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  • Dubai’s restaurant scene shifts from importing global brands to exporting homegrown culinary conceptsasia
  • How AI is Influencing Independent Restaurant Dining Decisionsglobal
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  • Cookbook author Molly Baz does lunch as Sweetgreen’s first Chef in Residenceus
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  • Inside Meritage Hospitality’s bankruptcy: Beef costs, closures and a battle with Wendy’sus
  • GOPIZZA Rebrands as GTGO, Forays into Multi-Brand Korean Food and Beverage Platform
  • FDA now suspends licence of iconic Irani restaurant Kyani, 12 others
  • Jack’s Family Restaurants to Brings Back $1 Hamburgerus
  • Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Signs 10-Unit Deal with ELJ Investmentsus
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  • Milind Deora backs FSSAI crackdown, says one year is fair for food cos to shift to new labelling
  • Tijuana Flats Bringing Back Cheeseburger Taco in New Waysus
  • Dubai’s restaurant scene shifts from importing global brands to exporting homegrown culinary conceptsasia
  • How AI is Influencing Independent Restaurant Dining Decisionsglobal
  • TGI Fridays signs first U.S. development agreement in 10 yearsus
  • CPP Investments makes India hospitality debut with Rs 3,000-cr Prestige deal
  • Sueño Coctelería Mexicana Expanding to Weekday Lunch and Weekend Brunch
  • Cookbook author Molly Baz does lunch as Sweetgreen’s first Chef in Residenceus
  • Panera hires operations and supply execs to support turnaroundus
  • Zigly targets Rs 100 crore revenue with 60 centres, deeper vet-care push and acquisitions
  • Grubhub moves into dine-in, betting on restaurant traffic and rewardsus
  • Inside Meritage Hospitality’s bankruptcy: Beef costs, closures and a battle with Wendy’sus
  • GOPIZZA Rebrands as GTGO, Forays into Multi-Brand Korean Food and Beverage Platform
  • FDA now suspends licence of iconic Irani restaurant Kyani, 12 others
  • Jack’s Family Restaurants to Brings Back $1 Hamburgerus
  • Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Signs 10-Unit Deal with ELJ Investmentsus
  • Swig Inks Deal with Summit Management Group to Head to Pacific Northwestus
  • Next Level Brands Bringing Coastal Mexican Steakhouse to Tampaus
  • Milind Deora backs FSSAI crackdown, says one year is fair for food cos to shift to new labelling
  • Tijuana Flats Bringing Back Cheeseburger Taco in New Waysus
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Dubai’s restaurant scene shifts from importing global brands to exporting homegrown culinary concepts

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September 30, 2026 · 2h ago
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Dubai’s restaurant scene shifts from importing global brands to exporting homegrown culinary concepts Dubai’s restaurant scene is pivoting from global imports to promoting locally inspired culinary concepts reflecting its multicultural identity. https://restronaut.in/restronomics/news/cmunode2a000k2gs8wel58q5k?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social

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Dubai’s restaurant scene shifts from importing global brands to exporting homegrown culinary concepts

Dubai’s food and beverage industry is entering a new phase, moving beyond its reliance on international restaurant brands to nurture homegrown concepts shaped by the city’s multicultural fabric.

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