NEWS
News
Bahrain to host international chocolate, coffee exhibition
Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) will host the second edition of Bahrain I...
August 30th, 2017
Blueprint for $1.5bn Dubai Food Park unveiled
The blueprint for Dubai Food Park (DFP), the latest addition to Dubai Wholesale City (DWSC...
August 24th, 2017
News
Unilever Food Solutions to support food & hospitality exhibition 2017
In a bid to showcase their most innovative range of solutions for professional chefs in th...
July 7th, 2017
Mazoon Dairy company to become operational by August 2018: ISFU
Mazoon Dairy, Oman’s premier dairy company founded under the National Food Security initia...
July 2nd, 2017
News
Juicin' It, organic cold-pressed juice company, opens new branch in Qatar
The new juice company, Juicin’ It, has announced the opening of its new branch in Qatar. J...
May 18th, 2017
Food bank signs contract with Quaker for 1,000 food baskets
Kuwait Food Bank Society (KFBS) announced signing a contract with ALTCO (Quaker) to provid...
May 8th, 2017
News
Mint Leaf Dubai welcomes new restaurant manager
Mint Leaf of London Dubai has appointed William Fernandes as its new restaurant manager. H...
April 24th, 2017
Central Bank tries to halt dinar slide with half billion dollars for food imports
The dinar continued to plummet in value on the black market today, falling almost 14 perce...
April 12th, 2017
ANALYSIS
Analysis
F&B operators can beat slow demand by filling market gaps
A focus on value for money will help food and beverage (F&B) operators stoke consumer...
November 6th, 2016
Analysis
Too many players are spoiling it for UAE’s F&B
For someone looking in from the outside, the UAE’s F&B industry can seem to be in good...
November 17th, 2015
Analysis
Cheap food eases pain of slumping oil in Middle East
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa that subsidise food for their citizens are c...
September 25th, 2015
Analysis
KFC, Starbucks lookalikes thrive among wealthy in US sanctions-hit Sudan
Almost 20 years of US sanctions on Sudan aren’t stopping Yasser Moustafa from tucking into...
September 19th, 2015
REPORTS
Saudi Arabia Agribusiness, Food & Drink June 2017
Saudi Arabia has one of the largest and most sophisticated food, drink and agribusiness industries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The industry is driven by the…
FDI
MENA FDI July 2017
Even by the tumultuous standards of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the past few years have been remarkably violent and destructive. The Syrian and Libyan economies have…
SME
Middle East & North Africa Small & Medium Enterprises January 2016
Over the past several decades, the MENA region has realised the growing importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development and diversification, job creation, reducing unemployment, raising incomes,…