Arabian Hospitality
Investment Conference

Part of FHS

25-27 September | Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island

Speaker profile

Alexis Marcoux-Varvatsoulis

Foodservice Consulting Lead, MEA
JLL


Alexis leads the Foodservice Consulting services for JLL in the MEA region. In collaboration with the wider global JLL teams, his team delivers F&B strategies creating social environments and driving asset value through foodservice spaces.

In the Middle East, he has delivered projects including master planning the F&B strategy for King Abdullah Financial District, Riyadh, KSA and for three other PIF Mega projects. In addition to the multitude of shopping centre re-development strategies delivered across the region, Alexis and his team are currently supporting developers with successfully introducing Food Halls.

Trained as a Chef in Michelin Starred Restaurants, Alexis joined JLL in January 2016. In September 2018, he relocated to lead the expansion of the Foodservice Consultancy division in the MEA region.

His experience comes from a decade of foodservice operations and management, working in kitchens and managing high end hotel restaurants as well as developing and selling his own restaurant.

See Alexis Marcoux-Varvatsoulis speak in the following sessions:

10:55 – 11:10
Analysing 22,000 restaurants in Dubai and Abu Dhabi – what did we learn?