Food Allergen Training for Restaurant Staff: India Compliance Guide

Food Allergen Training for Restaurant Staff: India Compliance Guide

Introduction A server at a 4-star hotel in Mumbai assured a guest their dish was “completely nut-free.” It wasn’t. The guest spent the night in a hospital. The restaurant faced a lawsuit, paid ₹5 lakh in damages, and lost reputation for months. This was entirely preventable. Food allergen training for restaurant staff isn’t luxury—it’s essential […]

Guest Recovery Training: Handling Complaints Like a Hospitality Expert

Guest Recovery Training: Handling Complaints Like a Hospitality Expert

Introduction A guest at a Delhi hotel complained that their room wasn’t cleaned properly. The housekeeper said “we did our job.” The manager offered nothing. The guest left a 2-star review. Two weeks later, the hotel’s online ratings dropped 0.3 stars. Months of great reviews undone by one bad recovery. Here’s the truth: guests aren’t […]

Front Office Manager Training: Excellence & Systems

Front Office Manager Training: Excellence & Systems

Introduction If you have ever watched a new front office team struggle through a busy morning — forgotten reservations, confused guests, dropped calls — you know why structured training matters. The front office largely shapes how guests perceive your entire property, often within the first few minutes. Getting it right is not optional. It is […]

Chemical Safety Training for Housekeeping: Safe Handling Practices in Indian Hotels

Chemical Safety Training for Housekeeping: Safe Handling Practices in Indian Hotels

Introduction Last month, a housekeeping supervisor in a 4-star Bangalore hotel spent three days in a hospital due to chemical fume exposure while cleaning guest bathrooms. It was completely preventable. A simple lack of proper chemical safety training had put both her health and the hotel’s reputation at risk. Here’s what you need to know: […]

Executive Chef Course: Qualifications, Skills & India Path

Executive Chef Training: A Complete Kitchen Leadership Guide for India

An executive chef course builds the skills that turn a good cook into a genuine kitchen leader. Here’s the truth: the gap is almost never about cooking. It’s about leadership. India’s hotels need kitchen leaders who can handle food cost, FSSAI rules, big teams, and menu profit, all at once. Most hotels just promote their […]

Virtual Reality Training for Hotels: The Future of Staff Development in India

Virtual Reality Training for Hotels: The Future of Staff Development in India

Introduction Meera, a front desk executive at a 70-room hotel in Indore, slipped on a VR headset for the first time last January. Within seconds, she was standing in a virtual hotel lobby. A guest avatar walked up—visibly upset, raising his voice about a room mix-up. Meera’s hands trembled. She took a breath, recalled her […]

Hotel Fire Safety Training: Procedures & Compliance Guide for Indian Hotels

Hotel Fire Safety Training: Procedures & Compliance Guide for Indian Hotels

Introduction Fire incidents in Indian hotels and restaurants cause significant loss of life and property every year. The real problem? Most fire safety violations happen because staff don’t know what to do — not because equipment fails. If you manage a hotel or restaurant in India and want your team trained through practical soft skills […]

Hospitality L&D Outsourcing: Complete Guide to Training Solutions in 2026

Hospitality L&D Outsourcing: Complete Guide to Training Solutions in 2026

Introduction The hospitality industry in India faces a critical challenge: staff turnover rates hover above 35-40%, costing hotels an estimated ₹8-10 lakhs annually per 150-room property. Yet most hotel operators treat staff training as an in-house burden—a costly departmental expense rather than a strategic investment. The solution? Hospitality L&D outsourcing. Hotels across India are discovering […]

Restaurant General Manager Training: Complete Operations & Leadership Guide

Virtual Reality Training for Hotels: The Future of Staff Development in India

Introduction The restaurant industry in India is experiencing unprecedented growth. However, many restaurant failures stem from operational mismanagement and poor leadership—a challenge that proper training directly addresses. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to build an effective General Manager training program that drives operational excellence, financial profitability, and team engagement. Whether you’re establishing your […]

How to Scale Training Across Multiple Locations Without Losing Consistency

How to Scale Training Across Multiple Locations Without Losing Consistency

Introduction When your business expands to multiple locations, one critical challenge emerges: maintaining training consistency. Whether you’re a restaurant chain opening new outlets in Delhi and Mumbai, a retail network spreading across Indian metros, or a hospitality group scaling operations nationally, ensuring every location trains employees to the same standard becomes increasingly complex. This challenge […]

Section I: Fundamental Modules

Section IV: Supervisory Skills

Section III: Menu Knowledge

Section II: The Service Cycle

Section I: Fundamental Modules

Brendon Pereira leads the areas of Business & Finance, Technology, and Strategic Consulting. With three decades of diverse experience, Brendon has worked in financial planning, corporate finance, and strategic management across various industries.
Prior to co-founding Adevo, he founded Brenridge Consulting, where he provided expertise in strategic planning, corporate finance, HR planning, and performance management. His prior roles include Consulting Chief Financial Officer at Kapston Facilities Management and Vice President – Corporate Planning & IT at Dusters Total Solution Services Private Limited, where he managed business planning, M&A, and IT & automation. Brendon also brings valuable operational experience from his time as Operations Manager at Reliance Industries Ltd (Petroleum Business) and earlier in hospitality as Unit Manager at TGI Fridays, and F&B Manager roles at Le Meridien, The Orchid Ecotel, and Hotel Marine Plaza.
Brendon’s educational background includes a Post Graduate Executive Management Program (MBA) from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, an MDP in Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructuring from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, a BA in Political Science from the University of Mumbai, and a Hotel Management degree from the Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore. He has also completed Level 1 of the CFA Charter from the CFA Institute, USA.
Krishna Shantakumar, oversees content development, consulting, product development, and HR. With a career spanning three decades in the hospitality industry, Krishna’s journey began after graduating from the Institute of Hotel Management in Bangalore in 1995. An unyielding passion for food prompted him to boldly trade a traditional engineering path for his true calling, to forge a career in hospitality
Krishna’s extensive experience includes setting up a Hotel Management Institute in Chennai, a management trainee role with Ramanashree Group, pioneers in the budget business hotel segment, and successfully transforming Hotel Priyadarshini in Hospet. He then spent 21 years with the Aswati Group, where he played a pivotal role in expanding restaurants like EBONY, conceptualizing and designing multi-award-winning establishments such as The 13th Floor, ASEAN On The Edge, The Legend of Sikandar, Sindbad, Ebony Bistro, Dancing Wok, Katpadi Junction, and Panda House. Beyond this, Krishna has consulted on, executed, and operated four cafes and bake-houses, two hotels with multiple food and beverage outlets, two fine dining restaurants, and an exclusive cocktail bar.
His educational background includes a Diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Rashmi Koppar spearheads the organization’s marketing, pedagogy, and academic functions. With over 27 years of extensive experience in the hospitality industry and academia, Rashmi is a passionate hotelier and educator who has worked with leading names such as The Taj and Oberoi group of hotels. Her career also includes significant tenures at M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, where she held roles as Deputy Registrar and Academic Registrar, contributing to infrastructure development, policy implementation, curriculum design, and faculty training.
Driven by her belief that hospitality education should be universally accessible, transcending geographical, economic, and time barriers, Rashmi co-founded Adevo, dedicating it to transforming learners into skilled hospitality professionals. Her educational foundation includes a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management from the All India Institute for Management Studies, a Housekeeping Management Training Program from the Oberoi Centre for Learning and Development, and diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore