West Bengal Hotels & Restaurants Council of WICCI was launched digitally on 13th September 2020. The event was telecasted live on the Facebook page of the council.

Apart from the council members, the event was attended by WICCI dignitaries of the Eastern Region Council and members of other West Bengal based councils.

The event started with the welcome address by President Prity Poddar, followed by a video message from Dr. Harbeen Arora, the Founder President of WICCI, and speeches by the aforementioned dignitaries.

Vice President Usha Goswami presented a brief presentation about the vision and mission of the council.

This was followed by a panel discussion on ‘How COVID 19 pandemic has affected the hotels & restaurants industry?’.

The panel discussion was moderated by Prity Poddar and participated by the following council members – Nandini Gupta – Director of La Fenicia, Neha Bagla Sanwaria – Hospitality Director of Saltee Group, and Madhumita Mohanta – Executive Chef of The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata.

The event concluded with the vote of thanks by Megha Agarwal.

Upon asking about their immediate projects, Ms. Prity Poddar said that the council will pursue the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on the hotels & restaurants industry in more depth and detail with some industry experts. They also plan to do orientation programs with hotel institute students, so as to give them a glimpse of their future workspace. Apart from that, assisting underprivileged women in getting the required skill training to get absorbed in the foodservice industry is also on the cards.

All the best!!