Catering & On-Set Services

Here is how this works in practice. We give craft and unit catering tuned to the UAE's varied crews and demanding climate. Our team plans menus that respect halal needs across, fit the vegetarian and regional preferences common across a workforce drawn from South Asia, the Arab world and Europe, and give Emirati dishes such as machboos, the spiced rice with meat, harees and the sweet dumplings called luqaimat. Dates and Arabic coffee, the gahwa custom recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage, feature on each welfare table.

Here is the short of it. During the extreme summer months, when coastal humidity and 45-to-50-degree heat threaten crew welfare, we prioritise hydration stations, electrolyte provision and shaded dining tents. For remote shoots in the Liwa Desert or the Hajar Mountains we operate self-enough field kitchens with refrigerated transport, since resupply can be hours away. We set up with location managers on unit-base placement and timing, building meals around prayer breaks and the prime October-to-April shoot season.

Here is how the picture comes together. The UAE's dining culture is an asset to any production. Dubai in specific hosts one of the most cosmopolitan restaurant scenes on earth, giving us deep supplier networks for everything from Levantine and South Indian to global fine dining. Large desert shoots such as 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and both 'Dune' films ran wide units far from the city. The work happens where trusted catering logistics were as key as any tech department.

Here is the breakdown. Crews on 'Furious 7' and '6 Underground' worked long Abu Dhabi days that demanded steady, high-quality meals. We bring that same standard, sourcing through local suppliers, applying the country's low 5% VAT to predictable catering budgets, and making sure that whether the unit base sits on Yas Island or deep in the Empty Quarter, the crew is well fed and ready to work.