GUWAHATI, June 30 - In the wake of the challenges faced by various outlets of the food industry based in Assam, and keeping in mind the food safety and quality aspects from the consumers� point of view, a meeting of restaurant owners was held at NEDFi House here today.
�The need of an association was felt in the past few months because of serious issues faced by the restaurants and fast food outlets in the State related to food safety, statutory requirements, online delivery platforms, waste disposal and water supply issues, impact of social media and other such issues,� they said in a statement.
A resolution was taken to form the �All Assam Restaurant Association� with a 21-member core committee in this meeting in the presence of 150 restaurant owners. Among others who were present at the meeting were chef Atul Lahkar, owner of Heritage Khorika and film actress Nishita Goswami who represented her ethnic Bengali restaurant Icchapuran, Tapan Baruah, owner of Momo Ghar, Rajnish Goswami, food entrepreneur, Samrat Deka, director, SRD Group and Bhuban Gam, owner of Gam�s Delicacy.
The Association is being formed with the objective to constitute a single organisation to represent the restaurant industry in Assam, said the statement.
