British chef Tom Aikens to debut ‘sharing’ restaurant in Dubai
British chef Tom Aikens has set up an unusual new project in Dubai; “Pots, Pans & Boards” will open in the autumn and offer a family-style experience that allows guests to serve themselves at their table.
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Superbrands honours 7 UAE food and beverage brands
Superbrands, the independent authority on branding, has named their list of the 55 UAE brands to receive the honour of being a Superbrand, and seven of those were in the food and beverage industry.
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Marka acquires Morelli’s Gelato for Dh31m
Marka, a retailer operating in the UAE fashion and food and beverage sectors has acquired the Middle East franchise operations of Morelli’s Gelato for Dh31 million. The UK-based ice-cream brand, which has been franchised in the Middle East through Gourmet Gulf Food, has five outlets in the region. Dubai-listed Marka said it plans to open 17 additional Morelli’s Gelato outlets in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2020, including new markets like Lebanon, Egypt, Oman and Qatar. One of the new outlets set to open will be located in Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates.
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Morelli’s Gelato, The Dubai Mall branch.
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IMG Group enters F&B market with Asador de Aranda
Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari (IMG) Group, a Dubai headquartered group of companies, has entered into the food & beverage sector with a partnership agreement with Spanish-borne family business, Asador de Aranda Group.
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A cake weighing over 1,000 kg has gone on display in La Farine restaurant at the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai in celebration of Ramadan. The pyramid-shaped cake took three weeks in total to make and used 1000kg of chocolate, 50 kg of chocolate paste and 6 cans of gold spray, according to Gelly Kalouta, cake artist with Cakes by La Farine. She explained that her pyramid design was inspired by Ramadan.Read more about this story on Arabian Business.
1,000 kg Chocolate Cake in Dubai for Ramadan
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