Samer Hamadeh, founder of Aegis Hospitality, says his Dubai-based Akiba Dori restaurant wouldn’t be here today without the delivery giant

Aggregating F&B outfit Deliveroo brought a lifeline to businesses operating during the coronavirus pandemic – and Samer Hamadeh, founder of Aegis Hospitality, revealed the service “saved” his Dubai-based restaurant Akiba Dori.

Delivery companies came under fire during the lockdown measures introduced across the UAE in March and April last year, with a reluctance to reduce fees and commission rates, to support local restaurants.

But Hamadeh told Arabian Business, his trendy Akiba Dori restaurant, in Dubai Design District (d3), which is styled like the backstreet alleyways of Tokyo, wouldn’t be here today without Deliveroo.

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