| Food Mania |
Dubai Food Since people usually wake up around 10-11AM, and also the only real local dish in Dubai is fish and rice, there is nothing like breakfast for these locals. Dubai was traditionally more of seafood town, but today most people eat other Middle Eastern food, namely Lebanese, Iranian, and Syrian food. U.S food products enjoy a reputation of high quality, safety and diversity in the Gulf region, As a result more and more people traveling to the UAE western-style eating trends that are common in Europe and United States also are developing in these regions. Especially young people are being exposed to these trends. The demand for Western foods has transformed the local retail sector.. Products with the best market potential include health, convenience and snack food, breakfast cereals, fresh, frozen canned fruits and vegetables; condiments and confectionary product Dubai Food Malls In the past people in Dubai and UAE used to eat healthy, freshly prepared food , today, however, people prefer to eat fast food such as hamburgers, fried chicken, shwrma, The few reasons for this change of lifestyle would be, as many people are working long hours, shifts, or extended school days, they don’t get time to prepare fresh food, since the women have started working they get less time to prepare meals, another reason could be the young people have money to spend, and another reason is with all forms of media and advertising, people like to try new products and different kinds of fast food. Major supermarkets are expanding existing outlets, opening new stores and establishing multi-country operations. Most of the shopping canters have food malls in Dubai. Though Dubai and Sharjah now has three specialized organic stores but few supermarkets with a section of organic products have reported a decline in sales. UAE organic food manufacturers opine that UAE is not much aware of the organic food and beverages; it has just started to catch the fancy of the people. |