Srinagar: Pledging to resolve the issues faced by vital business sector for its revival, the Restaurant & Cafe Association of Kashmir (RAK) was constituted here Saturday.
After marathon deliberations, prominent businessman Sheikh Feroz was elected as the President of the business body while young entrepreneur Babar Chowdhary was elected as the Vice president of the RAK.
The other elected office bearers include Sheikh Imran (Secretary General,) Irfan (Joint Secretary), Majid Dar (Treasurer) and Mir Muneeb (Social Media Incharge).
In his presidential address, Sheikh Feroz promised to work dedicatedly and honestly and work hard to raise the genuine issues of the association from time to time.
As per a handout issued by the RAK, the forum will hold meetings with concerned government authorities for readdressal of issues pertaining to the industry.
“It was decided that the newly elected office bearers will approach all the concerned departments associated with the trade to highlight the problems faced by this industry,” the handout said.
“Numerous issues like MSME, soft loans provided by the banks, electricity subsidy, renewal of certificates, parking problems outside restaurants and cafes were discussed threadbare with a mechanism for redressal of grievances in a time bound manner,” the handout said.
The Members of the Executive Body of the RAK include: “Mr. Sheikh Feroz 7 C’s Café n Fine Dine, Mr. Khawar Jamsheed Café Liberty, Mr Majid Dar Mehfil Restaurant, Mr Umran Khan Sunset Bouleward,
Usamah Manzoor Burza 14th Avenue Café & Bakeshop, Nadeem Bhat Downtown Café, Kamran Nisar Winterfell Café, Ms Roohi Nazki Chai Jaai, Ms Sofia Jan The Choclate Café & Grill, Mr Tahir Baba
Samci Restaurant, Mr Sajad Ahmad Bala Red & White, Mr Mir Muneeb The Other Side Café, Mr Sajad Ahmad Rizk Restaurant, Mr Syed Rashid Viands Restaurant, Mr Arif Ahmad Shud Waazwaan, Mr Sheikh Imran Waterfall Restaurant and Mr Mohammad Iqbal Trumboo Café Coffe day, Mr Shahbaz
Fat Panda, Mr Irfan Maqbool Village Dhaba & café, Mr Saqib Le delice, Mr Khalid Mohammad Kachroo Shamyana Restaurant
As per the RAK: “It was also decided that the membership fee for the new members other than EC members will be Rs 2000/- The fee for the EC members will be Rs 5000.”
