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Dipna Anand,
pictured between proud father, Gulu and Uncle Kewal |
Stars
Of The South's £60 Billion British Asian Economy Honoured In
Prestigious Awards
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Following a
record 6,200 nominations, 18 of the most prominent figures in
Southern England's Asian community have been short listed for this
year's Lloyds TSB Southern Jewel Awards, which takes place at the
London Hilton, Park Lane on 15th September 2007.
Three of the
nominees in the following category are from the Food Industry :
Retail Food
& Franchise Excellence Jewel Award nominees, from the food industry:
* Mr Adi
Modi - Senior Vice President & Director of Taj International Hotels
was handpicked by the parent company to open The Bombay Brasserie.
His attention
to detail and commitment to good service have been the cornerstones
of the restaurant's success, while his hands on approach has seen 39
staff (out of a total of 51) remain with him for 15 years or more.
Mr Modi has
also been behind the development of the Bombay Brasserie as a brand:
the restaurant's chutney is now available in Harrods and at the
Bombay Brasserie and it caters exclusively to Jet Airways on all its
routes to India.
After several
years as General Manager, Mr Modi is now Senior Vice President &
Director of Taj International Hotels.
* Asif
Rangoonwala - Founder of Eurobuns Limited, is a successful
business entrepreneur, who has a diverse array of interests spanning
a range of sectors including food, property and sport.
He is also the
founder of UK-based Eurobuns Limited, a hugely successful venture in
the industrial baking sector.
He is also
active in a number of prestigious organisations within the UK and
abroad - these include being a fellow of the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award, Trustee of the Whitefield Development Trust, Vice Chairman of
Indus Entrepreneurs UK and Chairman of the World Memon Foundation.
* Dipna
Anand - Indian Cookery Guru is on the brink of creating the next
wave of Indian food as the number one healthy option. Dipna, 23, has
created a complete menu of delicious low-fat recipes for her father's
award-winning restaurant, Brilliant in Southallt.
Her A-Level
Food Technology project on low-fat Indian cookery earned her top
marks and won an award from the British Nutrition Foundation as the
best project in the country.
Combining her
experience of running the restaurant with her academic studies in
Food Technology, Dipna is creating a recipe book with the best of
Indian cuisine low-fat alternative dishes. She is set to be the woman
to transform the perception of Indian food as going hand-in-hand with
healthy food.
Now in its
fifth year, the event will celebrate the continued achievements of
British Asians, bolstering the Southern region's reputation as a hub
of Asian talent. With an estimated 200,000 Asian firms in the UK, the
annual turnover of London based Asian owned businesses alone is
valued at over £60billion. Asian companies continue to be the
fastest growing business sector in the UK, generating wealth at a
rate three times the national average
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