{"id":575382,"date":"2020-10-13T04:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T04:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/"},"modified":"2020-10-13T04:34:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T04:34:00","slug":"zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/","title":{"rendered":"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hawawshi really is the breakfast of champions:<\/strong> When Chris Khalifa started Zooba in 2012, the mission was to improve on local street food and build a brand around how it was Egyptian and not Middle Eastern. Hanging up his suit as an investment banker, Khalifa has successfully launched seven branches in Cairo, with plans to franchise 20 more in the GCC, and is currently teaching New Yorkers how to pronounce taamiya.<\/p>\n

You <\/strong>already have a podcast player on your iPhone<\/a><\/strong>, or you can listen to the episode through our website<\/a> (no download required). We\u2019re also on Google Podcast<\/a> | Anghami<\/a> | Omny<\/a>. Making It is on Spotify, but only for non-MENA accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hawawshi really is the breakfast of champions: When Chris Khalifa started Zooba in 2012, the mission was to improve on local street food and build a brand around how it was Egyptian and not Middle Eastern. Hanging up his suit as an investment banker, Khalifa has successfully launched seven branches in Cairo, with plans to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":575383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9303],"tags":[4322,72,564,9302,841],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-575382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-worth-listening","tag-chris-khalifa","tag-enterpriseam","tag-food","tag-worth-listening","tag-zooba","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"cc451398-633a-4386-a68e-b4cfc0a84c97","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[575355],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"\nZooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hawawshi really is the breakfast of champions: When Chris Khalifa started Zooba in 2012, the mission was to improve on local street food and build a brand around how it was Egyptian and not Middle Eastern. Hanging up his suit as an investment banker, Khalifa has successfully launched seven branches in Cairo, with plans to […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-10-13T04:34:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-13T04:34:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/\"},\"wordCount\":120,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Chris Khalifa\",\"EnterpriseAM\",\"food\",\"WORTH LISTENING\",\"Zooba\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Worth Listening\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/\",\"name\":\"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-13T04:34:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global","og_description":"Hawawshi really is the breakfast of champions: When Chris Khalifa started Zooba in 2012, the mission was to improve on local street food and build a brand around how it was Egyptian and not Middle Eastern. Hanging up his suit as an investment banker, Khalifa has successfully launched seven branches in Cairo, with plans to […]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2020-10-13T04:34:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global","datePublished":"2020-10-13T04:34:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/"},"wordCount":120,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","keywords":["Chris Khalifa","EnterpriseAM","food","WORTH LISTENING","Zooba"],"articleSection":["Worth Listening"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/","name":"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","datePublished":"2020-10-13T04:34:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/13\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-of-taking-egyptian-cuisine-global\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision of taking Egyptian cuisine global"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/131.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":575427,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/14\/creating-an-authentic-brand-with-zooba-ceo-chris-khalifa\/","url_meta":{"origin":575382,"position":0},"title":"Creating an authentic brand with Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"14 October 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Is it falafel or taamiya? When building the Zooba brand, CEO Chris Khalifa took the risk of setting Egyptian street food apart from Middle Eastern cuisine. With a franchise agreement in the GCC and a successful outpost in New York City \u2014 not to mention seven local branches in Egypt\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Worth Listening"","block_context":{"text":"Worth Listening","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/worth-listening\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/149.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":575332,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/12\/zooba-ceo-chris-khalifas-vision-to-take-egyptian-cuisine-global\/","url_meta":{"origin":575382,"position":1},"title":"Zooba CEO Chris Khalifa\u2019s vision to take Egyptian cuisine global","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"12 October 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Zooba is as Egyptian as you can get: When Chris Khalifa founded Zooba, his goal was to bring global recognition to Egyptian street food without compromising its authenticity. First he had to overcome local suspicions that associated street food with poor hygiene, but today that vision pays off with seven\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/113.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":553701,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/04\/02\/chris-khalifa-founder-and-ceo-of-zooba\/","url_meta":{"origin":575382,"position":2},"title":"Chris Khalifa founder and CEO of Zooba","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"2 April 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Chris Khalifa, founder and CEO of Zooba: Chris left behind his job as an investment banker at EFG Hermes to start the colorful and creative street food brand Zooba in 2012. Capitalising on a global high-end street food trend that seemed to have left out Egypt\u2019s wholesome cuisine, Khalifa started\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "PLOTTING A CAREER CHANGE"","block_context":{"text":"PLOTTING A CAREER CHANGE","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/plotting-a-career-change\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2021\/3\/20.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":600976,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/02\/14\/chris-khalifa\/","url_meta":{"origin":575382,"position":3},"title":"Chris Khalifa","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"14 February 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Chris Khalifa, Founder and CEO of Zooba: My Morning Routine looks each week at how a successful member of the community starts their day \u2014 and then throws in a couple of random business questions just for fun. Speaking to us this week is Chris Khalifa, Founder and CEO of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "My Morning Routine"","block_context":{"text":"My Morning Routine","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/my-morning-routine\/\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2019\/2\/301.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":599884,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/01\/14\/zooba-to-open-first-us-branch-in-manhattan\/","url_meta":{"origin":575382,"position":4},"title":"Zooba to open first US branch in Manhattan","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"14 January 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"EXCLUSIVE- Zooba raises USD 4mn in funding for drive to expand into New York. Our friends at Egyptian street food restaurant chain Zooba are set to open their first US location in the Manhattan neighborhood of Nolita, according to an emailed statement (pdf). The Egyptian dining chain raised USD 4mn\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Speed Round"","block_context":{"text":"Speed Round","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/speed-round\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2019\/1\/2485.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":568453,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/12\/30\/making-it-season-three-where-do-we-go-from-here\/","url_meta":{"origin":575382,"position":5},"title":"Making It Season Three: Where do we go from here?","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"30 December 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Where do we go from here? Our guests in season three of Making It lead businesses that have endured devaluation, economic instability, and lockdowns across the country and region under covid-19. We discuss how they built resilient businesses that could adapt and survive, as well as where they see their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Making It"","block_context":{"text":"Making It","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/making-it\/\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/12\/499.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575382\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/575355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575382"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=575382"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=575382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}