Food Magazine June 2018 | Page 132

TALASH HOTELS GROUP
Sanjay Kathuria
immediate rewards for the duo . The location opened its doors in 2007 , but recession hit business hard and by 2009 the Kathurias had conceded 60 % of the property ’ s value .
“ We were then forced into business support with the bank , and it was only through our negotiation and our determination that we continued to drive the business through the recession ,” reveals Sanjay . “ We had to cut costs , we did a number of shifts ourselves , we did kitchen work – we did everything basically . We learned everything there is to learn about running a hotel .”

“Everybody talks about the fact that how , as owners , we go and engage with every single person , whether that be guests or our staff members . Then they feed off each other ”

Sanjay Kathuria
Director , Talash Hotels Group
132 June 2018