• The UAE and Saudi Arabia markets continue to benefit from government-led transformation agendas that are accelerating tourism, healthcare, and broader economic diversification.
• In the UAE, the UAE Tourism Strategy 2031 targets AED 450 billion in tourism GDP contribution by 2031 and AED 100 billion in additional investment, while in Saudi Arabia, Vision 2030 and the Health Sector Transformation Program continue to expand tourism and healthcare demand.
• The IMF projects UAE real GDP growth of 5.0% in 2026, while the World Bank forecasts 5.0% growth in 2026 and 5.1% in 2027.
• Based on UN-derived population projections, the UAE population is expected to grow to approximately 11.912 million by 2028, while Saudi Arabia’s population is expected to approximately 36.344 million by 2028.

• The Group is an established market leader in the UAE, commanding an approximate 28% market share of its addressable market.
• The Group's business is diversified, offering services across the food and support services markets, from daily catering services to catering services at large scale events and from cleaning services in education, healthcare and defence facilities to offshore energy facilities.
• The Group's business is sectorised, offering services to clients in both the public and private sectors across its five key sectors.
• The Group believes that its diversified and sectorised approach, in combination with the significant regional presence, provides it with a competitive advantage by reducing concentration risk and offering greater resilience throughout economic cycles.

• The Group has a diversified client base across its key sectors and long-standing relationships with multiple clients, with an average contract retention rate of over 93% over the last seven years.
• The Group's top 10 contracts have an average tenure of approximately 20 years.
• The Group's track record of securing and retaining high-quality contracts with strategic clients, including government clients, has helped establish its reputation in the market, providing it with a competitive edge when bidding for new long-term and high-quality contracts.

• The Group has two strategically located Central Production Facilities in each of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, which cover a client base across the UAE and serve approximately 19,000 meals daily, providing food services to clients that do not have onsite facilities.
• The Group's focused procurement strategy has resulted in obtaining competitive discounts of approximately 4% against the market values of contracts.
• The Group uses a combination of direct delivery and third-party logistics distribution models, giving it a competitive cost advantage. 
• The Group is able to deliver centralised solutions and innovative food services technologies to its clients, which it believes offer it with a competitive edge when bidding for contracts.  

• For the years ended 31 December 2025 the Group’s financial performance was robust, being supported by operational efficiencies.
• The Group’s robust financial performance was further supported by strong margins, driven by proactive business selection, wherein the Group moved away from less attractive contracts, and a capital expenditure light investment model that can be tailored to the specific needs of individual clients.
• The Group’s senior management team comprises eight seasoned professionals, reflecting a strong commitment to gender diversity with balanced male and female representation, and collectively bringing over 200 years of experience in the food and support services sectors.
• The Group is further supported by dedicated operations and growth teams, including a growth and commercial team, client retention and strategic account management team, and a marketing and bids team.
• The Group is supported by its shareholder, Abu Dhabi National Hotels, a leading semi-government company and highly regarded regional player, whose reputation the Group believes provides it with a competitive advantage when bidding for government contracts in terms of credibility and large-scale events.

Environmental Highlights

• Directed AED 18 million toward sustainable packaging, accelerating ADNHC’s transition to low‑impact materials and improving environmental performance across high‑volume catering operations.
• Achieved 100% transition to recyclable and biodegradable packaging, fully eliminating plastic cutlery and adopting compostable or reusable alternatives-demonstrating sector‑leading progress in responsible consumption and waste reduction.
• Expanded sustainability integration across energy, water, and waste systems, supported by strengthened monitoring and operational controls across UAE sites (qualitative disclosure; no metrics reported).

Social Highlights

• Completed 7,000+ food safety audits annually, underscoring ADNHC’s robust compliance culture and high‑assurance approach to safe and hygienic food service across large‑scale operations.
• Strengthened workforce capability through structured training programs that enhanced food safety, health and safety, and leadership skills across the operational workforce (narrative disclosure).
• Advanced community impact through AED 256,700 in community investments, reinforcing ADNHC’s social contribution mandate across the UAE.
• Received national recognition for sustainability leadership and food safety excellence, validating ADNHC’s internal capabilities and high‑performance culture across ESG areas.

Governance & Responsible Sourcing Highlights

• Achieved 100% Supplier Code of Conduct compliance, ensuring all vendors meet ADNHC’s governance, ethics, and sustainability expectations during the 2023–2025 onboarding cycle.
• Strengthened national economic contribution with 597 local suppliers out of 616 total suppliers, reflecting ADNHC’s deep integration with UAE’s supply ecosystem.
• Directed 99.46% of total procurement spending toward UAE‑based suppliers, reinforcing ADNHC’s support for national food security, local value creation, and domestic industrial resilience.
• Continued strengthening internal oversight and compliance systems, maturing ESG governance processes in alignment with ADX ESG guidance.

• The Group's senior management comprises a gender-balanced, eight member senior leadership team with a combined experience of over 200 years in the food and support services sectors.
• The Group is further supported by dedicated operations and growth teams, including a growth team, bid center team and retention team.
• The Group is supported by its shareholder, Abu Dhabi National Hotels, a leading semi-government company and highly regarded regional player, whose reputation the Group believes provides it with a competitive advantage when bidding for government contracts in terms of credibility and large-scale events.