DUBAI: The Arab world is often imagined through the lens of its ancient recipes and family kitchens. But behind those familiar traditions, new innovators are reshaping how food is cooked, stored, and even discarded.
From digital meal-planning apps in the Gulf to solar-powered composters in North Africa, innovation is bringing sustainability and convenience into the kitchen.
This is not just about gadgets, however. It is about ideas that bring tradition and technology together, showing how simple changes in the kitchen can influence whole communities and even shape policy.
They highlight how homemakers, engineers, app developers, and entrepreneurs are using food as an entry point to tackle some of the Arab world’s most pressing challenges: waste, energy, and climate resilience.
One example is Yufeed, an Abu Dhabi-based app created by entrepreneur Arij Baidas to help ease the daily stress of meal planning while tackling the food waste that often piles up in households.
