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AXN hosts ‘Top Chef Kitchen Night’ in association With Marriot
MUMBAI: AXN is hosting its first ever ‘Top Chef Open Kitchen Night‘ in association with the Marriot group of hotels in Ahemdabad on 17 February and in Mumbai and Delhi on 20 February.
This event allows AXN viewers and fans to come and attend this activity through a Facebook contest. The viewers will be able to experience the ‘Top Chef‘ in their own city, cook up a meal for them in an open kitchen set up which will be followed by dinner and cocktails.
‘Top Chef Texas‘, soon to be aired on AXN, is the ninth season of the cooking reality season.
The host is Padma Laxshmi who is joined by head judge Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons from Food and Wine magazine.
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Swiggy appoints Swapnil Bajpai CEO of Dineout and Scenes
Leadership shift signals sharper push into dining out and experiences verticals.
MUMBAI: Swiggy is plating up a leadership refresh, and it’s serving it with a side of experience. The company has appointed Swapnil Bajpai as chief executive officer for Swiggy Dineout and Scenes, placing him at the helm of its dining-out and experiences businesses as it sharpens focus beyond food delivery. Bajpai, who shared the update via Linkedin, steps into the role after several years within the company, where he has moved across key functions including business operations, sales, supply and monetisation. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and business head for Swiggy Dineout, Assure and Lynk, driving growth and operational scale across these verticals.
His track record at Swiggy includes leading advertising and monetisation strategies for both food delivery and dineout segments, alongside overseeing supply and sales functions, roles that have increasingly become central as the platform diversifies revenue streams.
Before Swiggy, Bajpai built his career across consumer giants. He worked as regional sales manager at Reckitt and spent several years at Procter & Gamble, where he handled market strategy, planning and large-scale sales operations. His stint there also involved leading trade programmes and designing shopper-centric go-to-market strategies across categories.
In his new role, Bajpai will be tasked with strengthening Swiggy’s dining-out and experiences ecosystem, two areas that are fast emerging as the company’s next growth frontier. With urban consumers leaning into eating out and curated experiences, Swiggy appears to be betting on a more rounded lifestyle play rather than just doorstep delivery.
The move underscores a broader shift in Swiggy’s strategy, from being the app that brings food home, to becoming the one that takes you out.
