It’s 10:15 AM on a Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. Your morning rush is finally tapering off when a person in a professional polo shirt walks in, clipboard in hand, and flashes a badge. The health inspector has arrived. Since the start of 2025, the stakes for this moment have skyrocketed. In the UAE alone, authorities...

It’s a Tuesday morning in early February 2026. Your morning manager opens the walk-in only to find that despite “ordering heavy” on Friday, you are down to your last three gallons of oat milk. By 8:00 AM, your highest-margin latte orders are being cancelled, and your drive-thru line is backing up as crew members explain...