Food Businesses

As a platform that solves procurement inefficiencies and subsequent food wastage in F&B entities, while also helping suppliers streamline their operations, Kaso is ensuring greater adoption of digital tools in the industry's B2B space.

Jalebi's presence in the Saudi market is expected to help local restaurants to improve their operations and drive growth.

Flawith believes that it is Pickl's trifecta menu of cheeseburgers, plant-based burgers, and fried chicken sandos -all of which can stand on their own merit- that makes the brand stand out in the Middle East's crowded F&B scene.

The Co-Kitchen will provide an opportunity for F&B startups and investors to expand in this sector, experiment with new ideas.

The foodtech and cloud kitchen enterprise offers restaurants and food brands the opportunity to scale (without any capital investments) through turnkey delivery solutions that help with the preparation, distribution, and expansion of food concepts.

With the launch of his flagship restaurant Operation:Falafel's first international branch in New York, Manhal Naser gets candid on what business growth, leadership, and Middle Eastern cuisine mean to him.

Ohan is hoping to subvert the ways things currently operate by launching Locale, which he has branded as the country's first food aggregator "with a heart."

Launched at Expo 2020 Dubai, this year's edition of the competition is aimed at early-stage startups with concepts and solutions related to managing food production, loss and waste to improve sustainability.

"Our main idea is really to bring good Filipino food to countries outside of the Philippines."

"Our idea for Mama Rita is premium quality food with democratic pricing, and a menu carefully curated by the family."

"The great idea we have at 3Fils is about 'making complex simple,'" Ahmed Saleh says. "It's not just a slogan, it's a way of life. We implement and live this daily, and simplicity always wins."

As the technology advances, food production will become more streamlined and increasingly automated, driving efficiencies, and delivering healthy and sustainable food to the global population.

"Terra is my soul, and a personal heaven. It is an authentic space that welcomes guests to come as they are."

According to the report, the cloud kitchen industry is currently booming, especially as more customers are opting for ordering in, instead of dining out, in a world still mired in pandemic realities.

The founder of Akiba Dori shares the why, what and how for his quest for agency and independence.

A look at the entrepreneurs behind just 10 of the most promising (and popular) brands that have emerged in the F&B landscape.

This Dubai-based food enterprise makes handcrafted, gourmet Asian sauces that are aimed at bringing the authentic flavors of the Far East to one's home kitchen in the UAE.

The Viking and Mrs. Viking have built a brand that's standing out solely on the strength of its offerings- which, in this case, is, quite simply, brilliantly baked bread.

Perhaps best known for the soft and fluffy ensaymada that it sells, Pies Basket is a Sharjah-based bakery specializing in different kinds of Filipino breads, cakes, and pastries.

Founded by long-term Dubai resident Annika D'Souza, Crumb & Co. has managed to gain a cult following of sorts since it launched amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020, with its delectable creations finding favor with anyone who has even the hint of a sweet tooth.

As the first local nama chocolate shop in Dubai, The Kakao Guy found its popularity surge amid the COVID-19 crisis in June 2020- and that can be attributed to its launch of two new products during that period.