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Chennai hotel-sector exhibition to showcase equipment and green technology

Source: The Hindu · 29 Sep 2026, 10:38 UTC
Chennai hotel-sector exhibition to showcase equipment and green technology
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A three-day exhibition in Chennai will bring together more than 150 stalls featuring cooking equipment, ingredients, fuel alternatives and environmental technologies for hotels and restaurants. Organisers say workshops will run throughout the event, which will also include a celebration linked to the birth centenary of Sree Annapoorna Group founder K. Damodrasamy Naidu.

A three-day exhibition focused on the hotel and restaurant industry will be held in Chennai from October 1 to 3, organisers said. The South India Hotels and Restaurants Association and the Tamilnadu Hotels Association are organising the event at the Chennai Trade Fair Complex. It will feature more than 150 stalls displaying cooking equipment, raw materials and technologies for the hospitality sector.

The exhibition will bring Indian and international manufacturers and suppliers of cooking equipment together. It will also display ingredients used by hotels and restaurants. Green fuel options and other environmental technologies will be among the exhibits.

The focus comes as fuel prices rise, according to D. Srinivasan, managing director of Sree Annapoorna Group, Coimbatore. Workshops are scheduled for all three days of the exhibition.

The supplied material does not specify the subjects or speakers for those sessions. The Tamilnadu Hotels Association will also hold an event in Chennai on October 1 to mark ‘Unavaga Dhinam’. The programme forms part of centenary celebrations for K.

Damodrasamy Naidu, identified by the organisers as the founder of the Sree Annapoorna Group. The exhibition is intended to provide a common venue for equipment makers, suppliers and the hotel industry, while presenting alternatives linked to fuel use and environmental technology.

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