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Primed for Growth: Cloud Kitchens in the GCC

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Saudi Arabia

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FoodTech

Right Bite Launches New Meal Plan App Right in Time for the New Year

Anamika  is a change maker with 15+ years of management consulting, project management, event management and research experience. Having worked for Accenture for over a decade, she began her career overseeing change management and digital learning and development programs across Fortune 500 clients globally. 
Today, Anamika works with select clients on large-scale change programs, and writes whenever she can. As a life-long learner, and lover of writing, she found herself becoming an excellent interviewer, story-teller and speaker. She is passionate about giving voice to startups, projects and new technologies that are nearing break-through. She is curious about the intersection between technology, human behaviour and wellness, and is often most intrigued by startups that help people live better and happier lives.  
Anamika received her BA in Economics and Chinese Studies from the University of Nottingham. She is London born and bred, and splits her time between London and Dubai. She is a certified HIIT instructor, NLP coach and world traveler with a love of experimental cooking.

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Anamika Patel

Explore the Successful of Cloud Kitchen Business Models 2023

Cloud Kitchen Business Models

What's a Cloud Kitchen, Anyway?

We are a team of passionate Researchers, Data Junkies, and Story-Tellers that believe there is not enough quality business insights and compelling data analysis available in the marketplace, told in the formats users want. We want to give an insider's look into the industries, businesses and economies that are changing the world today, so our users can become inspired, empowered and equipped to run their businesses as best they can.

Lucidity Insights Research Team

Infobytes

Foodic’s Growth Story (in Numbers)

Kuwait

Virtual Restaurants by Number of Homegrown Brands

KLC’S 2022 Ambitions

United Arab Emirates

Sweetheart Kitchen’s SWHK in Numbers

SWHK Sweetheart Kitchen’s Funding Rounds

Top Aggregators  Operating in Kuwait

Qatar

Top Aggregators Operating in Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain (non-exhaustive)

Online Food Delivery App Users by GCC Market (2021)

GCC Food Delivery App User Penetration (% of GCC TAM)

Kuwait’s Online Food Delivery Market Size & Growth Projections

Global

Regional Split: Where are FoodTech Unicorns Coming from?

funding raised - % breakdown across vertical (2010-2020)

The key metrics are:

Online Food Delivery / Cloud Kitchen Business Models in the GCC

GCC Food Delivery Industry Macro-Economics

Ranking: Most Populous Cities in The GCC

GCC Market Attractiveness:  Internet and eCommerce Penetration by Population Size

Online Food Delivery Market Size Forecast (Million USD, 2020-2025)

GCC Online Food Delivery Apps: User Penetration Forecast

Users of Online Food Delivery Apps & User Penetration by GCC Country (Millions, 2021 vs 2025 forecast)

UAE's Online Food Delivery Market: Size and Growth Forecast

UAE’s Online Food Delivery Market Size & Growth Projections

Top Aggregators Operating in the United Arab Emirates

KSA’s Online Food Delivery Market Size & Growth Projections

Top Aggregators  Operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Global Foodtech - Investment Raised

Global FoodTech - Market Size (mil USD)

A Glimpse of the FoodTech Ecosystem and Value Chain (Non-exhaustive)

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Dubai Green Future: Powered by Renewable Energy 2024 Report

Dubai’s Green Future: Powered by Renewable Energy

Sustainability & ClimateTech

Top Blockchain Innovations in 2024 | Lucidity Insights

Special Report: Innovations in Blockchain

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To Your Doorstep: The Future of Food Delivery in Saudi Arabia

The Future of Food Delivery in Saudi Arabia

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Special Report: Investing in Egypt’s Startup Ecosystem in 2024

Investing in Egypt’s Startup Ecosystem

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Special Report "The Business of Impact Investing in 2023"

The Business of Impact Investing in 2023

Special Report: "Exploring MENA Healthtech Business"

The Business of Healthtech in MENA

HealthTech

Special Report: "Sustainable International Trade for a Resilient Future"

Sustainable International Trade for a Resilient Future

Special Report: The State of the Electric Vehicle Revolution 2023

The State of the Electric Vehicle Revolution 2023

Mobility

Special Report: Foodtech in MENA, How Innovation is Transforming the Culinary Landscape

The Growing Business of Foodtech

Special Report: "Opportunities in Web3"

Opportunities in Web3

Dubai's Venture Capital Ecosystem | Special Report

Dubai's Venture Capital Ecosystem

The Future of Fintech in Africa

Fintech

Diriyah and Saudi's the Giga Projects | Special Report

Diriyah and the Giga Projects: Defining the New Saudi Arabia

Tourism

The Evolution of the KSA Startup Ecosystem: A Deep Dive into Growth and Innovation (2010-2022)

The Evolution of Saudi Arabia Startup Ecosystem 2010-2022

Dubai's Digital Economy and Startup Ecosystem | Special Report

Dubai’s Digital Economy and Its Expanding Startup Ecosystem

MENA's M&A Landscape 2017-2022: A Comprehensive Review

The Middle East & North Africa’s M&A Landscape 2017-2022

Sustainable Innovations and Startups in the MENA Region

Innovations In International Trade

Economies

Inside Egypt Startup Ecosystem | Special Report

Egypt's Burgeoning Start-Up Ecosystem

Dubai’s Digital Economy Capital Roadmap | Special Report

Dubai’s Roadmap to Becoming the Digital Economy Capital of the World

Primed for Growth Cloud Kitchens in the GCC

Erika is Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer at Lucidity Insights. Having  spent 15 years advising Fortune 500 companies  and multinational conglomerates  from around the world on how to grow businesses in emerging markets, Erika found that data and knowledge underpinned and empowered strategic decision-making. The creation of Lucidity Insights was inspired by the idea that strategic C-suite level data and insights could empower startups and Venture Capitalists in the MENAPT region, elevating the entire regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. 

Data is not just for the Chief Executive, or the data analyst after-all. Democratizing access to quality data across the tech ecosystem will elevate every startup and every investors’ decision-making, and thus, benefit the economy, overall.

Erika has worked with data to develop comprehensive business success stories and strategies for her entire professional career. She is a thought leader in growth strategies in fast-moving emerging markets, with a focus on Middle Eastern and Asian Markets. She is an expert on the startup ecosystems in the Middle East, and a thought leader on entrepreneurship, disruptive technologies and sustainability. She has worked with both government and corporates clients, across over 30 different industry verticals and in over 40 countries. She is best described as a data-curious strategic thinker and advisor, who also happens to be an  enthusiastic storyteller and writer.

Erika graduated from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business with an Executive MBA (MSx), and also holds degrees from McGill University (B.Sc Neuroscience) and the University of Cambridge (Sustainability in Business). She speaks English and Japanese, is conversational in French, and speaks survival Arabic. In her spare time, she is an avid globe trotter, having travelled to over 70 countries, and counts scuba-diving, free-diving and yoga among her favourite activities. She is a self-described wellness-junkie and adventure enthusiast. She is also a dog mum.

Co-Founder & Chief Content Officer

Erika Masako Welch

Spotlights

the Cloud Kitchen that wants to do it all…

KLC Virtual Restaurants: the Cloud Kitchen that wants to do it all…

How Sweet it is to be Sweetheart Kitchen…

The Fine Dining Cloud Kitchen Concept

KITCH-IN: The Fine Dining Cloud Kitchen Concept

The Cloud Kitchen Unicorn Named Kitopi

the SaaS Powering Cloud Kitchens

FOODICS: the SaaS Powering Cloud Kitchens

Videos

A glimpse of the foodtech ecosystem and value chain

What are the most populous cities across the GCC

Foodtech Startups Raise Record Amounts in 2021

What are the UAE’s Online Food Delivery Market Trends?

How do GCC Countries compare for Online Food Delivery Market Size and future forecasts?

The Foodtech sector is birthing Unicorns at an unprecedented rate

What are the Macro-Economics Indicators driving the rapid adoption of Food Delivery in the GCC?

How attractive are the GCC markets to eCommerce and Consumer-Focused Tech Start-ups?

Primed for Growth: Cloud Kitchens in the GCC

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