The software, data and delivery models changing how the region’s restaurants operate.
The Riyadh-based restaurant software group has completed its purchase of Norma AI, the Greek analytics start-up whose natural-language tools are already used across more than 10,000 customer branches.
Delivery-only kitchens let Gulf operators add brands without adding dining rooms. The model is spreading, but commissions, discovery costs and new regulation show where its limits lie.
A weekly briefing for the region’s food industry: openings, awards, deals and the dishes everyone is talking about.