53% of the middle east restaurants had to close operations in the last few months and In-store sales dropped by 80% in April and F&B groups claim to be losing AED1 billion a month.
F&B operators
dubai restaurants
AB Live: Are more regulations required for the UAE’s F&B market?
On this week’s AB Live, Trevor Mackenzie from Mango Tree and Lynne Bellinger from Marriott discuss the UAE’s F&B sector
Antonio Gonzalez
‘Don’t get too emotional over F&B closures,’ says Sunset Hospitality CEO
Capital plays a small role in running a successful venue, according to Antonio Gonzalez
F&B brands
Dubai F&B operator plans to help struggling restaurants
Gates Hospitality CEO Naim Maadad said he expects a slight increase in business from Expo 2020 Dubai
Aegis Hospitality
Dubai’s F&B landlords ‘more than reasonable’ with rent terms, says Gates Hospitality CEO
Gates Hospitality CEO Naim Maadad said that savvy landlords have listened to the concerns of Dubai’s F&B operators
Aegis Hospitality
Should F&B operators in Dubai focus on business models rather than blaming landlords?
Landlords and food and beverage operators must stop playing the blame game and work together to ensure success
Dubai Holding
Strong F&B concepts can manage high rents, says Dubai Retail CEO
Dubai Retail CEO Nabil Ramadhan said that business models are the problem in restaurants with high rales to rent ratios
Dubai F&B
Dubai’s restaurants sector needs taxi-style rules, says top exec
Naim Maadad, the CEO and founder of Gates Hospitality, says new regulations needed to prevent oversupply of food and drink businesses in Dubai
Bulldozer Group
Izu Ani’s Dubai concept GAIA set to expand globally
The Greek restaurant is heading to Monaco, Moscow, Miami, and London
Addmind Hospitality
Landlords in Dubai being ‘more lenient,’ dropping rent 50%, says F&B CEO
Too much supply in the property market has led landlords to be more flexible, with the exception of DIFC and Downtown Dubai, says Tony Habre
Anand Radia
Five minutes with… Anand Radia, founder of Nara Pan Asian
Anand Radia, founder of Nara Pan Asian
Dubai
In pictures: Inside MasterChef, the TV Experience restaurant in Dubai
The world’s first MasterChef, the TV Experience restaurant is set to open its doors on Tuesday April 30 at the new Millennium Place Marina in Dubai.
Dubai F&B
Influencer marketing ‘easy, quick way’ to fill F&B venues, says Ritz-Carlton GM
The hotel focuses on working with few, ‘quality’ influencers, according to GM Tareq Derbas
dining out
Video: How well are restaurants in the UAE doing?
Food and beverage operators in the UAE have responded to headwinds facing the industry by enhancing operations and rationalising costs
Bulldozer Group
False footfall promises behind fast restaurant closures in Dubai, says Bulldozer Group
New restaurants also offer staff higher salaries on account of high footfall promised to them
Ahsan Kahlon
There’s a gap in the market for healthy South Asian street food: Roti Rollers CEO
A British-Pakistani opening an Indian fusion restaurant? With home-grown South Asian sandwich concept Roti-Rollers, this former advertising executive is doing just that
Bulldozer Group
High prices and large venue behind Novikov Dubai shutdown, says Bulldozer Group
The Japanese concept was a ‘learning curve’ for the firm, according to managing partners Evgeny Kuzin