives you a larger canvas...a quality canvas. GVK has been pretty picky and choosy. On paper we have scored well. Now to execute it will be a challenge,’ says a cautious Aggarwal.
Lite Bite Foods also plans to take their signature restaurants from Delhi straight to Mumbai airport. So city travellers flying to Mumbai can soon expect to see some of their favourite outlets like Zambar, Fresco, Punjab Grill, Asia Seven, Pinos pizza and pasta and Street Foods of India at the Mumbai airport.
The five-year old company has already tied up with some multinational chains, international brands and some of Mumbai’s popular joints but Aggarwal prefers to remain tight-lipped about the details. ‘We will sit with other outlets and put in our concepts,’ he says.
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