‘Made in Dubai’ brand Akiba Dori signs 30 location franchise development deal for India

‘Made in Dubai’ brand Akiba Dori signs 30 location franchise development deal for India

Dubai: Dubai-born famed modern Japanese concept Akiba Dori kicks off its 5th anniversary early with a 30-location franchise development deal for India. Following the restaurant’s successful expansion streak, with five locations launched just under five years across the GCC– an international development plan is a natural progression for the brand as it sets its sights on new markets. Locations are set to open across major cosmopolitan locations within India over the next 5 years, bringing the signature Akiba Dori style and unforgettably delicious modern Japanese street-food & Tokyo-style pizza that customers of the brand have enjoyed over the last 5 years in the UAE & most recently, Saudi Arabia, to one of the biggest consumer markets in the world. “Launching an original F&B brand in Dubai is as close as you can get to testing your concept on an international audience,” said Samer S. Hamadeh, Founder of Akiba Dori. “Dubai has incomparable PR power; if you can make your brand work here, you can take it almost anywhere on the planet, and I can’t think of more than a handful of cities that can make that claim. Taking Akiba Dori from our home base in Dubai to one of the