Mumbai, July 27: The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) in collaboration with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) conducted an Online Food Safety Supervisory Training in Advance Catering (FoSTaC) programme on 20th July 2022. Post the lifting of the COVID-induced restrictions earlier this year; HRAWI has been organizing the programme on a monthly basis. The latest session saw the participation of 70 hospitality professionals from across the Western region. The programme was conducted by Mr. Vivekanand, with focus on health and food handling practices for hospitality personnel.

“Over the last six years, HRAWI has been organizing FSSAI’s FoSTaC programmes. The objective of the programme is for the industry to be thorough and fully equipped to meet international standards in hospitality. The training programme equips hospitality establishments to implement the processes as required by the FSSAI across all its functions and trains professionals on all the basic principle rules of hygiene. We are glad that we have been able to resume the programmes regularly and urge hospitality establishments to enrol their staff for the upcoming programme.”

Mr Sherry Bhatia, President, HRAWI

HRAWI has successfully trained and certified 2252 hospitality professionals across India’s Western region in FoSTaC and FSSAI’s Management Training Program.

About Hotel & Restaurant Association Western India (HRAWI)

The Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India) is a 72 years old Association of Hotels and Restaurants in Western India. Its members include various restaurants and smaller Hotels up to 5-Star Deluxe categories. The bulk of its members like any growth economy are made up of restaurants and budget hotels. With membership base spread across Western India, HRAWI covers Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa and the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and is considered to be the voice of the Hotel Industry. The association is part of the national body of Federation of the Hotels & Restaurants Associations of India (FHRAI), located in New Delhi, which was originally founded in Mumbai in 1950 by the late Mr J.R.D. Tata.