Dr. Suborno Bose, the Founder of the Young Chef Olympiad, Co-chairman and CEO of the International Hospitality Council (IHC) and Founder and Chief Mentor, Indismart Group, was awarded ET Now, Business Leader Of The Year (Education) at a glittering awards ceremony organised in Mumbai on 16th February, 2020. The award is a deserving recognition of Dr. Bose’s efforts to put India on the Global Hospitality Map.
ET Now, India’s leading business and finance news channel, honoured Dr. Bose with this prestigious award in the wake of his instrumental leadership in founding and organising the International Young Chef Olympiad (YCO).
On 2nd February 2020, the sixth edition of YCO concluded where young student chefs and their mentors from 55 countries of the world gathered to participate in the biggest culinary competition. The YCO 2020, organised by the IHC in association with the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM), brought so many countries on a single stage at a time when the world is divided on political, social and economic issues. The YCO 2020 gold winner was Malaysia, silver winner was Philippines and bronze went to England.
The YCO is also a mutual understanding of cultural and educational exchange with the 55 countries. MoUs signed during YCO with every country’s representatives are agreements to conduct educational exchange programmes with IIHM.
YCO 2020 had a unique theme of Sustainability, roping in the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Dr. Bose also exhibited solidarity with Sustainability through the Food Aid initiative. Food Soldiers from IIHM and students around the country conducted food drives among the underprivileged.
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