Indian Retail Awards and e-Retail Awards Congress 2015

"At last the consumer is opening up to buying even plain foods from branded players. By the end of 2015, I feel metro cities will start buying chapattis, and paranthas from supermarkets rather than preparing at home, and that will become mainstream."

Mr. Damodar Mall is the CEO at Grocery Retail Reliance Retail Limited. Starting career with consumer goods leader, Unilever, he went on to being an early-stage professional involved in steering modernising retail in India. He has been in leadership roles with retail concepts like Big Bazaar, D Mart and now Reliance Fresh.

Mr. Mall has shaped unique Indian models in his entrepreneurial stint that led to creation of D-Mart stores and then with many brands at Future Group and Reliance Retail.

His speciality lies in supermarket retailing, food value chain, e commerce, building retail businesses from idea to full ventures, grooming FMCG brands in food, and home and personal care.