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Dubai restaurants will have to offer diners filtered tap water from 2020 onwards, in a bid to cut down on plastic usage. The announcement was reportedly made by Dubai Municipality as part of the updates to the Dubai Food Code, which is set to be released next year. Amal Albedwawi, head of
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Following on from a recent trade mission of Northern Irish companies to the UAE and a very promising Gulfood exhibition, Invest Northern Ireland invited five buyers from the UAE to visit Northern Ireland for five days to show why it was voted the “World’s Best Food Destination” at the 2018
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The UAE’s food and beverage (F&B) market remains vibrant, with the number of restaurants per million residents in Dubai alone ranking second only to Paris, according to global audit firm KPMG. Every 30 days, an estimated 100 new places to eat open their doors in the emirate. Official figures from
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Sunset Hospitality Group, a hospitality investment and management group, has revealed its aggressive expansion plans in the Middle East for Q3 and Q4 2019. Great focus will be placed on its regional operations, while also entering new markets such as the UK. Sunset Hospitality Group plans to open eight new
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Enterprise Singapore delves into why agri-food tech is increasingly becoming an endeavour that nations like the Gulf are turning to in order to ensure food security. As the government agency championing enterprise development in the red dot, Enterprise Singapore works with committed companies to build capabilities, innovate and internationalise. The food
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UAE-based brand development firm, Ymakan, have announced a new collaboration with PROMED Italian Food Service, in a bid to bring a unique proposition for the HORECA industry in the Middle East. This unique “one-stop Italian shop” concept offers an extensive range of selected Italian products from a one-source supplier, whereby supplies
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Local homegrown hospitality management company, JRG Dubai, has appointed Spencer Ayers as its new Managing Director. Ayers assumes the role after amassing three decades of senior-level food and beverage sector experience at the UAE’s Bateel International LLC, Le Pain Quotidien and AlShaya Group International, as well as various positions in
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OPSO, a Greek-inspired dining concept, has opened its doors in Dubai this spring – marking the first international OPSO to open outside of the UK. OPSO, which is Greek for “delectable morsel of food”, has roots in London’s fashionable Marylebone district. Now open in Dubai Mall, the restaurant offers guests a
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Free-from is currently one of the hottest trends in the global food industry. Ymakan FZ LLC are pleased to be working with the Department for International Trade (DIT) and UK companies to help them bring more of these products to the Middle East. The UK market more than doubled in value
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A new AI-enabled product has been launched in the UAE to revolutionise food waste management for the benefit of both businesses and consumers. In the UAE, food waste costs the local economy AED 13 billion annually. Numbers are even more alarming globally. Every year 1.3 billion tons of food produced never
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