Thiruvananthapuram : Metro Mart and the Thiruvananthapuram Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the South Kerala Hoteliers Forum, organized the Metro Food Awards ceremony as part of the World Food Day celebrations.
Mr. Kadakampally Surendran MLA inaugurated the function. Mr. S. N. Raghuchandran Nair, President, Thiruvananthapuram Chamber of Commerce and Industry presided over the function. Mr. Kadakampally Surendran MLA and Dr. Lakshmi Nair distributed the awards. Mr. C. G. Nair, Managing Director, Metro Mart, welcomed the gathering.
The Metro Food Awards are organized every year with the aim of giving due recognition to the best restaurants that serve delicious and healthy food.
The winners of the Metro Food Awards were determined based on the city’s restaurant industry’s excellence, culinary expertise, cleanliness, customer feedback, and mystery shopping by a panel of judges comprised of respected industry leaders and culinary experts. The winners in various categories were selected from nearly 300 applications received for the Metro Food Awards.
Celebrity Chef Dr. Lakshmi Nair, Former Chairman of Kerala Tourism Development Corporation Mr. Cherian Philip, Chairman & Managing Director of SLK Food Processing (Happy) Mr. M. Khalid, General Secretary of Kerala Tourism Development Association, Mr. Kottukal Krishnakumar, MFA Award Committee Jury Chairman Mr. Prasad Manjali, Thiruvananthapuram Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice President Mr. Suresh Mathew Nilamel, Vice President of South Kerala Hoteliers Forum Mr. Sisupalan Sagara, Patron of South Kerala Hoteliers Forum Mr. Pankaj Senan were present.
19th Edition of Metro Food Awards Held in Thiruvananthapuram
The 19th edition of the Metro Food Awards was held in Thiruvananthapuram as part of the World Food Day celebrations, jointly organized by Metro Mart in association with the Thiruvananthapuram Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the South Kerala Hoteliers Forum.
The event was inaugurated by Mr. Kadakampally Surendran, MLA, and presided over by Mr. SN Raghuchandran Nair, President of the Thiruvananthapuram Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Kadakampally Surendran, MLA, and Dr. Lakshmi Nair presented the awards. Mr. Siji Nair, Managing Director of Metro Mart, delivered the welcome address.
The Metro Food Awards are organized annually to recognize and honor the finest restaurants that serve delicious, hygienic, and high-quality food.
The winners were selected through a comprehensive evaluation process that considered culinary excellence, hygiene standards, customer feedback, and inspections by a panel of industry leaders and culinary experts, along with mystery shopping assessments. This year, winners were chosen from over 300 applications received from across Kerala’s hospitality sector.
The function was graced by Celebrity Chef Dr. Lakshmi Nair, Mr. Cherian Philip (Former Chairman, KTDC), Mr. M. Khalid (Chairman & Managing Director, SLK Food Processing – Happy), Mr. Kottukal Krishnakumar (General Secretary, Kerala Tourism Development Association), Mr. Prasad Manjali (Chairman, MFA Award Jury Committee), Mr. Suresh Mathew Nilamel (Vice President, Thiruvananthapuram Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Mr. Sisupalan Sagara (Vice President, South Kerala Hoteliers Forum), and Mr. Pankaj Senan (Patron, South Kerala Hoteliers Forum).
