Tea Business News
Tea, Hospitality and the Future of Saudi Guest Culture
An Interview with Turki AlQurashi, Founder & Vice Chairman of the Restaurant & Cafe Owners Association of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s hospitality industry is expanding at a pace few markets can match. New hotels, restaurants and tourism
In the Gulf Hospitality Industry, Tea Has No Owner. That Is the Problem — and the Opportunity.
Islamuddin Shaikh has spent three decades running F&B businesses across the GCC and Asia. His conclusion is blunt: tea is the highest-margin item on most hospitality menus, and almost nobody is managing it. In this interview, he explains why —
Beyond the Cup: Naim Maadad on the Perspectives of Tea in Hospitality
Few hospitality executives have shaped Dubai’s dining scene as profoundly as Naim Maadad. With more than three decades of experience across Australia, Asia and the Middle East, the Founder and CEO of Gates Hospitality has witnessed the transformation of food and
Beyond the Matcha Boom: Kenji Shimizu’s Mission to Share the Real Story of Japanese Tea
The global matcha boom has created a new generation of entrepreneurs. Some are selling products. Others are building brands. Kenji Shimizu is doing something different: he is helping consumers understand what lies behind the green powder that has become one
La Réunion Hosted the First International Tea Symposium: A New Global Platform for Tea Culture and Heritage
The island of La Réunion became the meeting point in May for tea cultures from around the world as it hosted the inaugural International Tea Symposium (ITS 2026), a landmark event dedicated to tea as a living cultural heritage and a
