Dhiren Karnani

Sr. Director, Head of Food & Experience Innovation at KFC Global

Speaker

Dhiren Karnani is KFC’s Global Head of Food & Experience, where he leads the brand’s global food innovation agenda, beverage growth platform, and next-generation restaurant design and experience. His focus is on creating new consumer occasions, strengthening brand relevance, and unlocking new sources of commercial growth across KFC’s global system.

He created Kwench by KFC, the brand’s bold move into the specialty beverage category, built around the insight that drinks choice is increasingly important in where the next generation of consumers chooses to eat. Dhiren drove the journey from identifying the opportunity and building the global sub-brand through to developing the proposition and bringing it to consumers. Kwench is now scaling across markets including the UK, Australia, Canada and Germany, with more underway.

A global business leader by background, Dhiren’s experience spans brand, commercial strategy, digital transformation and innovation across APAC, Latin America and EMEA. Throughout his career, he has focused on identifying new sources of growth, mobilising organisations behind a clear vision, and turning bold ideas into measurable business impact.