Kamal Mouzawak further expands his Beit guesthouses chain
Beit El Tawlet, Kamal Mouzawak’s latest addition to the ‘Beit’ guesthouses chain, has opened its doors to the public. It is the fourth guesthouse to join the network which already includes Beit Douma, Beit El Qamar, and Beit Ammiq. The new destination is located just above Tawlet Beirut
Jordanian Siniora expands business
Jordanian Siniora Food Industries purchased a 3,500 square meter warehousing facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at a total cost of USD 2 million, a move that is in line with Siniora’s expansion strategy in the region to focus on Gulf markets. The company has also purchased a 11,590 m2 plot of land...
84 new hotels to open in Saudi Arabia in 2018
Almost 60 percent of Saudi Arabia’s current construction pipeline of 143 hotels is forecast to open in 2018, according to the ‘Saudi Arabia Hotel Construction Overview’ report by TOPHOTELPROJECTS – compiled ahead of The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia (10-12th April 2018). The report said that 84 hotels comprising 27,281 rooms will open...
Chalhoub Group expands its F&B portfolio
The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East and has brought Alice Pizza to the region. The group started F&B division two years ago and Alice Pizza is the newest venture to the division.
USD 407 million mixed-use destination to launch in Kuwait in Q1 2018
Tamdeen Group, a leading property developer in Kuwait, announced that Al Kout Project, the largest waterfront retail and entertainment destination in the country, has entered the final stages of construction. Occupying a plot of 300,000 square meters, Al Kout Project offers six diverse experiences, the most modern of which is...
Le Flocon artisanal ice cream shop opens in Beirut
Le Flocon, Lebanon’s first artisanal ice cream shop, is changing the ice cream game with its unique flavors. While the world’s first ice cream store opened in Europe at the end of the 17th century, Le Flocon is bringing a modern twist to this age-old treat. In an exclusive interview,...
Chez Zakhia debuts in Beirut
Chez Zakhia, a celebrated Lebanese seafood restaurant, has opened its first branch in Beirut, marking an exciting new chapter for the brand. Situated on the seaside of the iconic Riviera Hotel, the new location offers a prime destination for seafood lovers in the heart of the city. The restaurant, renowned...
Maya Bekhazi Noun launches new catering concept
Lebanese entrepreneur Maya Bekhazi Noun has launched The Food Studio, a fresh catering concept designed to meet diverse culinary needs. “Catering has always been a complementary business for me. I didn’t shift from restaurants to catering; I’ve always done a bit of catering on the side,” she shared with HN....
Wilco to launch USD 11 million slaughterhouse
Wilco PM, a prominent poultry and meat agricultural company, is set to establish a state-of-the-art slaughterhouse in Chekka, North Lebanon. This facility will feature an impressive production capacity of 6,000 chickens per hour, significantly enhancing the local poultry supply chain. The new slaughterhouse will not only focus on processing chickens...
Maroun Chedid opens cooking academy
Maroun Chedid opens cooking academy Top Chef Middle East judge, chef Maroun Chedid opens his cooking academy and the Ritage pop-up restaurant before the grand opening of the actual Ritage by Maroun Chedid in mid 2018. Maroun Chedid Cooking Academy The Maroun Chedid Cooking Academy opened...
