Ghia Holding SAL

What Ghia Holding SAL does

Ghia Holding SAL is a privately-held Lebanese restaurant holding company (Société Anonyme Libanese) headquartered in Furn El-Chebbak, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in the late 1990s (the firmographic year is 1996; the restaurant brands were established in 1999), the company operates a portfolio of five distinct dining brands under its corporate umbrella: Abd El Wahab (a traditional-to-creative Lebanese restaurant founded in 1999 on the historic Abd el Wahab Inglizi street in Beirut), Ahwak Café (a casual café concept), El Denye hek (a Lebanese café inspired by a 1970s Lebanese sitcom, serving items from freekeh salad and basil hommos to shisha and traditional raqwa coffee), DUO (an Italian-French concept combining a French bistro and wood-fired Italian pizzeria with locations in Broumana, Ashrafieh, and Dbayeh), and FABRK. Each brand operates its own branded locations with downloadable digital menus, and the portfolio collectively covers casual through formal dining occasions.

The company's core technology is restaurant and food service operations; no proprietary technology, AI capabilities, mobile applications, APIs, or integrations are disclosed in available data. Revenue mechanics are multi-stream: sit-down restaurant dining sales across owned locations in Lebanon, delivery services (with dedicated delivery menus for brands such as Abd El Wahab), and franchise fees generated through active international franchise recruitment. Geographic footprint includes multiple Lebanese locations (Beirut, Hazmieh, Broumana, Naccache, Faqra, Ashrafieh, Dbayeh) plus international presence in UAE, Egypt, and Iraq, with franchise expansion positioned as the primary international growth lever.

The customer base comprises two segments: general consumers and families seeking diverse culinary experiences across Lebanese, café, and European dining occasions, and international franchise partners and business investors seeking to own established Lebanese restaurant brand operations under franchise agreements. Marketing relies on owned restaurant brand websites, organic social media, and franchise inquiry contact forms. Corporate headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, which almost certainly reflects only the central corporate office and not restaurant-level staff at owned and franchised locations.

Name

Ghia Holding SAL

Legal name

Ghia Holding SAL

Website

https://ghiaholding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ghia Holding SAL is a privately-held Lebanese restaurant holding company operating five dining brands (Abd El Wahab, Ahwak Café, El Denye hek, DUO, FABRK) across Lebanon and select international markets including UAE, Egypt, and Iraq, serving general consumers through dine-in, delivery, and franchise partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Services

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Fast Casual (THAFABAD)

Keywords

• Lebanese cuisine restaurants
• Multi-brand dining portfolio
• Franchise restaurant operations
• Casual dining services
• Middle East restaurant brands

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining sales: Revenue from multiple restaurant brands operating sit-down dining services across Lebanon and international locations, including traditional Lebanese cuisine, cafes, and Italian/French dining concepts.
2. Delivery services: Revenue from delivery operations, with dedicated delivery menus available for brands such as Abd El Wahab.
3. Franchise fees: The company recruits franchise partners internationally, offering franchise opportunities as a business model for growth across countries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ghia Holding SAL operates and franchises a portfolio of distinct restaurant brands in Lebanon and select international markets. The company delivers sit-down dining, delivery, and digital-menu-based food service across Lebanese traditional cuisine (Abd El Wahab, El Denye hek), café concepts (Ahwak Café), Italian-French dining (DUO), and other branded outlets (FABRK), and licenses its brands to international franchise partners for geographic expansion.

Product overview

Ghia Holding SAL is a Lebanese restaurant holding company operating a portfolio of distinct dining brands. The portfolio includes Abd El Wahab (traditional Lebanese restaurant founded in 1999 with international locations), Ahwak Café, El Denye hek (Lebanese café inspired by 1970s comedy), DUO (Italian-French bistro/pizzeria), and FABRK. Each brand operates independently with multiple branch locations across Lebanon, offering diverse cuisines from traditional Lebanese to European dining experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abd El Wahab Traditional to creative Lebanese cuisine restaurant operating sit-down dining with multiple branch locations across Lebanon and international locations in UAE, Egypt, and Iraq; includes a dedicated delivery menu.
• Ahwak Café Café brand operated by Ghia Holding offering a welcoming café experience with digital menus available as downloadable PDFs.
• El Denye hek Lebanese café inspired by the famous 1970s Lebanese sitcom, serving breakfast to dinner including freekeh salad, revisited basil hommos, healthy smoothies, social shisha, and traditional raqwa coffee; located at Backyard Hazmieh branch.
• DUO Italian-French dining concept combining a traditional French bistro and a classic wood-fired Italian pizzeria, featuring healthy salads, authentic pizzas, and warm soups; locations in ABC Ashrafieh (Beirut), Broumana, and Dbayeh.
• FABRK Restaurant brand mentioned in the company's contact form as one of the restaurant outlets operated by Ghia Holding.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Franchise partnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGhia Holding actively recruits international franchise partners to expand its restaurant brands (Abd El Wahab, Ahwak, El Denye hek, DUO) into new markets. The franchise is described as a guarantee of quality and excellence leading to profit. Prospective franchisees can apply through the corporate website with country-specific inquiries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Al Hazaa Investment Group: Saudi family-owned diversified conglomerate with significant foodservice and restaurant operations across the Arab world. Comparable as a regional, family-controlled restaurant holding company pursuing multi-market expansion.
• Americana Group: Kuwait-headquartered foodservice conglomerate operating major QSR and casual brands across the MENA region. Comparable to Ghia Holding as a multi-brand restaurant holding company pursuing regional franchise and operating expansion in the same geography.
• Almarai Company: Saudi-listed vertically integrated food and beverage giant with foodservice and bakery operations across MENA. Comparable as a large, established MENA food-services platform that competes for the same dining-out occasions and real estate as Ghia Holding's brands.
• Kout Food Group: Kuwaiti foodservice operator holding master franchise rights to multiple international restaurant brands across the Middle East. Comparable as a multi-brand restaurant holding leveraging franchise economics in the same regional footprint.

Direct peers

• Zaatar w Zeit: Lebanese fast-casual chain specializing in manakish and Levantine street food, with branches across Lebanon, the Gulf, and beyond. Comparable to Ghia Holding as a Lebanon-origin multi-outlet Lebanese-cuisine operator with regional franchise-style ambitions.
• Shahia Group: Lebanese-origin casual-dining operator known for traditional Lebanese grills and mezze, with presence in Lebanon and Gulf markets. Directly comparable as a Lebanon-headquartered multi-branch Lebanese-cuisine restaurant group pursuing cross-border expansion.
• Bateel International: Saudi-origin premium casual-dining and café chain built around an authentic Middle Eastern culinary identity, with international locations across the Gulf, Europe, and Asia. Comparable to Ghia Holding as a culturally-rooted Middle Eastern dining brand pursuing upscale international expansion.

Regional players

• Le Comptoir de la Gastronomie (MENA operators): Family of Lebanese/French-themed casual dining concepts active in the Gulf. Comparable to Ghia Holding's DUO concept in mixing French-Italian bistro formats with Lebanese regional expansion, though primarily Gulf-based.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ghiaholdingsal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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