Aurum Foods Bags ‘Caterer of the Year – West India’ at Food Connoisseurs India Awards 2025

Amid a gathering of the countryrsquos most influential food leaders and innovators Aurum Foods was awarded the prestigious lsquoCaterer of the Year ndash West Indiarsquo at the Food Connoisseurs India Awards 2025 hosted at Nesco Mumbai This third West India edition of the Industry Live conventionIndiarsquos largest platform for the food and beverage industrywas a celebration of creativity excellence and impact and Aurum Foods stood out for embodying all threeThe award was presented by industry stalwarts Ms Shatbhi Basu Chef Michael Swamy and Mr Nitin Tandon adding gravitas to an already proud moment for the Aurum teamA Family Grown Enterprise with Food at Its HeartWhat started as a small passionate team of just 12 people has grown into a vibrant multilayered organization with over 600 employeeseach treated as family Founded by the power duo Anisha Anand and Anant Kumar Ganediwal in 2012 Aurum Foods has always been more than just a catering company It is a reflection of their values dreams and the power of food to connect heal and inspireAccepting the award on stage cofounder Anant Kumar Ganediwal shared ldquoWe started Aurum with nothing but beliefin our food in our people and in the idea that food is storytelling Today seeing this small family of 12 grow into a 600 strong force makes us believe that when passion meets purpose anything is possiblerdquoAnant a multitalented entrepreneur with a flair for systems vision and growth has been instrumental in shaping Aurumrsquos scalability without ever losing its soul Anisha with over two decades in the hospitality industry has infused the brand with refinement empathy excellence in service and making culinary style a trendKnown to create Bespoke Dining Experiences That Spark EmotionAurum is celebrated for curating immersive memoryled dining experiences that go far beyond the plate Grateful for the tremendous response the last season they curated over 200 plus weddings and celebrationsFrom highend weddings and intimate soireacutees to banquets at some of Mumbai most iconic clubs and gymkhanas Aurum has reinvented how India looks at cateringbringing back pride to club dining and replacing predictability with innovationldquoWe donrsquot just serve foodwe tell storiesrdquoSaid Anisha Anand ldquoEvery dish every garnish every bite is crafted to evoke memory emotion and togetherness That is the heartbeat of AurumrdquoBeyond the Plate Innovation Farming and EmpowermentAdding another vertical to Aurum this season we are Cultivating Goodness ndash AgroFarming with a MissionIn a unique convergence of catering and sustainability Aurum Foods has also ventured into residuefree organic farming across 27 acres in Maharashtra this season we cultivated watermelon dragon fruit guava and mangoes This initiative supports clean food practices to bring back the original ldquotaste ldquoof the produce while empowering rural farming communities with ethical and longterm livelihood optionsldquoOur connection with food begins at the rootliterallyrdquo Anant noted ldquoWe grow what we serve and we serve what we believe inrdquoAurumrsquos food technology and innovation labs are currently developing consistent sustainabilitybased food solutionsfrom gourmet gravies to artisanal productsall created to preserve Indiarsquos culinary legacy in modern scalable formats A particularly ambitious effort includes the creation of an edible food librarya catalogue of Indian heritage flavors designed to be archived and revived for future generationsldquoInnovation to us means honouring the past while creating for the futurerdquo said Anisha ldquoThrough food science and storytelling we want to make sure our grandmothersrsquo recipes never disappear and we hope to one day have an edible library of heritage flavoursrdquoAurumrsquos commitment doesnrsquot stop at the table ldquowe decided to give back to the society all that we imbibed from it ldquo As part of SBIrsquos Sashakti initiative and in collaboration with Advitta NGO in Pune Aurum has launched womenled food cart programs to uplift and empower lesserprivileged women through entrepreneurship and culinary training These carts not only serve as income sources but also as platforms of dignity confidence and communitybuildingldquoWhen a woman serves food from her own cart and earns with pride thatrsquos real successrdquo Anisha said with emotion ldquoThis award belongs to them toordquoA Vision Thatrsquos Just Getting StartedThe lsquoCaterer of the Yearrsquo award is more than a trophyitrsquos a milestone in what promises to be a long remarkable journey for Aurum Foods From bold menus to organic farms from innovation labs to street corners the company is redefining what it means to be a food business in modern IndiaIn their closing speech at the ceremony Anant and Anisha jointly said ldquoThis recognition reaffirms our belief in conscious culinary kitchensrdquoWe dedicate this award to every hand that chopped stirred planted packed served and believed To our team to our farmers to the women we mentor and to the guests who keep asking for morewe thank yourdquoAnd as the applause echoed across the grand NESCO hall one thing was certainAnisha and Anant arenrsquot just a power couple in food they are stewards of a movement With an unwavering commitment to innovation community and craft Aurum Foods continues to redefine the boundaries of Indiarsquos premium food landscapecreating not just meals but movements

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