"In recent times, the traditional F&B space has faced significant challenges due to rising costs. The CAPEX and OPEX involved to build and scale restaurants have produced many casualties. New age food businesses like Yumist overcome such challenges through innovative use of technology across the supply chain."

Alok is the founder & CEO at Yumist. Prior to this he has built multiple tech startups across India, US and Singapore in the fields of e-commerce, consumer internet, mobile gaming and digital strategy consulting. He has also served as CMO at Zomato and DealsAndYou.

A propagator of business automation and scalable processes, Alok strongly believes that the future of business lies in data and intelligent use of it. In his spare time, he loves to spend time with his family & friends, read, travel and cook.