Dubai Foods Investment Inc.

MESSAGE

Message from the CEO

Taking Japanese taste
to a global standard.

Dubai is one of the most closely watched growth markets in the world today. A growing population, strong consumer appetite, and a deep respect for Japanese cuisine: this is ground where Japanese food culture is valued on its merits.

I am bringing everything I have learned to this challenge. Technology and product development and supply-chain building at a major Japanese food manufacturer and a fast-growing food-tech company, and business execution in a MAFF SBIR project. The single thread running through all of it is turning food into a business and scaling it.

Through a strong partnership with Gates Dubai, the Middle East information hub, we will open the market with certainty and build our own halal Japanese-food supply chain. We elevate the craft of the master into reproducible technology, and carry it from a single bowl of ramen across the Middle East. Please look forward to our challenge of raising Japanese taste to a global standard.

Dubai Foods Investment Inc.

Kei Nagasugi, CEO

BUSINESS

Our Business — Three Pillars

Wholesale of our in-house developed soup extract

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CORE EXTRACTWholesale of Our In-House Soup Extract

A rich soup concentrate developed in-house to halal standards. A core extract that delivers the taste without a trained master, supplied to our own franchise restaurants and to restaurants across the Middle East. Standardized taste is the foundation of multi-store expansion.

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FLAGSHIP RESTAURANTRamen Restaurant (Company-Operated)

Our first company-operated restaurant in Dubai is in preparation. Making full use of a fitted local premises, we run a high-margin dining and ramen-bar format. As the flagship of the brand, it embodies both the taste and the world of DFI.

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FRANCHISE HQFranchise Headquarters

The standardized, no-master-required operation proven in our own restaurant is packaged for franchisees. With a strong supply chain built around our extract, we expand a franchise network across the Middle East.

ROADMAP

Growth Strategy

PHASE 01

Establish the Flagship RestaurantDubai No.1, opening in preparation

Open our first company-operated restaurant in Dubai. Standardize the taste with our halal in-house extract, establish local operations, and complete the proof of the earnings model.

PHASE 02

Full-Scale Extract Wholesale

Take the taste proven in our restaurant to restaurants across the Middle East as a core extract. Build a supply base that delivers Japanese taste at scale, beyond the walls of a single store.

PHASE 03

Expand the Franchise Network

Package the standardized operation and franchise it from the UAE into the GCC. Three layers of revenue, franchise fees, royalties and ingredient supply, accelerate expansion across the region.

PHASE 04

Toward a Food Platform

Offer the extract, recipes and operations as a single licensed package across the Middle East and the Islamic world. Our aim is to evolve from a restaurant company into a platform company.

STRENGTH & MARKET

Our Strengths and the Market

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Halal-Compliant, In-House Developed Extract

Standardized taste built on technology that is hard for others to copy. A core extract that satisfies both religious requirements and Japanese taste is a solid foundation for multi-store expansion across the Islamic world.

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A Unique Local Network

Through Gates Dubai, the Middle East information hub, we draw on the latest local intelligence and precise connections to key people, raising both the speed and the certainty of market entry.

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A Sustainable Operating Model

Restaurant design and takeaway formats tailored to local eating habits and business customs, aiming for sustainable operations that are loved for the long term.

The Fast-Growing UAE and Middle East Market

* Illustrative index of an 18% annual growth rate (5 years ago = 100)

The UAE food-service market has more than doubled over the past five years (18% annual growth). Strong consumer appetite and a zero-income-tax environment are powerful tailwinds.

And while ramen booms worldwide, the Middle East remains a blank space where Japan's major chains have not yet entered in earnest. DFI is moving early to stake its position in this market of enormous potential.

GOVERNANCE

Compliance and Risk Management

Strict Halal Compliance

A supply chain built in full observance of religious requirements, establishing a base for safe and trusted expansion across the Islamic world.

Preparedness for Country Risk

Backed by the political stability of the UAE, and drawing on local information networks such as Gates Dubai, we make management decisions that always put safety first.

Robust Governance and Organization

Making proper use of the local free-zone system, we build a reliable scheme for returning value to the Japanese parent company. Working with strong partners such as Summit Trading, we form a resilient organization that does not depend on any single individual.

COMPANY

Company Profile

Company: Dubai Foods Investment Inc. (DFI)

Founded: January 2026

Capital: JPY 3,000,000

CEO: Kei Nagasugi

Head Office: Dogenzaka Bldg. 2F-C, 1-10-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Business: Operation of restaurants and related consulting
Planning, development and sale of food and beverages
Recruitment and guidance of franchisees under a franchise-chain system

Contact: nagasugi@ramen-dubai.com

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CONTACT

Contact Us

For questions or inquiries about our business,
please feel free to reach us below.

Contact by Email

nagasugi@ramen-dubai.com

From a single bowl,to the Middle East.