Millennium Hotels & Resorts Middle East and Africa Collaborates with Switch Foods to Build a Sustainable Future in the Food Industry 

This partnership demonstrates Millennium Hotels and Resorts' commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, and also allows it to provide a unique dining experience to its guests through the use of ingredients sourced from plant-based, local, and sustainable sources.

Through this cooperation, Switch Foods' plant-based products will be integrated into the menus offered by Millennium Hotels Middle East. This initiative confirms the commitment of Millennium Hotels and Resorts Middle East to community participation, as this initiative plays an important role in supporting local companies, stimulating innovation and mutual growth, and thus helping to provide equal opportunities for all. This cooperation also drives the Group's sustainability and climate change initiatives, and embodies the vision of the United Arab Emirates, which aims to raise the country's position to become a global leader in the food security index by 2051.

On this occasion, Fahd Abdul Rahim Kazim, CEO of Millennium Hotels & Resorts Middle East and Africa, said: “Our cooperation with Switch Foods is an essential step in our endeavor to adopt a more sustainable and environmentally friendly approach, which also helps us achieve excellence in the field of cooking. We are proud By concluding this partnership, which reflects our commitment to environmentally friendly practices, we also share our vision with Switch Foods, as we together strive to provide nutritious food that is rich in natural flavors and delicious taste.”

Switch Foods is an Emirati food technology startup that seeks to encourage people to change their eating habits by offering sustainable meat alternatives from plant sources. The company is committed to providing customers with a wide range of delicious and 100% healthy meat alternatives, which are characterized by rich taste, high quality and harmonize the various unique flavors of local gastronomy. The company's mission is to encourage individuals and brands to follow a healthy lifestyle and enjoy the authentic flavors of the dishes they love.

Edouard Hamed, Founder and CEO of Switch Foods, also commented: “This collaboration with Millennium Hotels and Resorts reflects our shared commitment to supporting sustainable practices in the hospitality sector. Millennium Hotels and Resorts has always been keen to prioritise adopting local and sustainable sources in its business, just as Switch Foods, Inc. Therefore, it was easy for us to find common ground and explore an opportunity to elevate dining experiences to build a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future for our valued guests at all of the group’s hotels and facilities.”

Millennium Hotels & Resorts and Switch Foods are expected to unveil a wide range of vegetarian dishes that include delicious food options such as flavourful nachos, Switch fajita sandwich, spaghetti with Bolognese sauce and lasagna. Guests of the Millennium Place Mirdif Hotel or the Copthorne Hotel Dubai can also enjoy a variety of meat alternatives made from plant sources, which will soon be available in other Millennium hotels and resorts.