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July 17, 2014

Falafel to go: Mideast food chains expand

  • A UAE-based chain called Just Falafel opened its first branches in the U.S. and Canada last month, with plans for 900 worldwide.
  • By ADAM SCHRECK
    Associated Press

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The super-sized malls that dot Dubai and other Gulf Arab cities are stuffed with foreign restaurants, from Burger King and Subway to suburban sit-down staples like IHOP and Red Lobster.

    Mideast entrepreneurs who've taken on that international competition are now turning the tables, spreading restaurant chains serving local cuisine like falafel overseas and proving that the globalization of food isn't a one-way drive-thru lane.


     
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