Food Magazine June 2018 | Page 128

Sanjay and Ravi Kathuria , brothers and Directors of the UK-based Talash Hotels Group , on their journey from being humble waiters to awardwinning hoteliers

Determination . Resilience . Passion . It ’ s these qualities and more that have enabled brothers Sanjay and Ravi Kathuria to make a mark on the British hotel industry over the last decade with Talash Hotels Group .
Driven by a burning ambition to replicate their uncle ’ s success in the trade , the pair are proud to have overcome a series of challenges to establish their position in a highly-saturated market , growing their business to boast a portfolio of 13 individual character hotels across the country .
“ Our parents have offered great support from the start and we were really inspired by our uncle , who used to be a hotelier ,” recalls Sanjay . “ When we were growing up as children we used to sit on fire-exit stairs in his hotels and have the dream of owning one ourselves .
“ Our uncle and his family lived in a mansion with a swimming pool and we were the poor relations , growing up in a two-up , two-down terrace . The motivation was there , knowing you could make all of

The number of the Group ’ s hotels located in the United Kingdom

13

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