Donut Media | F&B Restaurant Marketing Agency in Dubai

Hamza, Strategy Director at Donut Media

Hamza

Strategy Director

Founder. Sets the strategy on every account.

Olson, Account Manager at Donut Media

Olson

Account Manager

Runs delivery + client communication across accounts.

Anjali, Project Manager at Donut Media

Anjali

Project Manager

Keeps content, campaigns, and deadlines on track.

Ruchit, Content Lead & Photographer at Donut Media

Ruchit

Content Lead & Photographer

Shoots and directs the food social media content.

Noor, Senior Designer at Donut Media

Noor

Senior Designer

Leads branding and design for restaurant brands.

Niyaz, Videographer at Donut Media

Niyaz

Videographer

Films the in-restaurant video content.

Ayan, Video Editor at Donut Media

Ayan

Video Editor

Edits video content for social.

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Meet the Team Behind Donut Media

Donut Media has run marketing for 150+ restaurant brands across Dubai & Abu Dhabi since 2019. Strategy, content, branding, and growth, managed by a team of seven in-house staff in Dubai Silicon Oasis.

What Restaurant Owners Say About Working With Donut Media

Reviews from F&B founders and marketing managers across Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Our Values

Open communication in restaurant marketing agency

Open
Communication

Set fair expectations and timelines in everything that we do with colleagues and clients.

Ethical advertising for food and beverage brands

Ethical
Advertising

This reflects in our promise to fulfill contractual commitments, and advertise what is true.

Performance-driven restaurant marketing results

Performance
Oriented

Our success is measured by the impact towards the client’s bottom line.

Our Story

Hamza Abdurrahman is the founder and strategy director of Donut Media, a Dubai social media marketing agency for restaurants, cafes and cloud kitchens. He has worked in the restaurant space since 2016, starting with a dynamic pricing tool for restaurants featured in Khaleej Times, The National and SME10X.
F&B restaurant marketing campaigns by Donut Media

During this journey, Parthesh, General Manager at Asian Wok, approached Donut Media to handle his restaurant’s socials, impressed by the startup’s innovative marketing approach.

After COVID, the team transitioned to focus entirely on building a restaurant marketing agency. Since then, we’ve proudly partnered with over 150 restaurant clients on retainer, delivering measurable results and success.

Restaurant marketing agency working on restaurant branding

Frequently Asked Questions

Donut Media is an F&B marketing agency that runs marketing for restaurants, cafés and cloud kitchens: social media, branding, and sales growth on Talabat and Google Maps. The difference from a general agency is restaurant knowledge: knowing which dishes to promote because of their higher margins, building a story that connects to your audience, and how Ramadan changes everything.

Donut Media’s team is led by founder Hamza, who sets the strategy on every account. He has worked in the restaurant space since 2016, starting with a pricing tool for restaurants featured in Khaleej Times, The National, Al Aan TV and SME10X. The team of seven covers account and project management, food photography, videography, design and video editing.

Ask for named clients and look at their live accounts. A real case study explains the problem, what the agency did differently and what changed, not just “followers grew.” Then read the agency’s Google reviews from actual restaurant owners. Donut Media shows every case study with client names, and the full checklist is here.
Yes. Donut Media’s F&B clients include cloud kitchens; mmmbox and Gustos. Local coffee shop Maatouk Cafe, and Asian Wok present across the MAF malls. On the international chains side, there’s Denny’s for casual dining, BurgerFuel for QSR and Caffe Di Roma franchise across multiple cities in UAE & Oman. The team has also marketed meal plans for TastyGo and La Birria; a Global Village stall.
No. Donut Media (poweredbydonut.com) is a restaurant and F&B marketing agency with its head office located in Dubai Silicon Oasis, founded in 2019. The Donut Media YouTube channel is a separate US automotive media company. The two are not connected.
Donut Media has been recognised for Best F&B Focused Social Media Agency 2026 by MEA Markets, and Social Media Agency of the Year 2023 by Campaign ME. Awards are nice, but they mean little to a restaurant owner. What we’re proudest of is a 4.9-star Google rating from 50+ clients.