Founded in 1982 by L.C. Nirula of Nirula’s, Madan Lamba of Volga , O.P. Bahl of Khyber Restaurant, R.D. Gora of Gazebo, A.S. Kamat of Kamat Restaurants & other leading restaurateurs .

Headquartered at Delhi, NRAI represents the interests of 500000+ restaurants, an industry valued INR 4,23,865 crores.

In its 38th year has a pan India presence comprising of leading domestic and international restaurants, suppliers and educational institutes associated with it. They aspire to lead the Indian Restaurant Industry in its growth by promoting and strengthening the Indian Food Service Sector.

NRAI is governed by a committee of members and led by a President and Office Bearers. The committee consists of over 35 Restaurant CEOs / Owners representing various national and international brands from the F & B sector

The association works closely with a network of State and City chapter partners in Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Noida and Chandigarh Chapter.