Why a Restaurant Guide to the Solo Diner? Because all over the world, me-conomics — an economic and cultural trend driven by individual consumer choices — is on the rise, and you don’t want to miss out on it. The solo diner isn’t a niche. They’re a growing share of the booking population. Countries like […]
Schools open across the region this week. For Gulf restaurants, September is not the beginning of a new season so much as the end of a forgiving one. The guests who went away for the summer are coming back. The question is whether your operation is ready for them. The following September readiness checklist covers […]
The opportunity to improve your restaurant profit margin is usually already inside your operation. We know, when margins tighten, the instinct is to adjust the menu.
Most Gulf restaurant email marketing is based on an email list. Rarely on a segmented one. The default approach is to send the same message to everyone.
In 2025, WhatsApp reached more than 90% of smartphone users in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Most Gulf restaurants have built a presence on Instagram. Fewer are on TikTok, and of those that are, most are treating it as a shorter version of the same approach. TikTok marketing for restaurants in the Gulf is still early enough that a genuine, consistent presence is a competitive advantage. The operators who build it […]
July gives Gulf operators something most months do not: time to examine the menu without the pressure of a full dining room.
Restaurant team management in the slow season is less about minimizing losses than about choosing what to invest in.
Summer as a competitive advantage for Gulf restaurants? That’s possible, with work across three areas: marketing, team, and data.
Five hospitality tech trends are reshaping MENA F&B in 2026, and the gap between the operators adopting them and those waiting is becoming visible in the numbers.