The Red Sea Crisis Is Squeezing Gulf Restaurant Margins
Shipping disruption is pushing up the cost of imported produce and packaging, and Gulf restaurateurs are running out of room to absorb it quietly.
Apr 9, 2024

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Shipping disruption is pushing up the cost of imported produce and packaging, and Gulf restaurateurs are running out of room to absorb it quietly.
Apr 9, 2024

After two years of shocks, Gulf dining is rebuilding around homegrown brands and confident local concepts rather than imported franchise names.
May 19, 2026

A one-line denial from the coffee chain on Monday undid the premium that an FT report put on Chipotle shares, and it left both companies facing the same question about growth and traffic.
Oct 13, 2026

Boycotts, tighter budgets and a longer war are reshaping where GCC consumers eat, and Western fast food chains are the ones feeling it hardest.
Sep 10, 2024

The G7 pledged to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude over four months and not to ban fuel exports, as diesel hits record prices during the Iran war.
Oct 2, 2026

The drug distributor will own 49 per cent and the buyout firm 51 per cent of the biggest independent home infusion provider, with a route for McKesson to take the rest later. Shares jumped a third.
Oct 7, 2026
