Middle East Restaurant Consulting

YCP offers expert consulting service for the restaurant industry in the Middle East, leveraging global insights to foster growth.

Middle East Restaurant Consulting

YCP Solidiance Restaurant Experts in Middle East

Restaurant experts in Middle East

The Middle East's F&B sector is witnessing rapid transformation, adapting to global trends and local preferences.

YCP leverages deep industry knowledge and a global team to navigate market barriers, offering tailored consulting in the restaurant field.

As a trusted partner, YCP is dedicated to fostering growth and innovation for clients across the Middle East's restaurant industry.

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Unlocking Potential: Your Path to Excellence with Middle East's Restaurant Professionals

The Middle Eastern restaurant landscape is vibrant, influenced by rich culinary traditions and evolving consumer preferences. YCP excels in tailoring strategies for growth.

As dining habits shift and demand for experiential eating grows in the Middle East, YCP helps restaurants innovate, ensuring they remain competitive and profitable.

YCP leverages deep industry insights and local market understanding to assist Middle Eastern restaurants in navigating challenges, from supply chain to digital transformation.

Our Services

Marketing & Sales

Boost your restaurant's sales and marketing performance in the Middle East with YCP.

  • Branding & Brand Management
  • Product & Portfolio Management
  • Pricing
  • Digital Marketing
  • E-commerce
  • Customer Experience
  • Sales Channel Strategy
  • Digital Sales

Operations

Optimize your restaurant operations in the Middle East with YCP's expert consulting.

  • Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Growth Strategy Implementation
  • Operation Transformation
  • Manufacturing
  • Organization Design

Supply Chain Management

Streamlining Middle East eateries with top-tier Supply Chain Management expertise.

  • Supply Chain
  • Digital Supply Chain
  • Procurement
  • Logistics

M&A, Transactions, and PMI

Boost your M&A and PMI ventures in the Middle East with YCP's expert guidance.

  • M&A Strategy
  • Divesstiture/Curb-out Strategy
  • M&A Target Scouting
  • Buyer/Investor Search
  • Commercial Due Diligence
  • M&A Execution (Buy-side & Sell-side Financial Advisory)
  • Valuation
  • Post-Merger Integration (PMI)
  • Value Creation
  • IPO PMO
  • Joint Venture
  • Corporate Venture Capital

Strategy

Elevate your Middle East restaurant with YCP's bespoke strategy solutions.

  • Business Strategy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Growth Opportunity Identification
  • New Business Development
  • Organization Strategy
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Asset/Project Risk Management
  • Digital Strategy
  • Strategic Partnership & Channel Strategy

Digital Transformation

Driving Middle East eateries to digital excellence with tailored transformation strategies

  • DX Vision
  • Digital Roadmap
  • CIO/CDO Support
  • System Architecture Design
  • DX PMO
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Big Data Analysis
  • IT Organization Design & Restructuring
  • IT Portfolio Management
  • Off-shore Development Centre Set-up

Public Services

Elevate your Middle East restaurant with YCP's bespoke public service strategies.

  • Economic Development
  • Public Policy Development
  • E-Governance

Sustainability

YCP offers expert Sustainability services for the Middle East's dynamic restaurant sector.

  • Sustainability Strategy & Implementation
  • Double Materiality
  • Decarbonization & Net-Zero Strategy
  • Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
  • Sustainability Due Diligence
  • Supply Chain Assessment
  • ESG Reporting
  • Investor Relations & Fundraising
  • Organization & Governance Design

Market Research

Elevate your Middle East restaurant with expert market research by YCP.

  • Market Landscape
  • Market Size
  • Industry Structure and Trend
  • Competitive Benchmark
  • Business Partner Search & Screening
  • B2B/B2C Customer Survey
  • B2B Customer Survey
  • Consumer Research

Navigating Restaurant Sector in Middle East

Boom in Dining Demand Outpaces Infrastructure

  • With night dining experience rising by 30% across the Middle East, current restaurant infrastructure struggles to accommodate surge without risking customer service.
  • To bridge the capacity gulf, investing in adaptive reuse of existing spaces represents a strategic pivot, following trends set by hospitality industry's versatile adoption.

Regulation Compliances Vary By Country

  • Classification disparity in the Middle East impacts restaurant operations, with 40% of executives highlighting variable regulation compliance as a top concern.
  • As intra-regional trade intensifies, aligning multi-national compliance strategies and brand adaptation is key to harnessing the market's cascading growth potential.

Digital Transformation Reshapes Operations

  • Nearly 55% of restaurants enhanced their digital ordering capabilities last year, setting a tech-driven course for frictionless customer interactions across the region.
  • Acknowledging digital immersion, shifting to data-driven operations allows for personalizing diner experiences, boosting retention rates demonstrably amidst a tech-receptive population.

Culinary Tourism Expands New Horizons

  • Culinary tourism piqued tourism heat as non-holiday travelers soared 20%, urging cuisine hubs across diverse cultures within the Middle East.
  • As vistas broaden, culinary pairs sophistication with traditional flavor fluxes, enticing experiential tourism seekers while magnifying moments of genuine narrative share.

Our Clients

We have worked with more than 2000 companies throughout various industries.

What Our Clients Say About Us

"It has been a great experience working with the YCP Solidiance project team. The market insights and strategic assessments were well-researched, analyzed and presented; ensuring that we have a deeper understanding of the business dynamics in the Middle East. This has helped SATS to validate its business case projections, as well as strengthened its intended strategies to grow in the market. We are equally impressed by the timeliness and quick turnaround of the project, given the compressed time that we have set for the project team. The personal involvement of the team has underscored the high quality of client service that YCP Solidiance pledges. We are happy to recommend YCP Solidiance and of course, look forward to engaging them again in future endeavors."

SATS (Singapore Airport Terminal Services)

AVP Corporate Business Development

SATS (Singapore Airport Terminal Services)

"We have now completed our study on entering a new market successfully and I wish to thank the YCP Solidiance team for the professional and urgent approach given our requirement relating to the specific market assessments, feasibility studies, a partner search and financial evaluation on a primary acquisition target in our market of interest. I am satisfied YCP Solidiance developed a differentiated route-to-market strategy that is comprehensive and delivered pleasingly ahead of time to meet our tight deadlines. Our objectives were met in full and I look forward to working with the YCP Solidiance team again in the future."

Abu Dhabi Motors

General Manager

Abu Dhabi Motors

Results Through Expertise: Case Studies

Learn how we help clients build and implement strategies
that drive sustainable growth in today’s complex business landscape.

Market Research and Advertising Strategy Development for Local Industrues in the UAE

Client

A management services provider (overseas expansion support) in the UAE

Area

Middle East

Expertise Scope

Market Research, Competitor Analysis, Advertising Strategy Development

Project Summary

Our team conducted market research, benchmarking, and consumer surveys to understand key local industry players, distribution channels, and end-user profiles. Additionally, we performed competitor analysis and customer needs assessments to clarify key selling points and developed advertising concepts and implementation strategies accordingly.

Long-Term Marketing Advisory Services in Hong Kong

Client

A leading diamond trading company in Hong Kong

Area

Hong Kong

Expertise Scope

Advertising Budget Optimization, Content Strategy Advisory, Competitor Monitoring

Project Summary

We proposed a data-driven advertising budget mix for the client, supporting them with execution control and a refined content strategy. Our team provided guidance on ad spend management, recommending budget allocation shifts, target audience refinement, and competitor monitoring. We collaborated with the client’s sales team, identifying customer preference changes, external growth factors, and competitor actions to improve advertising performance and drive sales in Hong Kong.

YCP in Media

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YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Publications

Partnering for Success in Saudi Arabia Construction
Transforming Saudi Arabia into the Middle East's Logistics Powerhouse
Saudi Arabia’s Road Towards Becoming a Cashless Society by 2030
Overview of the Skincare Industry

Meet Our Experts

Establish industry dominance with our experts and partners

Pilar Dieter

Pilar Dieter

Managing Partner, Management Service Division CEO

M.B.A., University of Chicago Booth School of Business

saurabh mehta

Saurabh Mehta

Group Officer, Managing Partner, and CEO of Supply Chain Solutions Division

MBA - NYU Stern School of Business

Varun Saxena

Varun Saxena

Partner

M.B.A., IIM Calcutta

kana likura

Kana Iikura

Partner, Green Impact Labs COO

MSc in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science

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