Dubai based Meals N’ More Healthy vending Machine Franchise plans 100 Locations by 2025

- April 26, 2023

Meals & More Vend cafe is a startup franchise that launched the first healthy vending machines in the UAE in response to an increasing number of forward-thinking companies who were asking for something other than junk food in their employee vending machines. Currently, the company is operating machines at four different locations. Those locations are JAFZA, JLT, Business Bay and Dubai Technologies Corporate Office located in Dubai. The company proposes to add over 100 machines over the coming 2 to 3 years in the UAE. Meals N More Dubai’s first 24X7 instant food vending machine, installs cutting edge vending Italian vending machines to make salads and meals available at the click of a button, requiring zero human intervention. Along with this novel element, Meals N’ More vending machines or kiosks offer an array of products from Healthy Salads,Veg and Non Veg Biriyanis, café-packed savories and bakery products to ready-to-eat  packaged food. Even though vending machines are not a new concept in the UAE, they are typically found in airports or at large workplaces. At the same time, their current offerings are limited to the chocolates, chips, cookies, cakes, colas and candies. These packaged foods and beverages are, understandably, regarded as unhealthy food options. Which Meals N more wishes to alter to Healthy and balanced options. Mr. Bijoy Anand Raghavan  and Mr. Yogesh Kamath receives the prestigious Arab Franchise “Innovative Franchise of the  Year award” from Dr. Eesa Mohammed Bastaki, President of the University of Dubai   Hence, the company began preparing their own fresh food from Cloud Kitchen and sees there platform as a Healthy food aggregator, which has revolutionized the vending industry in Dubai with its Affordable-meal- concept. “Our endeavor is to enable the fresh meals and meal plans through 100 per cent cashless, app-based and contactless stores and pantries, not only in office buildings but also in establishments such as hospitals, residential societies, educational institutes like colleges and in-transit as well through cabs and buses,” says Bijoy  Ananad Raghavan CEO of Meals N  ‘ More Vend Café. Meals N’ More vendcafe Also won the prestigious Arab Franchise “Innovative Franchise of the Year award” last year.

Saudi Based Barn’s Halal Coffee Chain Eyes London Expansion

- April 23, 2023

Saudi Based Premium Halal Coffee chain Barns has announced significant plans for expansion that will see it open UK outlets in various formats and has initial plan is to open 10 outlets in the city of London through franchise route. Saudi Arabian coffee chain Barn’s has announced international expansion plans and is targeting 1,000 stores globally by 2030.  The Saudi based largest coffee chain which operates 600 stores in the kingdom and the new franchise expansion initiative is initially targeting the United Kingdom, which Barn’s Coffee deems key growth markets. Sultan AL Mutlaq, Head of Franchising at the International Franchise Expo, London Speaking at the International Franchise Show event at ExCeL, London, Mr Sultan Al Mutlaq, Franchise Head of Barns Coffee said “We have ambitious plans to bring this extremely popular halal coffee concept from Saudi Arabia, initially with 10 stores in London. The next phase will be to expand into the other cities in the UK, in the coming years.” Founded in 1992 by the Al Amjaad Group, Barn’s currently operates more than 500 stores across Saudi Arabia, making it the Kingdom’s second largest chain behind US-based Dunkin The Jeddah-based company is planning to focus on drive-thru stores and smaller format sites, with initial international expansion likely to target fellow Middle East ,North African AND European markets. The coffee shop market is expected to continue with positive growth, with sales expected to reach £4.5 billion by 2027.The Franchise Industry in the United Kingdom  contributes £15 Billion to the UK economy – an increase of 46% over the past 10 years. The total number of people employed within franchising has now reached 621,000 – an increase of 70% over the past 10 years. There are now 48,600 franchise units in the united kingdom, a rise of 10% from 2015. There are also 935 business format franchise systems, around double of what there were 20 years ago. Barns Coffee at the recently concluded International Franchise Show at London.

Arab Franchise Expo Event will target Top 100 Arab home grown franchise brands to “Go Global” by 2025

- December 17, 2022

Dubai: Arab Franchise Expo 2022 concluded on a strong note, as global and local franchise companies signed new deals and partnerships during the 1-day expo. The Franchise Business & Awards Event, centered on the franchise industry, was organized by Arab Business Media Group and was held at Dubai Pullman Creek Convention Centre. It brought together 100 brands and 60 franchise companies, and participants from over 20 countries.The success of the show has led us to aim for an even bigger event next year. The Chairman of Arab Franchise Expo, Khaled Al Maeena said, “The overwhelming response to the Franchise Expo & Awards has prompted us to target over 100 franchise brands for next year’s event – covering fifteen sectors in multiple cities in the Arab countries and a grand event in London to make sure homegrown brands from Arab countries gain global exposure.” The next Expo will be in Jeddah and will focus on a major expo in London during the mid of 2023, followed by New York, Mumbai, Singapore, and Ethiopia Arabian Oud outlet in  New York, Time Square In the past year, 7.8% of Saudi and UAE brands have managed to grow their Brand Power. Those with rising Brand Power saw their usage increase on average by 1.8 times their Power growth rate. Power is a measure of a brand’s ability to drive volume sales, and it’s been shown over many years and across global markets to be closely related to market share. That’s because Power – an attribute that exists in the minds of consumers – leads to the greater real-world usage of a product. For small and emerging businesses, going global is a significant undertaking that could disrupt existing business activities. Thus, it is crucial for CEOs and business leaders to understand its full impact and determine if the rewards outweigh the risks. Stakeholders across the organization will be called on to carry more responsibilities to continue to execute day-to-day activities in addition to the global initiative. Dubai-based Chicking, one of the fastest-growing food chain groups in the world, unveiled a new set of business tie-ups to expand into Europe, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Morocco, Brunei, Djibouti, and the Maldives Taking a small business global is a complex and dynamic process. Gaining a deep understanding of the targeted markets, the competition, current local market trends, and the requirements to successfully launch and drive growth lays an important foundation. The effective selling and marketing of your products or services require a comprehensive, cohesive strategy that addresses sales strategy, sales delivery, branding/value proposition, marketing strategy, marketing programs, and pricing, which together create clear market differentiators that propel market acceptance and revenue growth. Jeddah Based Al Baiq Restaurant  in Kualalampur ,Malaysia Some countries are known for being highly litigious, so it is critical that strong legal processes are put in place to minimize unnecessary commercial risks. Also, government agencies have strict requirements that necessitate legal documentation be in place prior to operating within the country. Being proactive does require money upfront, but this more than offsets downstream risks and liabilities. Opportunities are there to be seized. After all, building a strong, resilient, and growing brand is a long-term project, to be worked on in good times and bad.