Emirates Leisure Retail
Growth Score40DXBi Rank173Heat Score100Emirates Leisure Retail LLC
A specialist F&B retail operator owning and operating restaurants, cafes and bars worldwide, part of the Emirates Group
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Emirates Leisure Retail introduces homegrown F&B concepts FiLLi and Café Bateel at Dubai International
Emirates Leisure Retail brings homegrown Saddle Cafe to Dubai International Airport
Costa Coffee and Emirates Leisure Retail strengthen global partnership with new contract
Costa Coffee 15-year UAE partnership extension
MMI and Emirates Leisure Retail look beyond digital innovation
Acquisition of Air Ventures (US airport F&B operator)
Overview
Growth Score
Steady
Heat Score
Trending up
Details
- Operating Status
- Active
- Company Type
- Subsidiary (of Emirates Group)
- Headquarters
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Company Size
- 1000+ employees
- Website
- mmielr.com
Products & Services
Costa Coffee (UAE franchise)
160+ Costa Coffee stores operated across the UAE under long-term master franchise agreement (through 2040)
Pret A Manger (UAE master franchise)
Sandwich/cafe chain operated by ELR under master franchise in the UAE
Saddle Cafe (franchise)
Homegrown Emirati specialty coffee brand; ELR opened its first airport franchise location at DXB Terminal 3 in 2025
ZOMA
Award-winning master concessionaire food & beverage operation at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, Zanzibar
Air Ventures
US airport F&B operator (28 outlets across 8 US airports), wholly owned ELR Holdings subsidiary since Sept 2025
MMI Home Delivery
Beverage/F&B home delivery service operated by MMI
Costa Club UAE
Customer loyalty app for Costa Coffee UAE
Le Clos
MMI-operated wine and fine beverages boutique retail chain across Dubai
Dunkin' / Peet's Coffee / Hudson's Coffee / AFL Kitchen and Bar / Heineken House / The Bistro by Wolfgang Puck
Additional international F&B franchise brands operated by ELR across its airport and city venues
People
Technology
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Financials
Funding rounds
Projects
Costa Coffee 15-year UAE partnership extension
Costa Coffee and Emirates Leisure Retail signed new long-term agreements extending their franchise partnership in the UAE for another 15 years (through 2040), 26 years after the brands first began working together in 1999. ELR operates 160+ Costa stores across the UAE.
Nov 25, 2025
Saddle Cafe franchise agreement at Dubai International Airport
Emirates Leisure Retail signed its first official franchise agreement with homegrown Emirati coffee brand Saddle to open the brand's first airport location in Terminal 3 Arrivals at Dubai International (DXB).
Aug 11, 2025
Acquisition of Air Ventures (US airport F&B operator)
ELR Holdings acquired a 75% equity stake in Air Ventures, a US airport food & beverage operator running 28 outlets across 8 US airports, in 2020; Air Ventures became a 100% owned subsidiary of ELRH in September 2025.
Jan 1, 2020
F&B and hospitality partner for UNTOLD Dubai 2025
ELR and MMI partnered to deliver F&B and hospitality experiences for the UNTOLD Dubai 2025 music festival.
Aug 14, 2026
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