Food Quest is a dynamic player in the food and beverage industry, delivering exceptional hospitality experiences for over a decade, with a strong presence across multiple segments, including QSR, casual and luxury & lifestyle dining. Food Quest is committed to creating and managing pioneering concepts and acclaimed multinational brands that cater to a diverse range of customers.
Restaurant: 29
Cuisine: Fried Chicken
About: A budget-friendly fast-food chicken concept with a focus on quality and convenience
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Restaurants: 3
Cuisine: American Diner
About: A family-friendly global American chain that offers fast and casual dining.
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Location: Dubai
Restaurant: 1
TATEL Cuisine: Spanish cuisine with an international twist
Expansion Plans: Marbella, Morocco, London, and Miami with exclusive rights to major European cities.
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Location: Dubai
Restaurant: 1
Cuisine: Authentic Italian cuisine
Expansion Plans: Marbella, Morocco, London, and Miami with exclusive rights to major European cities.
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Karim Hajjali
Chief Executive Officer
Karim has over 15 years of extensive and successful leadership experience with a diverse international franchising background in mass-market and high-end retail, FMCG, F&B and Automotive industries providing strategic, sales and operations leadership in uniquely challenging situations. Known for being a dynamic and results oriented leader with solid interpersonal skills. A senior professional, multilingual, multicultural, results oriented winner in both corporates B2B and retail development environments. His massive experience results into applying to his people and firm that makes him an effective, efficient and highly respectable leader. He is Food Quest and Advance Management’s CEO and Board Member, joined on the 24th June 2018.
Faisal Younes
Chief Operating Officer
Over the course of his career, Faisal has held senior leadership positions with Starbucks (Alshaya), Azadea, Eathos, and Cenomi F&B (Alhokair). He has successfully led business turnarounds, scaled emerging brands, and built digital, delivery, and data-led models to accelerate performance across diverse dining segments—from QSR to casual and premium dining.
Recognized by Caterer Middle East as one of the GCC’s most influential CEOs, Faisal is known for connecting strategy with execution to achieve consistent profitability, operational innovation, and lasting growth through market cycles.
Jonathan Harris
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan is a successful operational CFO with over 30 year’s international experience in food, FMCG, luxury and B2B. His notable achievements include strategy development and implementation, improving financial performance and control, mergers, and acquisitions/ disposals, implementing computer partnership and partnership negotiations. He is an advocate for cultural change and is Food Quest’s current CFO.
Mohammed Hashem
Head of Human Resources
Hashem is an immensely experienced HR professional with massive background on HR Planning, budgeting, performance, employee relations, training, establishing policies and procedures, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition and development for over 15 years in UAE Market. Hashem has worked in different established and well known firms such as Emirates International Restaurant LLC (Chilis)/ Saleh Bin Lahej, Al Sayer Group and Al Tayer Group. He joined FoodQuest as a Regional HR & Admin Manager and has been promoted to the new role as Head of HR