How restaurant brands cross borders — and why so many of them are heading for Saudi Arabia.
Visitor numbers, a growing food-service market and a deep bench of franchise partners help explain why Chipotle, Berenjak, Manna and others are opening in the kingdom.
London restaurant brands now reach the Gulf through licences, franchises and local partners, and the route no longer runs in one direction: some arrived in Riyadh before Dubai.
A weekly briefing for the region’s food industry: openings, awards, deals and the dishes everyone is talking about.
