Career

I joined DIL as Barista/ CSA in 2015. It came as a life changing opportunity which offered growth and consistent learning curve. I got promoted in May 2017 as Asst Café Manager and then as Café Manager in Jan 2020

I have been able to improve my skills and up my learning curve thanks to regular training workshops and skill development sessions. Costa team always motivates me to learn more so that I can fulfill my career aspiration of becoming an Area Manager.

My name is Sourav Das. I am from Kolkata. I joined DIL KFC in 2006 and just completed 15 years growing from Team Member to Area Manager. I have not only have I grown as a professional but also as an individual. In the last few years, I've made good friends and had privileged to work with many charismatic leaders. I consider myself fortunate enough to have encountered such talented, inspiring, and enthusiastic leaders, whom I‘ve always found committed to excellence.

I also had privilege to travel to Nigeria and Nepal to open KFC stores. For someone who loved traveling and exploring culture, I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity traveling international

My name is Gulshan Kumar Gupta and I am a culinary enthusiast who has spent a 10 years of his career with DIL. I started my career as Team member/ commi-2 in the year 2012 in DIL’s commissary. With an obsession for serving great products to our customers and my hunger to learn more, I moved to restaurant operations with Vaango and currently I am Restaurant Manager leading the flagship store of Vaango in South city Mall, Kolkata.

I feel very proud and fortunate to have started by career with Devyani International Ltd. My career has skied with the growth of the company. The extraordinary knowledge transfer across the different streams and geographies has benefitted lot and am grateful to have such opportunities.

Started off as a TM with Pizza Hut in Dec’02, have grown through ranks to become Restaurant General Manager in 2007, followed by Area manager in 2010. Have been part of both North and East regions with Pizza Hut and KFC across various leadership roles, followed by my elevation as Country Head for KFC and Pizza Hut Nepal in 2018. Returned back to India in 2019 as Market Manager for East & Nepal, and now in 2021, elevated as Head of Operations for KFC North & East India along with Nepal operations.

I thoroughly enjoy working with my team in such a collaborative atmosphere and am really happy to be a part of this people centric organization.