36. Ahmed Khalid Al Bader - Founder, Epicure Group
Bite-sized facts:
Restaurants under remit: 2
Size of team: 1000
Number of years in the F&B industry: 13
Number of years in the Middle East: 36
Nationality: Kuwaiti
Kuwaiti national Ahmed Khalid Al Bader’s aim was to offer upscale dining concepts that he felt Kuwait lacked, and launched Epicure Group in 2009. The Group is the culinary division of The Sultan Group in Kuwait.
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Al Bader says his proudest achievements in the last year were the opening of two restaurants, Pintxos and Pickles, the launch of retail offering Waistline Home kitchen, and Wasabi Go.
In the next year, he wants to focus on franchising in-house concepts.
Epicure now owns, operates and is designing a variety of brands, including, Prime and Toast, Pizzetta, Butcher’s Den, Pickles and Pintxos.
Al Bader says: “I don’t limit myself to being the master of just one style of cooking, but take pride on bringing out the best flavour possible in whatever I decide to serve.”
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