Did you know that Jordan’s hospitality industry is one of the fastest-growing in the Middle East, with a projected annual growth rate of over 5%? In the heart of this thriving sector is the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA), a pioneering institution driving excellence in culinary education.
The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced a partnership with Erth Hospitality to launch École Ducasse Abu Dhabi Studio, the region’s first institute by École Ducasse whose founder is Chef Alain Ducasse, this coming December.
Located at the world’s most anticipated ultra-luxury experiential resort Atlantis The Royal, Nobu by the Beach is set to change the face of Dubai’s beach and pool club scene when it opens in Q1, 2023. Blending modern cool luxury and minimalistic Japanese traditions into a one-of-a-kind pool and beach club experience, Nobu by the Beach is slated to become the city’s most stylish location to see and be seen.
One of China’s largest entertainment companies, WanTing Group, has announced plans to open its first venue in the region, VISION, this November. To be located at The H Hotel Dubai, VISION promises a nightlife experience that “blurs the lines of reality to pioneer virtual hospitality”.
Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi has announced the opening of a new culinary experience, Talea, by acclaimed two-Michelin-starred chef Antonio Guida. It is Guida’s first restaurant outside of Italy.
Almost every hotel management company brand has specific guidelines regarding the design of all-day dining concepts. Usually, the size of the all-day dining outlet is proportionate to the number of rooms; therefore, a hotel with a greater number of keys will have a larger all-day dining area. In addition, the greater the number of rooms, the greater the linear length of 'buffet offering' is required to support those rooms. This can ultimately result in the space being underutilized, which in turn, leads to a potential revenue loss should the area be used for other purposes.
Central Hotels has signed an agreement with Dynamic Hospitality to operate and manage food and beverage outlets at its upcoming properties in Palm Jumeirah and Business Bay. Making the announcement, Mr Ammar Kanaan, General Manager of Central Hotels, said, "We are delighted to appoint Dynamic Hospitality, represented by Mr Saleh Al Aroud, who is the Chairman of the company, to manage the F&B outlets at our 1st property in Palm Jumeirah and the 1st property in Business Bay. Dubai offers one of the most vibrant and rapidly evolving dining sector. We are confident Dynamic Hospitality, with its distinctive quality and innovative concepts, will prove to be instrumental in developing and positioning our hotels as dining destinations in this extremely competitive environment."
Global hospitality management software and services company Xn protel Systems today announced the go- live of two restaurants, out of sixteen contracted new sites, for the Little Group. They are the Little Mexico, Saadiyat Island and Little Paris, Corniche in Abu Dhabi. The further fourteen sites will be opening in Al Wahda Mall and Yas Mal in Abu Dhabi and La Mer in Dubai throughout 2017.
Situated on the highest floor of the distinctive sail-shaped Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Gold On 27 is the latest and most exciting addition to the Dubai social scene, offering exhilarating views of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai's stunning skyline, as well as mastery in the art of mixology.
The Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF), the world's leading event for the restaurant investment community, have announced the inaugural Global Restaurant Awards, which is an endeavour to recognise the businesses that form the backbone of the world's leading restaurants and restaurant brands. This unique concept has been developed in collaboration with The Caterer part of the Travel Weekly Group in the UK, which is now Europe's largest B2B travel and hospitality Media Company. The Caterer owns and operates the UK's leading awards events in hospitality and catering, and the wider group runs over 130 annual events across tourism and hospitality worldwide.
Jumeirah Group, the international luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has launched Jumeirah Restaurant Group Dubai (JRG Dubai), a global restaurant management company that creates, operates and franchises a portfolio of 60 restaurant brands. JRG Dubai operates home-grown high-end, premium casual and casual dining venues and lounges, including Pierchic, Tortuga, Pai Thai, 360° and The Noodle House, which comprises a portfolio of 23 branches worldwide.The newest addition to the Jumeirah Group stable of brands, which includes luxury hotel brand Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts, contemporary lifestyle hotel brand Venu, and wellness brand Talise, JRG Dubai makes its debut at the Global Restaurant Investment Forum in Dubai on February 16-18.The launch of the division marks a pioneering move from Jumeirah Group to dedicate resources to the further development of its restaurant portfolio, as it seeks to compete with the very best in the standalone restaurant market and help establish Dubai as a hub for culinary excellence. Having conducted a thorough business review, JRG Dubai will develop existing restaurants located within the Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts portfolio via a series of refurbishments, menu overhauls, talent acquisition and marketing excellence.The group will collaborate with international experts, from chefs to consultants, in order to develop new concepts founded in Dubai. JRG Dubai will also engage in joint ventures, franchising and white label operations.Piers Schreiber, Spokesperson for Jumeirah Group, said: "Jumeirah Group is a pioneering Dubai-founded company and our new division, Jumeirah Restaurant Group Dubai, is committed to building on our heritage, reputation and success to become a world-recognised restaurant management company."JRG Dubai is opening two new restaurants in Q1: Beach Lounge at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, which has the best views of Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai; and Naya, a North Indian restaurant at Jumeirah Beach Hotel.
The structural business dynamics of the North American restaurant industry are changing dramatically. In an era of diverse consumer preferences, increasing complexities in global supply-chains and more regulatory restrictions, restaurant operators across a variety of brands are struggling to stay current
Bench Events, the organiser of The Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF), the exclusive conference focused on restaurant investment, taking place on 16-18 Feb in Dubai, UAE, has unveiled a thought-provoking programme and high calibre speaker line-up.
H&C met with Jonathan Worsley, Chairman, Bench Events who earlier this year launched the Global Restaurant Investment Forum to get an insight into this new industry event. The Global Restaurant Investment Forum is an event designed BY the restaurant investment community FOR the restaurant investment community. The event brings together top-level executives from all areas of the restaurant investment community including: investors, owners, financiers, franchisors, brands, operators, lawyers, advisors, architects and F&B consultants to network and forge new business relationships.
Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) 2014, held at Madinat Jumeirah from 4 - 5 May in Dubai will be looking at solutions to fill in the gaps in the hotel F&B market in the region.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the largest international hotel group in the Middle East, announced today that celebrity chef Jason Atherton will debut his first restaurant in the Middle East in the upcoming InterContinental Dubai Marina.
Bench Events are delighted to release the preliminary outline of the programme for the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF). The Middle East and Dubai in particular is undergoing a massive growth in its dining sector particularly fine dining establishments which is linked with the boom of the hotel sector. The region is fast becoming a hub for concepts imported from all over the globe, and increasingly innovative locally created concepts as well. The Global Restaurant Investment Forum has already been hitting the headlines in The National Paper, UAE highlighting the significance and timeliness of this conference.
Fillfilah Catering, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, experienced its most profitable year in its company history, a sign both of the success of the company, as well as the strength of the local catering sector.
Fillfilah Restaurants, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, commemorates its 20th anniversary this year with major brand improvements as it achieves its best performing year in history. Revenues, profits and customer satisfaction scores are at their highest ever.
Sauces, cakes, chocolates and other dishes containing alcohol may soon disappear from Dubai hotels as Dubai Municipality enforces a ban on their use. The civic body last week sent out a circular to hotel managers “strictly enforcing the ban on use of alcohol in food items and their sale,” an official said on Sunday. A local order from 2003 forbids the use of alcohol in the preparation of food. “Though most regulations under the local order have been enforced properly, Article 15, which bans the use of alcohol in food preparations, their display and sale was not implemented effectively,” said Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Ali, head of food inspection at the Food Control Department of the Municipality.