Evgeny Kuzin, Chef Izu Ani partner with Accor on new Dubai-based food delivery platform

A new food technology platform in Dubai promises to deliver high-quality cuisine to hotel guests and at-home diners at an affordable price.

Kitch-In is the brainchild of restauranteur Evgeny Kuzin and renowned chef Izu Ani, the forces behind restaurant concepts including Gaia and Shanghai Me, in partnership with hotel group Accor.

The founders say Kitch-In dishes are delivered without compromising on flavour, taste and nutritional values. Leveraging an existing hotel kitchen network also reduces transportation and minimises wastage.

Kitch-In features legacy restaurant brands including Gaia, Scalini and Shanghai Me, as well as other home-grown virtual outlets. To start, Kitch-In will launch with four digital brands, with many more planned to go live before the end of the year.

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Initially launching at the Movenpick Grand Plaza by Accor in Dubai Media City, the platform will sign up with existing delivery aggregators. By working with Accor, Kitch-In and its users benefit from the wide reach and accessibility of hotels, as well as operations, logistics and professional kitchen teams.

“Kitch-In is the first and only F&B platform that has the capacity and technology to effectively monitor quality control across the entire ecosystem,” said Kuzin.

“This gives us the ability to scale each vertical quickly and skilfully, from the development of illustrious digital restaurant brands created and endorsed by celebrity chefs to the efficient delivery network, there is no limit to our scalability, and we have ambitious plans for worldwide expansion.”