Foodtech

Finance

Prince Khaled Bin Alwaleed Highlights His Impact Investing Journey At Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2023

The conversation also saw Prince Khaled share insights on food technology's important role in the climate crisis, as well as the wider investment landscape of climate financing.

Growth Strategies

KSA-Based Foodics Launches New Financial Management Product Suite To Ease Cash Flow Management For F&B Businesses

Foodics aims to help F&B business owners gain full command of their business' cash flow cycle, customer touchpoints as well as back-of-house operations.

Noticias

Tetra Pak lanza su nuevo programa para impulsar la innovación foodtech en Colombia y Ecuador

El proyecto busca apoyar a las startups emergentes del sector foodtech con las herramientas necesarias para fortalecer sus ideas de negocio a través de una red de mentores especializados y orientación especializada.

Growth Strategies

How Saudi Arabia-Based Foodics Became The GCC Region's Most Prominent Foodtech-Meets-Fintech Player

Since its inception in 2014, Foodics has successfully processed over six billion orders through its platform, and it has been focused on significant regional expansion plans.

Technology

How Yango Delivery Is Infusing Innovation Into The Last Mile Delivery Industry In The UAE

On a daily basis, over half a million deliveries are powered by Yango's technology platform worldwide.

Growth Strategies

A New Report Released By Saudi Arabia-Based Foodics Reveals That Foodtech Startups In The Middle East Have Raised Over US$2.6 Billion In Funds In The Past Two Years

Time will tell if the venture capital winter has taken hold of the sector in 2023, but preliminary data for the year show a slowdown in foodtech exits.

Growth Strategies

"We Got Funded!" KSA-Based Kaso Raises US$10.5 Million In A Seed Round Following The Launch Of Its New F&B Fintech Vertical

The new funds are expected to be allocated towards two main areas: its newly launched fintech vertical that targets restaurants, and its short-term goal to achieve a gross merchandise value of US$1 billion by 2024.

Growth Strategies

"We Got Funded!" With A Mission To Transform The MENA's Foodtech Supply Chain, KSA-Based Nomu Raises US$5 Million In A Seed Funding Round

Nomu is a supply chain platform that aims to efficiently provide storage and delivery services to regional F&B establishments using technologically advanced tools.

News and Trends

Zomato Introduces Food Trends Platform To Help Restaurant Partners

Restaurant partners can leverage this platform to view demand and supply gaps, price distribution and demand trends for different dishes or cuisines and consequently customize their strategies and accelerate sales

News and Trends

Saudi Arabia-Based Nomu Group And UAE-Based Jalebi Partner Up To Introduce AI-Based Services To Advance The Regional Restaurant Industry

This partnership aims to create a synergetic collaboration using Nomu Group's procurement forecasting and fulfilment tools and Jalebi's inventory optimization and restaurant operations technology.

Finance

6 Aftereffects of the INR 2000 Note Withdrawal by RBI

Following the RBI's decision to stop issuing INR 2000 notes, several businesses noticed that payments were now made in the withdrawn currency.

News and Trends

Swiggy Shuts Down Premium Grocery Unit Handpicked

Swiggy reportedly confirmed the development and also revealed that no jobs have been impacted so far from the move

Starting a Business

UAE-Headquartered B2B Platform Kaso Is Addressing Procurement Inefficiencies And Food Wastage In The F&B Sector

As a platform that solves procurement inefficiencies and subsequent food wastage in F&B entities, while also helping suppliers streamline their operations, Kaso is ensuring greater adoption of digital tools in the industry's B2B space.

News and Trends

Kitopi Acquires AWJ In What Has Been Billed As One Of The Largest F&B Transactions In The Middle East

The deal is said to be part of Kitopi's ongoing strategy to invest in and grow much-loved regional brands, and then take them global.