Mumbai, August 09: The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) in collaboration with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) conducted a Food Safety Supervisory Training in Advance Catering (FoSTaC) programme on 25^th July 2022 at the D Y Patil School Of Hospitality & Tourism Studies. Post the lifting of the COVID-induced restrictions earlier this year; this was the first physical programme that otherwise had been only conducted online. The session was conducted by Mr. Praveen Andrews and was attended by 40 hospitality professionals.

“The session was a good change after almost three years of break in the physical format of the training. HRAWI has been organizing FSSAI’s FoSTaC programmes with the objective of equipping professionals to meet international standards in hospitality as required by the FSSAI. The programme trains professionals on all the basic principle rules of hygiene and other essential functions that are a norm across the world. We are happy to have been able to resume the physical format of the programme and plan to gradually hold more such sessions. We urge hospitality establishments to enrol their staff for the upcoming programme if they haven’t already,”

Mr Sherry Bhatia, President, HRAWI.

HRAWI has successfully trained and certified 2292 hospitality profession all 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. 

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