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George Kunnappally, Managing Director of Nando’s UAE shares\u00a0his journey in making Nando\u2019s a successful food chain in the UAE, the mindset he developed, the lack of entrepreneurial knack, and the change in the hospitality industry over the years. <\/span><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE HOST<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Ashish is a serial entrepreneur and serves as the CEO & Founder of Restroworks.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>He is one of the entrepreneurs who has mastered the art of bootstrapping startups to scale. Ashish is a prolific angel investor and mentors budding entrepreneurs and startups in Silicon Valley and India.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE GUEST<\/span><\/h3>\n

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George Kunnappally is one of the most accomplished figures in the hospitality industry. As a Managing Director of Nando\u2019s UAE, he heads the popular fast-casual chain <\/span>known<\/span> for its flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken across 20+ locations. He has also been voted #3 on the Caterer Middle Power List for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Speakers<\/p>\n

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