Brands
Mirah Hospitality ropes in Arjun Raj Kher as chief marketing officer
MUMBAI: Mirah Hospitality & Gourmet Solutions Pvt Ltd has appointed Arjun Raj Kher as chief marketing officer, bringing back a familiar hand to sharpen brand strategy and fuel its next phase of growth.
A seasoned marketing leader with over two decades of experience in India’s food and beverage sector, Kher is known for scaling brands, driving expansion and delivering strong gains in revenue and market share. He previously worked with Mirah Hospitality between 2017 and 2021 and returns with a mandate to deepen brand equity and accelerate customer-led growth.
Kher has held senior leadership roles across prominent restaurant and dining concepts including Hitchki, Bayroute, Flax, Yazu, Juliette and Maai. His career spans marketing operations, business development, P&L ownership and brand positioning, marking him out as a rare all-rounder in a crowded sector.
He has also worked with a wide range of hospitality and nightlife brands, from China House at the Grand Hyatt to AER, Tote on the Turf, Athena and Indigo, blending strategic direction with operational rigour.
In his new role, Kher will oversee brand vision, integrated marketing, digital initiatives and customer experience across Mirah’s portfolio. The company expects his return to strengthen its competitive edge as it expands across formats and geographies.
Mirah Hospitality & Gourmet Solutions operates well-known brands such as Rajdhani, Bayroute and Hitchki, alongside outdoor catering and cloud kitchen ventures including Rajdhani Street, Rollji and The Mezze Company. The group continues to bet on scale, consistency and culinary innovation to drive growth in India’s organised F&B market.
Brands
Beep App launches Gen-Z career platform, clocks 30,000 plus placements
Pune startup turns scrolling into career action with learn-explore-earn model
PUNE: Beep App has rolled out its newly positioned career-focused app aimed at Gen-Z users, as it looks to bridge what it calls a growing gap between exposure and employability among young Indians.
Formerly known as EventBeep, the platform is built around a simple but timely idea: turning everyday scrolling into meaningful career action. The app targets students and early professionals, offering a unified space to explore career options, learn relevant skills and access internships and job opportunities.
At a time when short-form content dominates screen time, Beep is attempting to flip the script by embedding structured, career-oriented insights within a familiar scroll-based interface. The idea is not to disrupt user behaviour, but to redirect it.
The platform spans a wide range of fields, including artificial intelligence, product management, design and data analytics. It provides users with insights into role expectations, required skills and step-by-step career pathways, supported by inputs from industry practitioners.
At the heart of the offering is a “learn, explore, earn” model that integrates discovery, skill-building and hiring into one ecosystem. The company says this closed-loop approach is already gaining traction, with over 30,000 placements facilitated so far.
“Gen-Z does not lack ambition; what they often lack is structured direction,” said Beep App founder and CEO Saurabh Mangrulkar. “The Beep App is designed to organise that exposure into actionable pathways so users can move from intent to execution with greater confidence.”
The launch comes amid a broader shift in India’s job market towards skills-first hiring, where practical experience and demonstrable capabilities are increasingly valued alongside academic qualifications.
Founded in 2021, Beep App has grown steadily within the student ecosystem, connecting over 6.5 million users with opportunities across more than 1,500 colleges and 7,800 hiring companies.
Looking ahead, the company plans to deepen its content across emerging sectors, expand its hiring network and build more personalised career pathways tailored to user behaviour.
As Gen-Z continues to navigate a complex and fast-evolving job market, platforms that can turn curiosity into clarity may well shape the next wave of career discovery.
