Manvir Singh Anand

About Manvir Singh Anand

Manvir Singh Anand is a Food Business Expert, Serial Entrepreneur and a Bestselling Author. Most recently, he\'s been a Forbes 30U30 Nominee (2020) and Food Business Advisor to the Ministry of MSME, Government of India. He is the Founder & CEO of Knight Gourmet - is a pan India presence Award-Winning Event Hospitality Solutions Company with 3 local offices in Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai and presence across 11 states, 30 cities having experience of serving over 1.35 million people for event properties like India Premier League, Indian Super League, IIFA awards, etc. His experience spans serving some of the most demanding palates across the world; likes of the legends like Sachin Tendulkar, “Thailava” Rajnikant, Rahul Dravid, Roberto Carlos, Nawazuddin Siddiqui to name a few. He’s a strategic Investor, Consultant and mentor to multiple F&B ancillary Start-ups and Cloud Kitchen brands in Delhi & Chennai, having a thorough understanding of the space. He started his career as a Risk Management Consultant serving Fortune 500 Companies on multiple assignments before moving to the F&B industry. He\'s the author of the Amazon #No.1 bestselling book “Catering your Way to Financial Independence” where he shares a step by step process for starting a profitable catering business without any background in the Hospitality Background. It became a Best-seller in the two of the most competitive paid book categories in India. With his passion of Ed-Tech, He developed intensive content and courses for his Community under the Umbrella of Foodpreneur Network India and has trained over 2500 people across 8 states. He runs the only Cloud Kitchen Course on the Udemy Platform. He’s a renowned Food Business Expert and has been covered extensively in the media by - Businessworld (BW), Mid-Day, Indian Express, Restaurant India (unit of Entrepreneur India), UNI India, SME Times, EventFaqs, Hospitality Biz India and FNB News etc. He\'s been a 2 Times TEDX Speaker and Avid Speaker Panelist sharing his insights on the Food Business and Entrepreneurship across multiple platforms. Also, he is the Podcast Host of the Catering Success Podcast which is amongst the top 5 Podcasts on Catering Industry globally and is the first of its kind Podcast in India. He’s a Trained Chef and holds a Diploma in Culinary Arts (UK) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (India). Have something interesting to discuss - Hit him up on s••••••@manvirsinghanand.com or DM on Instagram - Instagram.com/manvir_anand Cloud Kitchen Consultant | Caterer | Food Business Consultant

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Knight Gourmet

   Feb 2014 — Present · New Delhi, IN

   Pioneered the concept of \"Integrated Event Hospitality Solution\" in Indian Event Ecosystem. We are the #1 preferred Company in our trade to offer a turnkey solution to any B2C Event across the Country -> VIP Lounge Catering> Crew & Support Staff Catering > Event Food Court Curation and Execution> Kitchen Equipment & Crockery Rental Services Served over 1.3 Mn Patrons, with presence across 11 states and 30 cities delivering 500+ successful engagements to over 350 Clients including major Fortune 500 Companies, Event Management Companies & Private HNI Clients.

Education

• City & Guilds of London

  Diploma in Culinary Arts

  2016 — 2017

• IMT Business School

  Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - Executive

  2016 — 2017

• Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram

  Science

  1991 — 2009

• Delhi University

  B.A.(Hons.)

  2009 — 2012

Skills

• Team Management
• Start-Ups
• Entrepreneurial Experience
• Social Networking
• Youth Marketing
• Communications Strategy
• Leadership
• Partnership Building
• Business Development
• Project Execution
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Client Service
• Management
• Analysis
• Business Planning
• Project Management
• Social Media
• Entrepreneurship
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Leadership
• Financial Services
• Crm
• Strategy
• Business Networking
• Strategic Communications