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sector that is poised to grow. This is where I reached out to Ancill from The Next Idea, and I must add that his collaboration brings international experience to our company. At Culinaire & Beyond, we support our clients to prepare for emerging trends in the industry through our international partnership. What are some of the services that clients can benefit from at Culinaire and Beyond? The company has all the necessary resources for the research of innovative intercontinental recipes and adapting them for local palates, engineering new menus, exploring new restaurant themes and designs, and discovering upcoming trends in the F&B and Hospitality Sectors. We’re equally excited to help new concepts come to life and have recently been added to the Rowad Partners Program. Simultaneously, we realise that many small businesses in Bahrain need customised advice and solutions on scaling up and optimising growth, and we’re equally excited to serving their needs. Bahrain has jumped up 71 places and is ranked at number 73 compared to it’s previous ranking of 142 for World Bank’s list of Easiness To Carry Out Business Activities Index. We welcome global brands to set up factories and retail stores in Bahrain provide 360-degree solutions from ideation to execution. We aim to become the answer for all your problems whether it’s a menu you’d like to design, the interior of a new creative concepts and ambiances for F&B outlets within Malls, Hotels, Touristic developments and Restaurants, or renovation of an old F&B brand to cater to an ever-changing audience. Who are some of the clients you have worked with within the country and the region? As you already know Culinaire & Beyond is the Authorized Licensee of The Next Idea in the region. The Next Idea, winner of the 2016 Lux Hospitality Award for the most Innovative Hospitality Group, California has played a key role in offering services to the following brand in the region: in the UAE – PIZZARO, PRESSMAN’S , MOUNT BAVA; in Saudi Arabia- ART CAFÉ FOOD TRUCK, SHAWARMA FUSION, HERFY, KPMG; in Bahrain, HEVEA, KOORA, CALEXICO, CREPE CAFÉ; in Qatar – IFC GROUP (CHILLIS AND JOHNNY ROCKETS FRANCHISEE); and in Oman – CREPE CAFÉ. When clients approach you for food consultancy, what are some of the elements they are looking to improve upon? Clients approach us for a wide array of solutions ranging from increasing sales, enhancing footfall, rebranding , preparing effective marketing plans, creative concepts and ambiances for F&B outlets within Malls, Hotels, Touristic developments and Restaurants and creating brand strategies that are specific to the FnB and Hospitality sectors. APRIL - MAY 2017 Perle 103