Ethical Food Enterprise Panel, Social Enterprise Week Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this session features social entrepreneurs who launched food enterprises discussing... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Environment Food & Beverage
Expanding Salad Boutiques from Kuwait to the GCC [Wamda TV] In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Doa’a Abdul Wahab, co-founder of A2D storage in Bahrain, and managing director of Sa... Wamda • 18 February, 2013 Conferences Food & Beverage
Food-zilla Launches Customers Online Food Ordering Service for Dubai The latest of several sites focused on food ordering and discovery in Dubai, Food-zilla launches today to focus on offering a personal... Nina Curley • 18 February, 2013 Food & Beverage
Sallaty Brings Online Grocery Shopping to Jordan When Samia Jarrar first met her husband, she had no idea that she would end up starting a company with him. But in 2011, six years after... Shaden Abu Al-Haijaa • 29 January, 2013 Delivery E-commerce Food & Beverage
Egypt's Tourism Gets Back on Its Feet at Rouqayah's Ranch You think you're driving into the middle of nowhere, then thoughts of classic horror plots jump to mind. But once you arrive through... Omar Aysha • 13 January, 2013 Egypt Environment Food & Beverage
Arabic Cooking Community Shahiya Expands into English, Considers Tablet App Fresh off of a round of Series A investment from MEVP, Shahiya is looking into new growth models as it continues to tackle the... Glen Dalakian II • 10 December, 2012 Arabic Content Food & Beverage Mobile
iFood's Mobile App Rises to the Top of the Food Delivery Pack in Jordan Jordan has changed in a variety of ways since I lived there a year ago; perhaps a small win given the recent turmoil is that it’s become m... Nina Curley • 27 November, 2012 Food & Beverage Mobile Mobile Apps
Jordan's Snax Revolutionizes the Convenience Store As protesters in Jordan take to the streets to demonstrate against rising gas prices, one convenience store in Jordan is catering to... Nina Curley • 20 November, 2012 Food & Beverage Music Security
Weekly Wrap-Up: November 18-22 This week was all about looking outside to identify and adapt solutions to problems within local ecosystems. What are your thoughts about... Wamda • 22 November, 2012 Advice CoE Cards Conferences
Staging a Culinary Coup: Zooba Reimagines Traditional Egyptian Food When you walk into this little restaurant on the main street in Zamalek district, you can’t help it but notice its colorful front, which r... Shaimaa El Nazer • 14 November, 2012 Food & Beverage
Wild Peeta Goes Lean, Launching Crowdfunded Franchises and a New TV Show Dubai is not known for being lean. “Because the Gulf is such a new region, everything is geared towards big imported brands,” says Mohamed P... Nina Curley • 06 November, 2012 Scaling Entertainment Food & Beverage
Reviving a Dying Brand: Indonesia's Yupi Indo Jelly Gum [Case Study] This is the third installment of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Founded in Indonesia in... Wamda • 07 November, 2012 Aureos Expansion Food & Beverage
Recap: The 4 Companies That Received Series A Investment from MEVP Beirut-based venture capital firm MEVP (Middle East Venture Partners) is on fire. After announcing 5 investments in March, they have ... Nina Curley • 24 October, 2012 Fashion Food & Beverage Investment
Can Coffeehouses Boost Creativity in the Arab World? Since their inception in Istanbul in the 16th century, coffeehouses have been centers of free-wheeling and off-hand discussions, venues... Oubai Elkerdi • 25 September, 2012 Food & Beverage
Entrepreneur of the Week: Melih Odemis of Yemeksepeti [Wamda TV] This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is Melih Odemis, co-founder of Yemeksepeti, an online food ordering and delivery service that also ... Nina Curley • 09 October, 2012 Endeavor Entrepreneur of the Week Food & Beverage
Meet the Bahraini Woman Serial Entrepreneur Who Runs Two Companies at Once After a career working in corporate and government worlds, Doa'a Essa Abdul Wahab had decided 2010 would be the year she started her first... Leena AlOlaimy • 30 September, 2012 Food & Beverage
Jordan Reserving a Seat at the Table: Bashar Saleh of ReserveOut [Wamda TV] Bashar Saleh, co-founder of ReserveOut.com, discusses how his company provides restaurant owners with an online web portal to facilitate... Wamda • 23 September, 2012 f&b restaurants ReserveOut
Wamdat Inspire Talk: Melih Odemis of Food-Ordering Site Yemeksepeti [Wamda TV] Melih Odemis, co-Founder of Yemeksepeti, discusses how he and his co-founders initially were inspired to be entrepreneurs at our June... Wamda • 01 October, 2012 CoE E-Commerce Conferences E-commerce
Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04 This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ... Wamda • 04 October, 2012 Acquisitions Animation Competitions
Feeding Demand for Local, Organic Produce in the Arab World: Dubai's Ripe It isn’t easy being green – especially when you’re in a desert. The UAE is fertile ground for local businesses, but when Becky Balderstone s... Rania Habib • 02 October, 2012 Food & Beverage
Yemeksepeti to Enter MENA Region After $44M Investment from General Atlantic As Webrazzi reported today, Yemeksepeti, a leading Turkish food ordering site, has announced a US $44 million round of funding from New... Nina Curley • 17 September, 2012 Food & Beverage Investment
10 Tasty Food & Beverage Startups In The Arab World Today we look at some of MENA’s most delicious and inspired food startups. From falafel to cupcakes, watermelon to shawarma, these tasty n... Glen Dalakian II • 13 September, 2012 Food & Beverage
Weekly Wrap-Up: September 09-13 The season of entrepreneurship events is just around the corner, so make sure you catch up on the latest news, and check out what... Wamda • 13 September, 2012 Crowdfunding Food & Beverage Health
RoundMenu Announces $730K Round of Funding to Expand into New Markets After launching just over a month ago, RoundMenu has closed its first round of investment, for US $730,000, led by HoneyBee Tech Ventures,... Nina Curley • 27 August, 2012 Food & Beverage Mobile Apps Technology