Donut Media | F&B Restaurant Marketing Agency

Grow Your
Restaurant in Dubai

More orders. More bookings. More sales.
150+ F&B brands. 94% clients with us after the first month.

Empty tables and quiet delivery periods are not food problems. They are a visibility problem.
Donut Media’s Restaurant Marketing fixes that.

A restaurant isn’t a food business, it’s a real estate business.

Most Dubai agencies sell you ads. Donut Media starts with your P&L, because you can’t market your way out of a menu that loses money.

The Restaurant Sales Quadrant - Donut Media maps each item on this

High Margin, High Volume

Your winners. Increase prices where possible, never discount.

High Margin, Low Volume

Needs visibility. Perfect to pair in a combo. Feature on socials.

Low Margin, High Volume

Add this to your combos. Find ways to reduce cost.

Low Margin, Low Volume

This hurts you. Rework portions or cut from the menu.

For Shape - Al Ain, this mapping helped us re-engineer combos, to increase average order value from AED 61 to AED 83.

Shape meal box, drink and dessert delivery order Spread of Shape dishes plated on a table Two Shape protein shakes held up outdoors

Summarize this page with your favorite AI tool

Broken down service by service, in plain words. Ask it follow-up questions after. Works in Arabic too.

Rank on Google Maps When Customers Search “Near Me”

Google shows three local results before anything else. Donut Media gets your restaurant into that top three, and then converts profile views into orders + calls.

We pick your target, then aim the whole profile at it

For Denny’s, the target was breakfast. Donut Media set the categories, uploaded breakfast content constantly, and built every field around that one goal.

Primary category and subcategories

Are you a sushi restaurant? Then your primary category needs to say so, and not just a generic ‘restaurant’. This and your subcategories decide what searches you are eligible to show for.

Food photos with alt tags

You’re a restaurant, the food is the hook. Don’t be shy about uploading a LOT of photos. Donut Media ensures search-readable alt tags, so the images optimize for search ranking.

A profile filled out, to enhance algorithmic reach

The devil is in the details; menus, products, prices, and other details, NEED to be filled in. A complete profile shows up for real queries.

Denny’s breakfast spread with pancakes, eggs and coffee
Google Maps ranking AI Overview eligibility “Near me” search Arabic GBP optimization Primary category optimization

Aggregator Growth

Optimize your Talabat & Deliveroo listings with restaurant-specific campaigns to drive sales.

Talabat is a search engine with an algorithm. We optimize the inputs it ranks on, item names, photos, prep time, ratings, so you show up before your competitors, and get more orders!

Talabat menu listing optimised by Donut Media

We sort every item into stars, plowhorses, puzzles, and dogs using real order data, then rename, reorder, and reprice around what sells at a loss, and what actually earns.

Talabat sales increase chart after menu engineering

“20% OFF | AED 30 cap” “BOGO on selected items.” Have you ever wondered which campaign makes more sense for you?

We calculate the maximum discount every item can absorb at your real commission rate and Food + Packaging costs. This data helps us run your Talabat CPC campaigns ensuring ROI on the net profit.

Add-on margin analysis table used by Donut Media

44% of orders came in at full price, no discount, because the menu was engineered to sell instead of relying on offers. That is how Donut Media builds combos and add-ons that grow the cart on their own.

Deliveroo party packs and combos built to raise average order value
  • 340+ WhatsApp Conversations.
    AED 11.5 Per Lead - TastyGo
    Muscle Up Meal Plan Campaign
  • 780+ WhatsApp Conversations.
    AED 3.5 / Lead - Barbecue Delights
    Ramadan Iftar Campaign
  • 455+ WhatsApp Conversations |
    AED 7 Per Lead - Estabena Breakfast Campaign

Convert Scrolls into High-Ticket Sales.

Meta Ads that generate real - Suited For Buffet, Catering, & Seasonal Packages.

Live Meta ads results for Barbecue Delights and an automated WhatsApp reply for Nayaab Haandi

Screenshot showing live ads data from Barbecue Delights and automated WhatsApp reply for Nayaab Haandi.

Karahi dish served in a restaurant, shot by Donut Media

Results you can expect from Donut Media Meta ad campaigns

  • Real Customers. High LTV.
  • Calculate the exact ROI from each Campaign.
  • Direct Conversations on WhatsApp. Call to Follow Up.
  • Assistance provided in creating a sales flow.

Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on your local competition. Â La Molu, the only Turkish restaurant in its part of Azizi Riviera, started getting calls the day after Donut Media optimised its Google Maps profile. Walk-ins said they’d found it on Google. The same restaurant in Dubai Mall would take at least 3 months to start ranking against the established Turkish names.
Reviews start with great food and service. No marketing strategy can replace that. Donut Media trains restaurant staff to ask happy customers for a review before they leave. This matters most until you reach around 200 reviews. Never buy fake or bot reviews. They can hurt your Google Maps algorithmic ranking.
Yes, but only once you know your numbers. Donut Media works out your food cost, pricing, combos and menu before running any Talabat ads. Otherwise you can sell high volumes and still end the month in the negative. Offers don’t suit every brand either. Premium restaurants should avoid discounts completely to protect their image.
Rarely. Customers in the UAE stick to what’s convenient. If someone orders on Talabat today, they won’t download a restaurant’s own app tomorrow. So instead of replacing Talabat, Donut Media builds channels beside it: Instagram, WhatsApp orders, and converting your foot traffic to dine-in with impressive graphics on roll-ups and posters.
Dubai runs on WhatsApp. When people order catering or book a buffet, they want to text a real person before deciding, not call or fill in a form. So our marketing team runs Meta ads that open a WhatsApp chat directly. Landing pages and sign-up forms work in other industries. With food, people want to talk, and we know this because Donut Media is a specialized restaurant marketing agency.
Start with who’s around you, not with a big influencer budget. When a coffee shop opened below Donut Media’s office, other agencies advised spending heavily on influencers and ads. We built the launch around the office workers nearby instead, with zero ad spend. See the full launch case study.

Donut Media has grown 150+ restaurants
on delivery, Maps, and Meta.

Contact Us and we'll show you the three fastest wins today.