Grant Thornton UAE’s 2026 logistics M&A report explores shifting regional dynamics, including deal volumes, valuation trends, major transactions, strategic alliances and infrastructure developments across the UAE, GCC and global markets. This data‑led analysis also highlights emerging sustainability and digitalisation themes shaping the sector’s future.
Exit readiness is critical for maximising value during a business sale or transition. Grant Thornton UAE outlines key factors, planning fundamentals, and a holistic approach to ensure smooth, successful exits.
We are pleased to present our latest F&B Sector Focus, designed to provide valuable insights for our clients and the wider F&B community in the region. Our team regularly publishes sector-focused editions, sharing our perspectives on the MENA F&B landscape, with a particular emphasis on the UAE.
We are pleased to share the latest edition of our quarterly F&B publication, offering insights into the economic outlook and key trends in the regional F&B sector for 2025 and beyond.
We are pleased to announce our latest publication on the F&B sector, offering industry insights and expert commentary on F&B in the region, including its financial outlook. The UAE’s Food and Beverage (F&B) sector is projected to achieve revenues of USD 38.3 billion by the end of 2024. In particular, food tech is attracting government and investor attention, in alignment with the UAE’s National Strategy for Food Security. In this edition, we also spoke with Khaled Fadly (https://www.linkedin.com/in/khaledfadly/), CEO of Epik Foods (https://www.linkedin.com/company/epikfoodss/), the UAE and KSA-based F&B group, to learn about his journey from the corporate world to becoming a successful F&B entrepreneur. Khaled shares his journey into the F&B sector and the challenges faced and successes achieved along the way. He also discusses key considerations for companies looking to expand internationally and outlines Epik Foods’ future plans.
Following on from Part 2 of our ‘Ten-Point Guide to Selling your Business’ publication, which focused on ‘Preparing for Sale’, we are pleased to introduce Part 3 of the series, where we will focus on the Going to Market stage of the process.
The Food and Beverage (F&B) sector has continued to grow and show resilience to macro-economic headwinds in 2023, evidenced by strong deal flow and capital raisings in the UAE and broader GCC. Following on from our Q1 2023 update, we are delighted to share our latest F&B edition, summarising key themes, issues and activity in the sector.
Following on from Part 1 of our ‘Ten-Point Guide to Selling your Business’ publication, which covered an overview of the key steps to be considered to achieve a favourable outcome in a sales process, we are pleased to introduce Part 2 of the series, where we focus on the Preparing for Sale stage.
Deciding whether to exit your business can feel overwhelming. Prior to commencing on an intensive, but ultimately rewarding journey and to help you navigate through the process, we have prepared an illustrative ten-point guide which explains what is involved in a typical sales process.