21. Walid Hajj - CEO, Cravia
Bite-sized facts:
Number of brands under his remit: 5
Number of restaurants under cravia: 64
Nationality: Saudi Arabian
Walid Hajj is busy and why not? His company, Cravia, recently opened its first signature restaurant, The Steak Bar, in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) marking a shift away from the firm bringing international brands into the region.
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Hajj works with Cinnabon, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Zaatar w Zeit, Carvel, and The Steak Bar.
Hajj says: “The vision for 2014 is to continue to solidly build our existing brands, aggressively expand Zaatar w Zeit in Saudi, fine-tune and start growing our in-house brand, The Steak Bar, and add another brand to our portfolio. We believe 2014 is also an opportunity to continue to strengthen our infrastructure and we will improve on our central kitchen and logistics operations by investing in new, expanded facilities. Overall, I see Cravia adding 30-35% in growth during 2014.”
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