Jawad Restaurant forges forward...

Meeting the challenges that 2016 poses for the region was the focus of the annual Jawad Business Group Restaurant Division conference held last month at the Dragon Hotel, Amwaj.

On the back of an exceptionally successful 2015, Restaurant Division General Manager Tapan Vaidya urged the team not to rest on their laurels stressing the importance of being innovative and thinking out of the box, while bracing up for a tough year ahead.

With global oil prices falling sharply leading to significant revenue shortfalls in energy exporting nations, it is expected that consumers will be spending less and the repercussions will be felt by all industries,  especially the hospitality sector.

A much-anticipated annual event, Forge Forward 2015 was as much a celebration of the Restaurant Division’s dazzling performance during the year and the high standards of excellence maintained in all aspects of the business.

The JBG Restaurant division is the largest such business based in Bahrain, operating 116 restaurants in the GCC and with dozens of new ones under construction. The guests of honour, Non-Executive Director Bernard Edmunds and Group General Manager R Ramakrishnan,  congratulated employees for their success and thanked them for their contribution and support to the company. 

Trophies were subsequently awarded to all top performers in operations across the GCC.

The two-day meet was attended by operating restaurant teams from across the GCC.  Supporting the team in the challenges ahead, Vaidya outlined a new program of wellness in all areas, at work and outside.