Monday, May 05, 2008

The mar(s)tian hotelier

Rachna NARANG... the gourmet queen now has ‘designs’ on the global hospitality sector

Born with a silver spoon in her mouth to the famous hotelier Narang family, Rachna Narang never thought that she would step into the business world. But coaxed by her brother Sanjay, she did and is today sitting perched as Director of International division in MARS Group. A Cornell University Graduate in liberal arts, her 16 years experience in conceptualising, designing and operating chains restaurants, has enabled successes like Croissants et al (a bakery outlet chain) to rest snugly under her belt.

Says Shitij Deopujari, Manager, Intercontinental Hotels: “Rachna Narang has excelled in the hospitality industry.” Today the brother sister duo are proud owners of the Mars Group, with a virtual smorgasbord of restaurants, boutique hotels, leisure clubs and airline catering brands.

Within the group, Rachna heads the in-house design team, responsible for the look of each outlet. From designing crockery to writing out details in the menu card, she does it all. Mars plans to invest over Rs.1 billion & has a target of a turnover of Rs.1.5 billion this financial year. Flying high with accomplishments, here’s one lady who will never say that only the ‘Men are from Mars’. She’s virtually sitting in Mars and holding the sceptre over the gastronomic cravings of millions...
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

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