Revitalise your summer drinks menu with Chef Middle East’s extraordinary cordials, purées and syrups

Summer is an opportunity for guests to relax, unwind, and enjoy the glorious sunshine of the Middle East. It’s a season that calls for cafes, bars, restaurants, and hotels to refresh and revamp their drinks menus, capturing the essence of the sun-kissed days. After all, nothing completes a beautiful summer’s day like a cool, refreshing, and invigorating drink. That’s where Chef Middle East comes in, offering a wide range of extraordinary cordials, purées, and syrups to elevate your summer beverage menu to new heights of incredible. With their exceptional products, your establishment can keep your guests cool and help them beat the heat all summer long.

Healthy beverage menu essentials

As one of the most trusted and highly regarded F&B suppliers in the UAE, Qatar and Oman, Chef Middle East’s beverage category has been carefully curated to satisfy the current trend for quality, healthy and authentic beverage products.

In the past few years, hospitality establishments across the world have experienced a shift in customer attitude with a greater demand for artisanal, handcrafted and expertly made drinks. Today’s discerning and eco-conscious customers desire gourmet, high-quality products that have been crafted with love, care and the highest standards of ethics.

For instance, a recent sustainability survey by Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, found that out of 500+ participants from the UAE, 84 percent were actively trying to limit their consumption of artificial additives. Nearly 60 percent also said that the ‘naturalness’ of products influenced their grocery-buying choices.

The most cutting-edge, varied and versatile beverage range in the region

Chef Middle East has searched far and wide to find brands that share its passion for all-natural and high-quality ingredients.

Ranging from premium water varieties to tasty syrups and artisan cordials, its beverage category provides a one-stop-shop service, and everything you need to create the perfect summer drinks menu.

Fresh fruit cordials and tantalising purees

Chef Middle East’s vast range of versatile and outstanding beverage offerings is meticulously curated to align with global culinary trends, guaranteeing a memorable and enlightening experience for every guest. From bespoke products designed for mocktails, juices, smoothies, coffees, teas, and more, Chef Middle East empowers the F&B sector, inspiring creativity and fostering innovation throughout the industry. Their commitment to providing exceptional options knows no bounds, ensuring that establishments can elevate their drinks menus to new heights.

Hydrating, revitalising and uplifting, the distributor offers many unmissable and showstopping beverage brands that provide the perfect base for a summer beverage menu:

Les vergers Boiron

Established over 80 years ago, Les vergers Boiron specialises in vibrant purées made from 100% real fresh fruit and vegetables. Admired by mixologists, pastry chefs and F&B professionals across the globe, every fruit is carefully selected from the best farms and orchards, and skillfully harvested, blended and processed to preserve maximum goodness. Spanning passion fruit puree, mango purée, raspberry purée and more incredible varieties, Chef Middle East is proud to bring these amazing products to the region.

Juicy

Chef Middle East proudly supplies Juicy, renowned European all-natural beverages, to bars, restaurants, and cafes. Juicy dominates the premium fruit juice category in Croatia and Bosnia, offering a collection of fruit tastes that set the highest standard. Their 100% natural juices have no added sugar, sweeteners, artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives, delivering impalpable nutrition.

Mikah syrups

Founded in Italy in 1984 and inspired by the coffee culture of the Arab world, Mikah coffee is enjoyed in over 44 countries across the globe. Alongside its elegantly balanced coffee beans, Mikah also excels in ingenious and exciting beverage syrups. Taking guests smoothly through from afternoon iced coffees to delicate pre-dinner mocktails, the Mikah syrups are ideal for bartenders who never want to compromise on taste.

Fentimans

Adding further organic, fresh and healthy drink menu options, Fentimans continues to be one Chef Middle East’s most popular products. With a carefully curated range of soft drinks that spans everything from Gently Sparkling Elderflower to Rose Lemonade, each variety continues to be uniquely botanically brewed to create superior quality and unrivalled taste. An essential range for mixologists and bartenders, the tonic water and mixers are flawlessly crafted using the finest botanicals.

Melvin Alcantara, Assistant Manager & Head Mixologist at Oii Restaurant in Abu Dhabi, has nothing but praise for Chef Middle East:

“Their service has always been fantastic. They understand our requirements and consistently provide high-quality products that meet our expectations. Their innovation keeps us excited and inspired. I highly recommend Chef Middle East for their exceptional service and commitment to excellence.” He also adds, “Fentimans Pink Rhubarb Tonic is my absolute favorite with a distinct and unique flavor! With Chef Middle East’s versatile products from Fentimans, I can craft innovative and refreshing concoctions that truly stand out.”

Mineral water sourced straight from the mountains

Chef Middle East is proud to stock some of the purest and most refreshing bottled waters in the world, including soda water, sparkling water, still water and more.

Whilst many feel passionately about the ‘soda water vs sparkling water’ debate, we find that both water varieties bring multiple health benefits and offer exceptional refreshing hydration.

Chef Middle East’s range of Antipodes water is particularly suitable for enhancing fine dining experiences. Clean and simple in design, this mineral artesian water carries the natural fingerprint of the treasured geology from which it is sourced. The ideal table water for any occasion, it is derived from the majestic rural landscapes of New Zealand’s stunning North Island, including the picturesque Bay of Plenty.

Discover the benefits of artisan beverages

Embark on a journey to discover the exceptional benefits of artisan beverages with Chef Middle East. By transitioning from industrial and mass-produced products to their wholesome, world-class solutions, your establishment can unlock a new level of taste, flavor, and quality in your refreshing summer beverages. With Chef Middle East’s artisanal beverage products, your drinks menu receives an uplifting transformation that leaves customers delighted and satisfied. Experience the consistency and unrivaled quality that their products bring, ensuring that every sip is a memorable one.

Alongside those mentioned above, you will also find the following exceptional brands in the Chef Middle East beverage catalogue.

• Qcumber

• CoAqua

• James White

• Big Tom

• Great Uncle Cornelius

• 1705 Syrups

For more information about Chef Middle East’s beverage catalogue in the UAE, Oman and Qatar, please email beverage@chefmiddleeast.com.