Prior to joining Culinary Brands, Hola was SVP Global Brand at the hospitality chain OYO. Under his leadership the tech hospitality unicorn transformed into a globally awarded brand. Hola is among the industry’s most innovative marketers and has been recognised by marketing, effectiveness and strategic bodies including WARC, Jay Chiat and the Effies.
Hola’s ability to drive growth by pivoting a business and a brand with strategic thinking and creating buzzworthy campaigns that become part of pop culture, makes this an exciting move in the QSR space in particular and the marketing world in general.
Last year, Everstone signed on as the master franchisee for Subway for India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Everstone has announced that it plans to open about 2,000 Subway outlets in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Culinary Brands has also recently signed an exclusive license for the Lavazza brand in India. It also acquired from Lavazza Group a significant majority stake in Fresh & Honest Cafe Limited (F&H).
As such Culinary Brands now has two global brands, Subway & Lavazza in its growing portfolio of food & beverages brands. Separately, Everstone also operates Burger King in India through a joint venture with the American giant.
