Kumar is the Founder & CEO of Nanda Hospitality Group. With over 30 years of hospitality experience, Kumar brings a wealth of knowledge of the industry to Nanda Hospitality Group. From a grass-roots beginning, Kumar has worked in all roles within the restaurant growing from an entry-level dishwasher to forming Nanda Hospitality Group through a series of strategic acquisitions over the course of the company’s existence, building the largest franchisee within the Recipe Unlimited (TSX: RECP) system.

Kumar has been the recipient of several top-operator awards over his tenure in the business, and is a seasoned turn-around management executive. His motivation today remains to continue building a best-in-class restaurant operation through Nanda Hospitality Group.

Kumar also currently sits as Chairman & Founder of Nanda Capital Group.

Tony is the Vice President of Operations of Nanda Hospitality Group where he oversees the operations team & the day-to-day operations of Nanda Hospitality Group’s restaurants. With over 20 years of hospitality experience in all aspects of a restaurant, Tony is a seasoned hospitality executive. Tony specializes in back-of-the house operations and also oversees all aspects relating to renovations & construction within the Nanda Hospitality Group restaurants.

Tony earned a Business degree at the Humber College / Ryerson University joint program.

Fun Fact: Tony is a Master Chef & Foodie and is always experimenting with different menus and recipes at his home.

Ashley is the Senior Operations Manager of Nanda Hospitality Group where she oversees the day-to-day operations of her restaurants with a continuous focus on Nanda Hospitality Group’s KPI’s. With over 13 years of hospitality experience, Ashley brings a significant amount of knowledge that is drawn upon at the restaurant level daily – this comes from her experience in all positions within the restaurant. Ashley specializes in off-premise & heart-of-house operations and is also instrumental in the training and human capital development of the group.

Ashley received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Operations, with honours, from the Lazaridis School of Business at Wilfrid Laurier University.