Fresh food on high demand in the UAE, driven by health awareness
The country plans to have food security and searches for new technology that can cope with the hot weather, limited water supply and soil salinity.
F&B industry’s food sustainability initiative
With sustainability now cemented in the industrial vernacular across almost every industry imaginable, turning business models ‘green’ is not an overnight or cheap transition. Dean Murphy, Director of Operations at JRG Dubai, argues that creating lasting impact for the planet does not automatically mean cost increases for F&B operators… Let’s...
Global cheese market to reach USD 100 billion in 2024
Several large groups are leading the sector. These include Lactalis Group, Fonterra, Dairy Farmers of America, and Arla Foods.
Ripples-Chandon launch world’s first interactive cocktail
Ripples, the revolutionary beverage-top media platform partnered with sparkling wine producer Chandon part of Moët Hennessy Group to become the first global brand to adopt the Ripple Maker counter-top beverage printer technology across its entire business. The aim is to reinvent the cocktail experience with the world’s first interactive global...
Dubai’s JA Resorts & Hotels expanding hotel and restaurants portfolio, collaborate with Greg Malouf
Ten new restaurants are set to open in 2019 alongside three collaborations with international chefs of Michelin star acclaim.
Emaar Hospitality launches single-point app for all its properties
The aim is to engage customers, enable them to customize their travel plans, and revolutionize the way reservations are made.
Meet the world’s first AI created whisky
Together with Finnish tech company Fourkind and Microsoft, Mackmyra is creating the world’s first whisky developed with artificial intelligence (AI). The distillery’s machine learning models, powered by Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and AI cognitive services, are fed with existing recipes (including those for award-winning blends), sales data, and customer preferences. With this data the AI can generate more than 70 million recipes that it predicts will be popular and of the highest quality.
Maize, sugar, chicken and bovine meat lead Brazilian imports to Arab countries
The value of chicken meat exported to the Arab countries during the period hit the USD 580 million mark, while bovine meat reached USD 275 million, during the first quarter of 2019.
