Gluten-free biscuits have moved from niche to mainstream, and Mondelez is now putting one of the category’s most recognisable names behind that shift. The launch of Oreo Gluten Free Original gives the brand access to a grocery segment that is already large enough to matter on shelf, not just in health aisles. For buyers and … Read more
Two former business owners have turned a personal obsession with fresh extra virgin olive oil into a niche import and subscription play aimed at Australian shoppers who want more than a supermarket bottle. The Good Oil Club is betting that provenance, education and taste can convert curiosity into repeat demand. For FMCG operators, the signal … Read more
Travel retail can still change a whisky brand’s trajectory fast, and Lark Distilling Co has just shown how. A Sydney airport pop-up has taken the Tasmanian distiller from niche prestige player to the top of the single malt category at the terminal, which is a meaningful signal for any premium spirits supplier watching shelf conversion … Read more
Australia’s packaged iced coffee aisle has long been built around milk-heavy formats that have more in common with a dairy snack than a genuine espresso experience. Suntory’s Boss Coffee is now directly challenging that convention, and the format choice — a resealable 500ml bottle — tells you precisely who the brand is targeting. The new … Read more
Hazelnut has been circling the top of Australian coffee flavour preference surveys for years, and Bega Group has finally pulled it into the Dare Charged range — a move that tells you something about how seriously the business is reading consumer demand signals in the ready-to-drink coffee category. The launch is Dare Charged Hazel-Nutty, a … Read more
Every business operating in the UAE just got a new compliance deadline to think about, and the infrastructure behind it is already live. The Ministry of Finance has officially activated the eInvoicing 4-Corner Model, connecting suppliers and customers through accredited digital channels for the first time at a national scale. In practical terms, this means … Read more
A 260-billion-parameter AI model designed specifically for industries where a single compliance failure can cost millions — that is the bet G42-backed Domyn is now placing at the centre of enterprise AI in Europe and the Gulf. Domyn has launched Domyn Large, a reasoning model built for regulated sectors including banking, pharmaceuticals, government, and defence. … Read more
A USD 354 million construction pipeline just broke ground in one of Dubai‘s most strategically positioned free zones — and the completion clock is already ticking toward November 2027. For investors tracking healthcare infrastructure in the Gulf, the signal here is less about bricks and more about where capital is being directed next. Dubai Healthcare … Read more
When a research house backed by over $850 billion in global assets turns its attention to Gulf energy for the first time, it is less about discovery and more about validation. Bernstein’s new MENA energy coverage puts a formal institutional lens on what regional investors have tracked for years: the UAE’s ability to convert state-owned … Read more
A three-day programme that promises to turn raw business ideas into investor-ready pitches might sound familiar in the startup world. But when the entity behind it is Dubai‘s own SME authority, and the jury panel reads like a who’s who of the emirate’s commercial infrastructure, the initiative carries a different weight entirely. Dubai SME, the … Read more