Overseeing the development and management of over 35 international and local brands:Hakkasan, Nusret, Huqqa, Chez Bruno, Long Chim, Cova, Sarabeth, Azmi, Bayas, Celicia, LingLing, Kai Mayfair....

Alghalia holdings is a vibrant company established in 1997 with a portfolio of businesses segregated to deliver focussed propositions across a number of brands throughout Bahrain and KSA.It continues to develop and grow iconic concepts, including Cafe Lilou, Patisserie Lilou, Monsoon, Fatto, Bens cookies, Jacks, Dessange and other renowned international brands with six divisions spanning hospitality, lifestyle, farming, retail, real estate and construction.

RAK Hospitality Holding is a limited liability company controlled by the government of Ras Al Khaimah with its sole focus on the hospitality and leisure sectors.Heading Hakaya Collection that comprises of owned restaurants, managed restaurants, franchises, leisure and management of the corniche of Ras Al khaimah.Creation and implementation of 4 new F&b upscale brands within 6 months.Acquisition of Kona grill (American fast casual dining brand)Full PnL Responsibility for the following brands:-Pesto: Italian fine dining restaurant-Motormouth: Food truck offering premium burgers and grill-Yansoon: Upscale Levantine restaurant-The Bay Sports Bar: Bistro restaurant part of Al Hamra golf club-Marina Muse: Seafood restaurant part of Al Hamra Marina Yatch club-Kona Grill: Upscale American franchise (to open 6 outlets across the UAE)-AWEC: Equestrian center

Heading the development of this new hospitality division creating unique food concepts and bringing franchises to the region.Part of Salam international. www.salaminternational.com -Eatopia: Development of the largest Food retail /restaurant in the Middle East 3500sqm2, 350 seat incorporating 5 multinational restaurants, gifting, catering business, Deli/café and large high-end food retail area. Aiming to open 5 Eatopia in the next 2 years and turn the concept into a franchise brand across the Middle East and beyond.Responsible for the overall Business P&L. Joint ventures with many international brands and exclusive co-operation with worldwide retail suppliers. Project Budget of over 30 million dollars with a forecasted annual turnover of over 100 million dollars.-Fanajeen: Waffles/Pancake concept offering a large selection of rares teas and coffees.Plan to open similar concepts across the GCC in the next 3 years-Cafe#999:Art deco coffee shop concept developed for the Museum of Qatar.-Armani Cafe-jordan: high end coffee concept offering premium foods

Dean and Deluca: Creation of assisted sales channel for the division covering food delivery and catering services for Kuwait,Qatar and Dubai.Harvey Nichols: Full strategic concept development and management of an high-end restaurant as part of the Kuwait department store.-Concept creation-Marketing strategy-Recruitment of over 150 staff-Full operating structure creation-Provide full direction to the board

Welcome to Gourmet Food Consultancy. The one and only complete gourmet solution in the middle-eastDuring this difficult economic downturn and the uncertainty of what the future holds, it's now paramount for new businesses willing to enter the world of gourmet food and hospitality industry, to be aware of the many challenges they may confront during the development, the implementation and the course of the business. Being cost efficient, maximising available resources, developing vertical businesses are a few requirements that you may not avoid if you want to be successful and different from what the market has to offer.Gourmet Food Consultancy is an international web based company providing a complete solution for the retail food and hospitality industries. Inclusive yet exclusive, the GFC team use our wealth of hands on experience in the food and hospitality industry combined with intensive research ,knowledge of food trend and customer food habits to assist your new or existing food retail or hospitality businesses to grow. With our expertise and passion of food, we can make your business stand out against the competition and develop an unique proposition to match your customer profile .Your need to develop a successful business becomes our mission as we can assist you to identify potential revenue, develop profit and cost strategies and a complete solution for your business.We can also help you define single or multiple new concept working on the concept development, planning and design phase of a new venture right through to merchandising plan, product and packaging sourcing. marketing and PR strategy and training development.To optimize your opportunity to be a successful business, please call us or email now for a free consultation and analyze of your business. email:mromero@gourmetfoodconsultancy.com

The Landmark Group began its journey in 1973 with one store in Bahrain and has grown into one of the largest retail and hospitality conglomerates in the Middle East, Africa and India. Currently the Group operates over 2,300 outlets, encompassing over 30 million square feet across 22 countries.•Founder of ‘Gourmet Station’ concept and responsible to develop the first food hall in Dubai.•Creation of the overall division for the opening of the first Food gourmet hall in Dubai and developing multi-site opening throughout the GCC size between 4000sqft to 27000sqft-50 stores opening in 3 years•Responsible for finding new location to develop the business further(contact with all the major developers and landlords in the GCC)•Responsible for setting up the business from the project management,design,implementation and finalization of the project•Developing new HR system suitable for the concept and spreading concept vision and values through its strategy•Responsible for both planning and executing of new openingsNew business acquisition such as Carluccio's,....Capable of defining and implementing long and short-term business objectivesKey worldwide detailed market research: Harrods, Bon Marche, Harvey Nichols, Gourmet Lafayette, Hediard, Fauchon, Peck, Globus, Gourmet Factory, Dean and deluca, Balducci, Food Emporium, Borough market,...

-Responsible for a team of 400 -Manage top end food retail stores3000SQM2,Outside catering business and gifting.-Project Manager for the development of Food Operations (Project Piccadilly, £26m project) -Responsible for the management restructure from 2004-2006-Defined & implementing long & short-term business objectives to increase business turnover from 30 millions pounds to 50 millions pounds in 2 years-Oversaw & controlled all daily operations with a hands-on approach-Maximised sales potential of current customers through ranging & merchandising strategies, advices, training & account management-Working with the Marketing department to develop promotional programmes -International brand development