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WE’RE RUSSELL PARTNERSHIP MIDDLE EAST

Dubai based food consultants who create, guide and mobilise transformational food strategies.

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WE ARE GLOBAL FOOD CONSULTANTS BASED IN DUBAI, UAE

Russell Partnership Middle East are Food and Hospitality Consultants delivering creative and commercially viable solutions to over 400 global clients across 30 countries. Russell Partnership Middle East was developed from Russell Partnership Consulting, Europe’s Leading Food Consultancy.

Russell Partnership Middle East have been working in the MENA Region for over 20 years, with an office and dedicated team based in Dubai South, UAE. Russell Partnership Middle East have an unrivalled reputation global for delivering expert strategic food and hospitality solutions across multiple sectors and locations. We’re proud to have worked alongside prominent business organisations, Universities, government departments and major global events within the Middle East, such as acting as the retained Food, Hospitality and Food Legacy Consultants Expo 2020 Dubai.

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EXPERTS

London 2012 Olympic Games

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COLLABORATIVE

University of Sheffield

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RELIABLE

Rugby World Cup 2015

CASE STUDIES

Russell Partnership Consulting has an unrivalled reputation for providing bespoke strategic solutions. Find out more about our work within the Middle East by reading through a select few case studies that demonstrate the breadth, depth and strength of our approach. 

EXPO 2020 Dubai

Russell Partnership Consulting were appointed in 2016 to create and deliver the food and beverage strategy for Expo 2020 Dubai

Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel (AFOCH)

Russell Partnership were commissioned to design an Operational Mobilisation Strategy

AMWAJ

The AMWAJ board commissioned the Russell Partnership to establish, mobilise and support their business

University of Birmingham Dubai

Russell Partnership Consulting were engaged by University of Birmingham Dubai to build an overarching catering strategy

London Olympic Games

Russell Partnership Consulting were appointed and retained to create and deliver the Food Strategy for London 2012

Silverstone

Russell Partnership were asked to assess the catering business operating capabilities

Chandon Estates

Russell Partnership Consulting were commissioned to establish the food and beverage strategy

BBC

Russell Partnership Consulting has provided the entire spectrum of integrated catering consultancy services for the BBC

Intercontinental Hotels

The Partnership current activity includes the creation of a new kitchen platform with space resource and energy saving potential

Services

Our services are diverse and unique within the Hospitality industry. Our dedicated full-time team based in our Dubai South office expertise, experience and dedication creates opportunities for our clients to encounter optimal commercial and operational outcomes. 

STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

Long Term Action Planning

STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

Creating or planning a new food, hotel or leisure development? Responsible for delivering a major event? Need to re-engineer an existing operation, build a new business feasibility or undertake due diligence? We create strategic plans and deliver guidance to support you throughout the process.

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MICHELIN STARRED CHEFS

Delivering Access to the World’s Best Michelin-Starred Chefs

MICHELIN STARRED CHEFS

Working in Partnership with Kirsty Stanley-Hughes of KSH Management Ltd. Russell Partnership Consulting are proud to deliver access to the world’s best Michelin-starred chefs and Sommeliers.S

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EVENT MASTERPLANNING

Creation and Management of a Masterplan

EVENT MASTERPLANNING

Whether global, regional, stadia or specific - our team will deliver a dynamic, practical and long term planning approach that includes analysis, design guidance, space planning and project mechanics.

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THRIVE COLLECTIVE

Bespoke Nutritional Strategies

THRIVE COLLECTIVE

Our Registered Nutritionists deliver bespoke nutritional strategies for businesses looking to optimise nutrition and wellbeing for both internal team and customers.

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BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND BENCHMARKING

Futureproofing Business Operations

BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND BENCHMARKING

Russell Partnership Consulting invest in an ongoing programme of multi sector research and trend analysis to capture market developments and enable positive change. We work collaboratively to define objectives, recommend solutions and deliver optimal value to stakeholders

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RESTAURANT AND COMMERCIAL KITCHEN DESIGN

Design and Planning of Restaurants and Commercial Kitchens

RESTAURANT AND COMMERCIAL KITCHEN DESIGN

Whether you require assistance designing a new kitchen operation, specifying replacement equipment or assessing your current kitchen capabilities, our team are ready to guide. Our designers will deliver a kitchen equipped to operate efficiently, commercially and sustainably.

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SPACE AND COMMERCIAL MODELLING

Calculating Optimal Space and Commercial Revenue

SPACE AND COMMERCIAL MODELLING

Our proprietary digital models consist of a logical sequence of assumptions which, when combined, deliver the outcome to the space and demand allocations for food and beverage outlets. These outcomes provide the ability to forecast revenues, contributions and commission payments.

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OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND INTERIM MANAGEMENT

Managing Operational Change

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND INTERIM MANAGEMENT

There are times when you need to engage the services of a specialist team or individual to augment your existing in-house capabilities. With specialist skills, in-depth operational experience and a collection of support tools, we will ensure your business is operating at an optimum level.

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PROCUREMENT AND PARTNER BROKERAGE

Sourcing Long Term Operating Partners

PROCUREMENT AND PARTNER BROKERAGE

We assist clients in appointing a service partner by establishing operational criteria for partner selection, partner capability analyses, partner selection support, contract creation, negotiation, mediation and performance management.

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HOSPITALITY MARKET RESEARCH

Delivering Insight and Trend Data

HOSPITALITY MARKET RESEARCH

We employ quantitative and qualitative methods that deliver data analysis, desk research and group interviews. We supply global and local research analyses from neighbourhood market views for a single operation, to worldwide research for the United Nations and blue chip organisations.

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PROJECT MOBILISATION

Preparing a Project for Active Service

PROJECT MOBILISATION

Our broad and diverse team of specialists hold the capability to ensure that organisational and technical infrastructures are optimised for event delivery. Our mobilisation methodologies follow your strategic directives to ensure full alignment with project objectives and core deliverables. We deliver projects on time.

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BUSINESS TURNAROUND

Identifying Business Challenges and Delivering Viable Solutions

BUSINESS TURNAROUND

We hold thirty years’ of experience providing advice to management teams and have a team of specialists who quickly assess problems, evaluate available options and deliver knowledge to develop viable solutions.

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PSYCHOGRAPHIC PROFILING

Developing a Set of Customer Profiles to Inform Food Experience Strategy

PSYCHOGRAPHIC PROFILING

Our psychographic profiling is a quantitative method of gathering consensual information from consumers about their food preferences, requirements and expectations. Our ethical methodology facilitates the informed identification of food focussed ‘consumer profiles’ to support the delivery of food spaces aligned with customer needs.

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KEY FACTS

Russell Partnership Middle East have delivered strategic advice for global and complex large-scale events throughout the past decade: 

EXPO 2020

Current and Retained Food, Hospitality and Food Legacy Consultants for Expo 2020 Dubai

World Rugby

Japan Rugby World Cup 2019 & Rugby World Cup 2015

Golf

British Open Golf

Olympics

London 2012 Olympic Games, Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018

Paris 2024

Awarded Lot 12 Catering for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

University of Birmingham, Dubai

Food Consultants for the University of Birmingham in Dubai

SECTORS

Working across six global sectors with over 400 national and international clients, Russell Partnership Consulting has an unrivalled reputation for delivering expert strategic food and hospitality solutions. We’re proud to have worked alongside 90% of UK Universities, prominent business organisations, government departments and major global events.

MAJOR EVENTS

The RFU, Live Nation, London Paramount, London Olympic Games 2012, Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Qatar 2022 World Cup, ER2015 Rugby World Cup, Gold Coast 2018, Expo 2020 Dubai, Rugby World Cup 2019 Organising Committee and The Royal and Ancient (R&A).

BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT

United Nations, Accenture, Warner Brothers, BBC, Corus, Hewlett-Packard, Centrica, Sky, Goldman Sachs, Jaguar Cars, IPC Media, PriceWaterhouse, DEFRA, Vladivostok 2014 and Intercat (Dubai), Siemens and the Royal Society of Medicine.

HIGHER EDUCATION

Birmingham, Loughborough, Manchester, Edinburgh, Exeter, Newcastle, Oxford, Peru, IMT India, South Australia, Hong Kong, Canberra, ECU, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne Switzerland, Douglas College Canada and The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).

STADIA AND ARENA

Twickenham, Ascot Racecourse, Arsenal Football Club, MCC at Lords, All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, Wembley Stadium, Arena Leisure, Beşiktaş, Sports Management Group (SMG) and Leeds United Football Club.

HOTELS, CONFERENCE AND RETAIL

Moët & Chandon, Cinnamon Club, The NEC Birmingham, Earls Court and Olympia, ExCeL London, ADNEC Abu Dhabi, Marriott Hotels, Deloitte, QEII Conference Centre, ACCOR, Hilton, Wyndham Hotels, Best Western, Carlson Rezidor, glh and IHG.

LESIURE AND HERITAGE

Chatsworth House, Somerset House, The Lowry Manchester, Urban Adventures, Paramount Pictures, Museum of London, The Really Useful Theatre Group, Manchester International Festival and District 2020 Dubai.

Contact Details

Darren Moore – Country Director
Office: +971 (0) 48 845 248
Mobile: +971 (0) 585 572 028

Building A3. Office 459, Business Park, Dubai World Central, Dubai, UAE.