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title: "Chipotle's First Restaurant Opens in Dubai With Alshaya Group"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3eeffcc7-2de8-42ea-811d-da3a2614233b
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20241002_chipotle39s_first_restaurant_opens_in_dubai_with_alshaya_group.html
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2024-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:31:35.042Z
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# Chipotle's First Restaurant Opens in Dubai With Alshaya Group

**TL;DR:** Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened its first restaurant in Dubai in partnership with Alshaya Group. The new location is at 'The Beach' at Jumeirah Beach Residence and marks Chipotle's first restaurant in the United Arab Emirates.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-10-02. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20241002_chipotle39s_first_restaurant_opens_in_dubai_with_alshaya_group.html).*

## Story

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 2, 2024 // PRNewswire // -- Chipotle Mexican Grill announces the opening of its first restaurant in Dubai today in partnership with international franchise retail operator Alshaya Group. Located at 'The Beach' at Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR), this new location marks Chipotle's first restaurant in the United Arab Emirates, with a second location planned to open in the region at the Dubai Hills Mall in the coming months.

The new Chipotle at JBR is set in a marquee location along the beachside boulevard and is open from 10:00am – 12:00am local time on weekdays; and until 1:00am local time on weekends.

In April, Chipotle's expansion into the Middle East began with a restaurant at The Avenues, Kuwait's largest shopping mall, which marked the first time the company had entered a new country in over 10 years. Last month, Alshaya Group opened a second Chipotle restaurant in Kuwait, located at The Walk Mall in Ardiya.

"We are thrilled by the overwhelming response to Chipotle's responsibly sourced, classically-cooked, real ingredients in Kuwait and hope to see similar enthusiasm at our JBR restaurant," said Chief Business Development Officer Nate Lawton. "Alshaya has been a tremendous partner and continues to ensure our culinary and our purpose to cultivate a better world are clear points of differentiation for consumers as we enter these new regions."

SOURCE Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- franchise partnership (topic)
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (company)
- Dubai (location)
- United Arab Emirates (location)
- Alshaya Group (company)
- middle east growth (topic)
- Nate Lawton (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20241002_chipotle39s_first_restaurant_opens_in_dubai_with_alshaya_group.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3eeffcc7-2de8-42ea-811d-da3a2614233b).