Godrej Vikhroli Cucina and FBAI Honour Visionaries of Indian Food Culture at IFBA 2024
IFBA 2024 brought together the culinary stars of India to celebrate innovation, creativity, and excellence in the food and beverage industry
21 Nov 2024
The India Food & Beverage Awards 2024 (IFBA), hosted by Godrej Vikhroli Cucina in collaboration with the Food Bloggers Association of India (FBAI), celebrated India’s vibrant food ecosystem at Seven Rivers, Taj Holiday Village, Goa. Honouring trailblazers across 13 categories and 32 sub-categories, the event recognised 122 winners for their exceptional contributions to the food and culinary industry.
The 2024 IFBA recognised talent across 13 main categories, encompassing 32 sub-categories, including Facebook, Instagram, Blog, YouTube, Media, Hospitality, Public Voting, FBAI Star, Industry Support, Education, PR Agency and Contribution to the Hospitality and Culinary Industry. A total of 122 winners were honoured at this year's ceremony, representing an exciting cross-section of India’s thriving food and beverage industry.
The event showcased an integration of several Godrej-owned brands, including Godrej Yummiez, Godrej Jersey, Godrej Real Good Chicken, and Godrej Vikhroli Cucina. Some highlights included, Godrej Jersey Yogurt Wall and the Godrej Jersey Sweet Shack, standout interactive installations designed to engage and captivate the food community.
To celebrate Thanksgiving and give back to the food community, Godrej Foods hosted a special Thanksgiving Grazing Table where products like Yummiez Prawn Rissois, and Yummiez Paneer Pop skewers with Caldine Drizzle.
Take a look at the list of winners and runner ups!
| Full Name | City | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priya Taparia | Bangalore | #InstaAwards - Baking | Winner |
| Shreya Joshi | Jharsuguda | #InstaAwards - Baking | Second Runner-up |
| Nainaz Irani | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Baking | Second Runner-up |
| Manu Mahalwar | Greater Noida | #InstaAwards - Beverage | Winner |
| Dushyant Bhatia | Pune | #InstaAwards - Beverage | Runner-up |
| Sunny Muntode | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Beverage | Runner-up |
| Ruchi Nagrecha | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Beverage | Second Runner-up |
| Kshiti Agarwal | Bhopal | #InstaAwards - Emerging | |
| Pooja roonwal | Chennai | #InstaAwards - Emerging | Second Runner-up |
| Shrikrishna Uday Mungekar | Thane | #InstaAwards - Emerging | Second Runner-up |
| Bobby Roy | New Delhi | #InstaAwards - Emerging | |
| Khushbu Shah | Goa | #InstaAwards - Fashion & lifestyle - General | Winner |
| Rajeev Rajguru | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & lifestyle - General | |
| Mihir Negandhi | Pune | #InstaAwards - Fashion & lifestyle - General | Runner-up |
| Asmita Bharati | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & lifestyle - General | Second Runner-up |
| Khushi Mehta and Ruchi Mehta | Thane | #InstaAwards - Fashion & lifestyle - General | |
| Pallavi Jha | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & lifestyle - General | Second Runner-up |
| Shilpa Seth Bhambri | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & lifestyle - General | Second Runner-up |
| Amaan & Armaan - Soboboys | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & Lifestyle - Luxury | Winner |
| Prernaa Makhariaa | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & Lifestyle - Luxury | Runner-up |
| Ashish Kejriwal | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & Lifestyle - Luxury | |
| Samira F Parmar | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & Lifestyle-Make-up and cosmetics | |
| Bhawna Agarwal | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & Lifestyle - Most endearing | Winner |
| Rumana Nazarali | Bangalore | #InstaAwards - Fashion & Lifestyle - Most endearing | Runner-up |
| Deena Pinto | Bangalore | #InstaAwards - Fashion & Lifestyle - Most endearing | Second Runner-up |
| Ashima Kumar Sahni | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Fashion & Lifestyle - Most endearing | Second Runner-up |
| Shreya Joshi | Jharsuguda | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | |
| Zenobia Chacko | Margao, Goa | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | Winner |
| Faisal shaikh | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | Winner |
| Amruta Karnik | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | Winner |
| Sasmita Sahoo | Bhubaneswar | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | |
| Farhana Afreen | Kolkata | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | Runner-up |
| Prajisha PK | Bangalore | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | Runner-up |
| Gini Desai | Ahmedabad | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | Second Runner-up |
| Johncie Correia | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | Second Runner-up |
| Tejashree Jangid | Thane | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | |
| Debojani Roy | Chennai | #InstaAwards - Food photgraphy & styling | |
| Yogita Khanna | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Health & Wellness | |
| Megha Sarin | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Health & Wellness | |
| Namrata Shastri | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Health & Wellness | |
| Aditi Prabhu | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Health & Wellness | |
| Conscious Mithaiwala | Mumbai | Distinctive Retail Gem | Runner-up |
| Shruti Mahajan | New Delhi | #InstaAwards - Recipe | |
| Parul Gupta | Jaipur | #InstaAwards - Recipe | Runner-up |
| Priya Taparia | Bangalore | #InstaAwards - Recipe | Runner-up |
| Uma Raghuraman | Gurgaon | #InstaAwards - Recipe | |
| Hina Gujral | Bangalore | #InstaAwards - Recipe | |
| Dr.Sonal Pankaj Shende | Nagpur | #InstaAwards - Recipe | Second Runner-up |
| Sambhaji Balu Atugade | Navi Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Recipe | Second Runner-up |
| Shikha Shetty | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Recipe | Second Runner-up |
| Prithvish Ashar | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Sumedh Kanade | Nagpur | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Pankaj Kaklotar | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Ruben Rodrigues | Margao | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Tejal Killekar | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Devashree Sanghvi | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Ashutosh Singh Jadaoun | Gwalior | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Jade Dsa | Goa | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Dimple Wadhwani | Hyderabad | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Vaishnavi Gaonkar | Panjim | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Winner |
| Dishali | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | |
| Nitant Pandhare | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | |
| Joohi Kaushikbhai Patel | Vadodara | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Runner-up |
| Rakshanda Birwadkar | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Second Runner-up |
| Trisha Pandya | Vadodara | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | |
| Jyoti Modi | Telangana | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Second Runner-up |
| Trupti Marolia | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | |
| Komal Kushwaha | Kanpur | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Second Runner-up |
| Mudra Keswani | Bhopal | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Second Runner-up |
| Zafir Syed | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Second Runner-up |
| Sushmita Rekhi | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Second Runner-up |
| Rohan Naik | Mumbai | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Second Runner-up |
| Debolina Ray | Bangalore | #InstaAwards - Review eatery | Second Runner-up |
| Nivedith Gajapathy | Bangalore | #InstaAwards - Travel International | Winner |
| Anish Deshmukh | Mumbai | #Insta Awards - Travel National | Runner-up |
| Kevin Pinto | Mapusa | #Insta Awards - Travel National | Runner-up |
| Vaibhavi Mirkute | Ambernath | #Insta Awards - Travel National | Runner-up |
| Rashmi Vaishnav | Mumbai | #Insta Awards - Regional | Winner |
| Fernando Monte da Silva | Margao, Goa | #Insta Awards - Regional | Winner |
| Marina Balakrishnan | Mumbai | #Insta Awards - Regional | Runner-up |
| Ashrafi Gaikwad | Ponda | #Insta Awards - Regional | Second Runner-up |
| Pranay Jagdish Salavkar | Goa | #Insta Awards - Regional | Second Runner-up |
| Shabnam Mukadam | Mumbai | #Insta Awards - Regional | Second Runner-up |
| Om Patil | Vadodara | #Insta Awards - Regional | Second Runner-up |
| Priya Iyer | Bangalore | Innovative recipe blog | |
| Madhu Bindra | Greater Noida | Innovative recipe blog | |
| Richa Gupta | Bangalore | Innovative recipe blog | |
| Ratika Richa | Jaipur | Innovative recipe blog | Runner-up |
| Chandrima Sarkar | Navi Mumbai | Innovative recipe blog | |
| Amrita Roy | Bangalore | Innovative recipe blog | |
| Indrani Sen | Mumbai | Innovative recipe blog | Second Runner-up |
| Sneha Dalvi | Mumbai | Travel blog | Winner |
| Subhasis Chatterjee | Kolkata | Travel blog | |
| Afreen Ansari | Mumbai | Travel blog | |
| Raina Kshetry | Kolkata | Regional cuisine blog | Winner |
| Ashita Agrawal | Mumbai | Beverage Blog | Winner |
| Bhisham Mansukhani | Mumbai | Beverage Blog | Winner |
| Swapnil Shilpa | Bangalore | Baking Blog | Winner |
| Samita Gopal Halder | Gurgaon | Facebook Page | Winner |
| Jolly Makkar | Bangalore | Facebook Page | |
| Nirali Gaudani Korat | Ahmedabad | Facebook Page | |
| Sukrit jain | Faridabad | Facebook Page | Second Runner-up |
| Neelima Nitin | Pune | Facebook Page | Second Runner-up |
| Chef Dibyendu Roy | Taj Fort Aguada, Goa | Inspiring Executive Chef of the Year | Winner |
| Chef Altamsh Patel | Hilton Mumbai International Airport | Exemplary Executive Chef | Runner-up |
| Chef Yogender Uniyal | Planet Hollywood Beach Resort, Goa & Mumbai | Emerging Executive Chef | Second Runner-up |
| Chef Clarence D Souza | North Goa | Executive Chef of the Year | Runner-up |
| Chef Tushar Malkani | The Yellow House, Goa, IHCL Selections | Hotel Chef - Outstanding contribution to the hospitality industry | Winner |
| Rahul Shirish Karve | Moxy, Mumbai | Young Chef of the Year - Hotels | |
| Chef Kshitiz shekhar | Sarovar Hotels | Corporate Chef of the Year | |
| Chef Abhijeet Anil Thakre | Vivanta new Delhi, Dwarka | Exemplary Hotel Chef of the Year | Second Runner-up |
| Chef Sunit Sharma | Panaji | Independent Chef | Winner |
| Chef Harsh Shodhan | Mumbai | Independent Chef | Runner-up |
| Chef Daugdo Farokh Ragina | Mumbai | Independent Chef | Second Runner-up |
| Jimmy Mistry | Lonavala | Pioneer in Experiential Hospitality in India | |
| Raul Dias | Mumbai | Winner | |
| Priyanko Sarkar | Mumbai | Second Runner-up | |
| Flavel Monteiro | Goa | Print - Magazine | Winner |
| Vishal Kadakia | Mumbai | Podcast | Second Runner-up |
| Rhythm Datta | Mumbai | Podcast | Second Runner-up |
| Kamlaksh Shetty | Mumbai | Podcast | Second Runner-up |
| Viva Media | Goa, India | Outstanding Contribution to PR | Runner-up |
| Katalyst Reputation Management | Mumbai, India | Outstanding Contribution to PR | Runner-up |
| Hurlene Kharbanda | Mumbai, India | Outstanding Contribution to PR | Runner-up |
| Stellaratti Brand Consultants | Mumbai, India | Outstanding Contribution to PR | Runner-up |
| The Hatch Project | Mumbai, India | Outstanding Contribution to PR | Runner-up |
| Swapnil Shilpa | Bangalore | YouTube - Recipe | Winner |
| Sadika Tanveer Inamdar | Surat | YouTube - Recipe | Runner-up |
| Shreya Rao | Mumbai | YouTube - Recipe | |
| Souvik Bhattacharya | Kolkata | YouTube - Travel | |
| Foody Breaks | Goa | Education Institute | Second Runner-up |
| Sonia Gupta | Pune | Individual Educator | Winner |
| Pooja Ganeriwala | Mumbai | Individual Educator | Winner |
| Itesh Ruhela | Delhi | Runner-up | |
| Kalyan Karmakar | YouTube Trophy | ||
| Kanak Khaturia | YouTube Trophy | ||
| Nivedith Gajapathy | YouTube Trophy | ||
| Alok Verma | YouTube Trophy | ||
| Ananya Banerjee | YouTube Trophy | ||
| Nolan Mascarenhas | YouTube Trophy | ||
| Mr.Tikku | |||
| Joohi Kaushikbhai Patel | Public Voting | Runner-up | |
| Odette Mascarhenas | Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality & Culinary Industry in India | YouTube Trophy | |
| Tarun Sibal | Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality & Culinary Industry in India | YouTube Trophy | |
| Rocky Mohan | Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality & Culinary Industry in India | YouTube Trophy | |
| Sanjyot Keer | Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality & Culinary Industry in India | YouTube Trophy | |
| Suvir Saran | Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality & Culinary Industry in India | YouTube Trophy | |
| Nitin Tandon | Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality & Culinary Industry in India | YouTube Trophy | |
| Mayur Sharma | Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality & Culinary Industry in India | YouTube Trophy | |
| Aman Chainani | Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality & Culinary Industry in India | YouTube Trophy | |
| Jason DeSouza | Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality & Culinary Industry in India | YouTube Trophy | |
| Jimmy Mistry | Jury awarded earlier in Hospitality | YouTube Trophy |
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