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FOODICS LAUNCHES TABLE TALKS, A NEW HOSPITALITY FORUM SPOTLIGHTING THE REAL DATA BEHIND RESTAURANT GROWTH IN THE REGION

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Foodics, the leading restaurant management and payments technology platform in MENA, has announced the launch of Table Talks by Foodics, a new community-led initiative designed to bring together restaurant founders, operators, creators, and hospitality professionals for candid, insight-driven conversations about building and scaling successful restaurant businesses.

Built as an intimate, invite-only dinner series, Table Talks moves beyond traditional panel formats to create space for honest dialogue inside the environments where hospitality brands are actively being built. Each edition will spotlight a founder’s journey alongside real operational insights, bridging storytelling with data-backed business reality.

The inaugural edition took place at Lila Molino in Alserkal Avenue on Thursday 18th June and featured chef and entrepreneur Shaw Lash, founder of Lila Taqueria and Lila Molino. Guests gathered inside the concept’s working production kitchen for an evening focused on entrepreneurship, craft, and the realities of scaling independent hospitality brands.

Shaw Lash’s journey has become one of Dubai’s most compelling modern hospitality stories. After leaving a corporate career, she launched Lila Taqueria in 2023, a wood-fired taqueria built around heirloom Mexican corn and traditional techniques. She went on to expand the concept with Lila Molino in 2024, an all-day dining space, coffee roastery, concept store, and in-house masa production unit, followed by Tacos Caminos in 2025. With Foodics supporting operations across every stage of growth, the brands have evolved into a thriving independent restaurant group built on consistency, craft, and operational discipline.

As part of the inaugural Table Talks session, Foodics shared exclusive insights into Shaw Lash’s growth journey, showcasing how technology has supported the evolution of the business from a single restaurant into a three-brand, five-location group in just three years. Since launching Lila Taqueria in 2023, followed by Lila Molino in 2024 and Tacos Caminos in 2025, the group has processed more than 85,000 orders through the Foodics platform.

During the event it was highlighted how access to real-time operational and customer data has enabled smarter decision-making and sustainable growth, with Lila Molino recording a 98% year-on-year increase in orders between 2024 and 2025 from a single location alone. This growth has been supported by Foodics’ integrated platform, which connects POS, sub-cashier stations and delivery app orders into a single system, providing a complete view of business performance.

Attendees also gained insight into customer purchasing behaviour through the brand’s top-performing menu items, with Chips, Salsas & Guacamole serving as a key entry-point dish, while signature favourites continue to drive repeat visits. Some menu items saw demand increase by more than 400% in a single month, highlighting the value of data-led menu optimisation. Today, Lila Molino accounts for over 54% of the group’s lifetime orders, demonstrating how operational discipline and technology can drive growth beyond physical expansion.

“Table Talks was created to bring our community together and uncover the stories behind successful hospitality brands and the decisions that drive their growth. Shaw’s journey highlights that scaling a restaurant business, while it all starts with a great concept, requires operational discipline, consistency, and the ability to make informed decisions at every stage. By sharing these experiences openly, we hope to create meaningful conversations and practical learning opportunities for the wider industry,” says Belal Zahran, Chief Revenue Officer of Foodics.

“Through this initiative, we want to highlight the real mechanics of growth in hospitality, the decisions, the systems, and the numbers that sit behind the guest experience.” He adds.

The launch of Table Talks reflects Foodics’ broader commitment to supporting the hospitality ecosystem beyond technology, by fostering knowledge-sharing and bringing together the people shaping the future of dining in the region.

Table Talks by Foodics will continue as a recurring series, convening hospitality founders and operators every few months for open, honest industry conversations.

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Good Hair Days Start At Breakfast: Mary Ruth’s Liquid Multivitamin + Hair Growth, Now on iHerb Middle East

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The days of thinking haircare starts and ends in the shower are officially behind us. Today’s approach is a little more holistic, bringing together everything from your favorite hair products to the little wellness habits that make up your day. With iHerb Middle East offering an extensive selection of wellness, beauty and self-care essentials from leading global brands, discovering new favorites for every part of your day has never been easier. 

Founded by health educator and nutritional consultant MaryRuth Ghiyam, the brand built its name on liquid vitamins that are as easy to take as they are to enjoy. Today it is known for clean, thoughtfully formulated supplements for every stage of life. 

MaryRuth’s Liquid Morning Multivitamin + Hair Growth – AED 225.46

Consider this your morning multivitamin with a beauty twist. Featuring Lustriva®, it is formulated to support hair growth and healthier-looking skin, but that’s only part of the story. With 10,000 mcg of biotin, all eight B vitamins, vitamin D3 and zinc, it also supports energy metabolism, immune function and your overall everyday wellness. It comes in an easy liquid format with a peach mango flavor, so it feels less like a chore and more like a little morning treat, and it’s vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free as well. Because your haircare routine deserves a spot beyond the bathroom shelf, too. To order the products, visit https://ae.iherb.com/ and keep an eye on iHerb Middle East Instagram, @iherbmiddleeast, for the latest wellness finds, updates, and offers.

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From Coffee to Wellness: Three Dubai Destinations Shaping Everyday Wellbeing

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Where Coffee, Food & Community Come Together – Roasters Specialty Coffee House

Founded in Dubai, Roasters Specialty Coffee House has grown into one of the UAE’s prominent homegrown specialty coffee brands, combining specialty coffee, all-day dining and a strong focus on craftsmanship and hospitality.  

At the heart of the experience is Roasters’ specialty coffee programme, with skilled baristas working with carefully sourced beans and a range of brewing methods, including espresso-based drinks and hand-brewed coffee. Beyond coffee, the cafés offer an extensive all-day menu spanning breakfast favourites, savoury dishes, pastries, desserts and seasonal creations, making the brand suitable for everything from morning meetings and leisurely breakfasts to casual lunches and afternoon coffee breaks.

With locations across some of Dubai’s most prominent neighbourhoods and destinations, Roasters continues to position itself as more than a coffee shop, creating spaces centred around coffee culture, food, community and contemporary Dubai lifestyle.

Location: Multiple locations across Dubai

Cuisine: Specialty Coffee & All-Day Dining

Experience: Specialty coffee, breakfast, pastries, desserts, all-day dining & coffee experiences

A More Connected Approach to Wellness – Wellcube

At Wellcube, this idea comes to life through a more connected approach to wellbeing. The Dubai wellness destination brings together movement, nutrition, recovery, clinical wellness and longevity, creating a space where different parts of health can be considered together rather than in isolation.

Its Tranquil Wellness offering takes the idea even further, creating an environment designed around rest, recovery and feeling restored. From fitness and wellness experiences to treatments, nutrition and spaces designed with wellbeing in mind, the focus is on helping people build healthier routines that can actually fit into everyday life.

Rather than waiting until burnout or exhaustion forces a reset, the approach encourages people to think about wellness as something ongoing — something that can be woven into the week alongside everything else.

A More Considered Approach to Aesthetic Care- Aesthetics by King’s College Hospital London – Dubai

 

Wellness can also be about the things that make us feel confident, comfortable and more like ourselves.

At Aesthetics by King’s College Hospital London – Dubai, that starts with taking a more considered approach to aesthetic care. The clinic offers personalised treatments across facial rejuvenation, regenerative skin therapies, laser treatments, body contouring, hair restoration and intimate wellness, with care tailored around individual concerns and goals.

Led by Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director Dr. Dragana Spica, the focus is on enhancing rather than transforming, with treatments designed to support skin quality and achieve natural-looking results.

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October Must-Discover Dining, Wellness & Lifestyle Experiences

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Pinktober Affair of Brunch, Wellness & Awareness at Vivaldi, Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers

Looking for a leisurely Saturday brunch with good food, live music and a meaningful cause? This October, Vivaldi at Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers invites guests to mark Pinktober on October 3 and 10, with an afternoon of Italian-inspired dining and live entertainment. From Beetroot-Crusted Bass Fillet to Oven-Baked Lamb Pie with Jus, guests can indulge in a generous buffet spread showcasing a selection of Italian favourites, before settling into the sounds of a live singer. Set along the picturesque Dubai Creek, Vivaldi offers a relaxed Italian dining experience in an elegant setting, making it a fitting backdrop for an afternoon dedicated to good food, music and breast cancer awareness.

The hotel will also host a Pinktober Wellness TalkonOctober 16, featuring an insightful session led by a medical expert, alongside light bites and refreshments. Taking place in the Ballroom from 11am to 3pm, attendance is complimentary. Guests are requested to register in advance.

When: Saturday, October 3 and October 10 | 1pm to 4pm | What: Pinktober Brunch – Buffet | Where: Vivaldi, Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers | Packages: AED 255 with soft beverages | AED 375 with house beverages | AED 125 for Children 6-12 yrs. 
For booking: contact +971 4 2071717 or email vivaldi.reservations@sheraton.com or visit website

ANA Teams Up with Hind Al Oud to bring Deep Ahojas to life through a limited-edition dessert.

What if a fragrance could be experienced before it is worn? ANA Emirati Fusion has partnered with luxury fragrance house Hind Al Oud to introduce a limited-edition dessert inspired by Deep Ahojas, the fragrance house’s newest creation. Available from 20 September for AED 47, the dessert combines dark chocolate, honey, dried fig, vanilla, cinnamon and sea salt, translating the fragrance’s warm and layered character into a contemporary Emirati dining experience.

Guests will also receive a complimentary Deep Ahojas fragrance sample with each dessert, along with the opportunity to pre-order the fragrance ahead of its launch. The collaboration brings together contemporary Emirati cuisine and Arabian perfumery through a multisensory experience, reflecting ANA’s approach to connecting food with creativity, culture and modern lifestyle, while offering Hind Al Oud a distinctive way to introduce Deep Ahojas to audiences before its launch.

Ladurée and Nour Arida’s Sorbé Bring Beauty and Pâtisserie Together.

What happens when Sorbé’s beauty-inspired lip butter flavours meet the art of French pâtisserie? From 1 October, Ladurée UAE and Lebanese American model and entrepreneur Nour Arida’s skincare brand Sorbé bring rose, lychee, caramel and pomegranate together in an unexpected sweet collaboration. World Pastry Champion and Ladurée Executive Chef Julien Alvarez transforms these flavours into a trio of individual pâtisseries inspired by caramel, pomegranate and rose lychee, each containing fewer than 100 calories. The collection also includes an exclusive Rose Lychee Macaron, Rose & Lychee Sorbet and a collagen-infused slushie made with fresh fruit and no added sugar. Exclusive macaron boxes in 8, 12, 18 and 24 pieces feature the limited-edition Rose Lychee Macaron alongside favourites including Salted Caramel, Pistachio, Chocolate and Raspberry.

Date: Daily, from 1 October 2026 | Price: Rose & Lychee Sorbet – AED 45 | Trio of Individual Pâtisseries inspired by caramel, pomegranate and rose lychee – AED 39 each Collagen-Infused Slushie – AED 49 (made with fresh fruit and without added suga)

Exclusive Macaron Boxes 8 pieces – AED 169 | 12 pieces – AED 237 | 18 pieces – AED 335 |24 pieces – AED 442 | Location: Ladurée, across all outlets in the UAE | For more information: Ladurée UAE

EVIRON – A Korean-Inspired Wellness Drink for Every Occasion

A well-considered drinks table can make all the difference when hosting at home. EVIRON by Clarion International Trading LLC brings a Korean-inspired touch to modern entertaining, offering a light and refreshing option for weekend gatherings, festive celebrations and evenings with friends. Made with Red Korean Ginseng, Hovenia Dulcis and Rubus Coreanus, alongside Vitamin C and B Vitamins, EVIRON draws on Korea’s appreciation for botanical ingredients. Free from alcohol, caffeine, preservatives and refined sugar, it offers a more mindful alternative to traditional soft drinks and high-caffeine beverages. Available across the UAE through Noon, Amazon and Dr Nutrition.

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