As one of India's leading niche hospitality entrepreneurs, Ashish Dev Kapur has donned many
hats. Before finding his calling in the F&B industry, Ashish pursued a degree in electronics
and telecom engineering from the prestigious McGill University in Canada.
He worked for GE Capital across North America before returning to India to co-found Yo!
China. Yo! China is India's first and largest chain of Chinese restaurants. Apart from
Yo!China, Ashish is also the co-founder of Dimsum Bros, The Wine Company, Antares, Whisky
Samba amongst others.
He is awarded "Asia's Best Young Entrepreneurs 2008", 'Best F&B Retailer-2008- Images Golden
Spoon Award'; 'Federation of Hotels & Restaurant Association of India - Young Restaurant
Entrepreneur of the Year-2006' 'India Today - Young Achiever of 2006', 'CNBC - Young Turks',
etc.
He is also a sought after speaker in various industry forms like FICCI, TiE, IRF, Franchise
Association of India and at leadership seminars organized by leading international MBA
schools like INSEAD. He is a theatre buff and loves acting. He has acted in plays staged
across the world and even starred in a short international film.
