HOW IT STARTED
From who we are today to the best we will become tomorrow.
Founded in 2010, Kcal has transformed healthy eating in the UAE. We’ve created a destination where simple, nutritious, and wholesome food is accessible to everyone. At Kcal, we believe the choices we make about what we eat and how it’s prepared should empower healthier lifestyles.
Our mission is to make a lasting, positive impact on the community - leaving it better than we found it. That’s why we are committed to cooking from scratch, using only natural ingredients, and never adding preservatives or artificial additives. Everything we do is thoughtfully crafted with your wellbeing at heart.
At Kcal, we’re not just serving food; we’re shaping the future of how the world eats.
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Andreas L Borgmann, Kcal Founder and CEO, standing in the Kcal Restaurant in Motor City, Dubai, wearing a green t-shirt.
Kcal Leadership
Andreas L. Borgmann
Kcal Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

We’re not your typical food company. Since 2010, we’ve been on a mission to change the way people think about food—bringing full transparency to our menu and building our nutrition philosophy on the foundations of the paleo lifestyle.

For us, food is so much more than fuel. It’s the cornerstone of a healthy, fulfilling life. That’s why we’re committed to empowering people with choices that make living well both easy and delicious. Because true healthcare starts with prevention—and that begins with what we eat.

Kcal isn’t just a business to me; it’s a way of life.

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Our Food
Our menu is an encyclopedia of international flavours, filled with calorie-controlled dishes, inspired by our multicultural hometown of Dubai. Our mission is to make the world a better place through wholesome, tasty food and outstanding service.
With recipes conceptualised by our expert nutrition team and cooked up by talented chefs, using only the freshest ingredients in our HACCAP and ISO 22000 certified kitchen, we strive to deliver high-quality meals 365 days a year.
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Some of Our Highlights Over the Years
Healthy home cooked meals from Spring Feeling neatly packed into kids lunch boxes to illustrate its new kids menu.
2024

Spring launches a new kids menu for cook-at-home family dinners.

Andreas L Borgmann is holding Kcal's Kcal FIT smart watch to help meal plan customers accurately track their calories.
2024

Kcal becomes the first meal plan provider in the world to offer a connected fitness tracker, the Kcal FIT.

Woman holding a sign saying vote restaurants awards for Best Healthy Restaurant.
2024

Kcal is shortlisted as the best healthy restaurant in the UAE by Deliveroo.

Kcal's Greek Meatballs with roasted seasonal veg and tangy tzatziki sauce.
2024

Kcal Restaurants launches a new and improved healthy food menu.

Spring Feeling's logo from 2023.
2023

Kcal launches Spring, a healthy, super convenient, cook-at-home meal kits service.

Inside Kcal's Healthy restaurant in South Heights, Dubai.
2023

Kcal opens a new restaurant location in South Heights, Dubai.

Kcal's Reem Island Restaurant in Abu Dhabi
2022

Kcal opens a new restaurant location in Reem Island, Abu Dhabi.

A baked salmon fillet meal on a grey plate.
2022

Kcal restaurants launches a new and improved menu for dine-in and home delivery.

A bottle of Kcal's Super Shot to help boost immunity is placed on a wooden block with sliced orange and ginger.
2021

Kcal launched an immunity-boosting super shot.

Inside the Kcal Restaurant in Motor City, Dubai.
2020

Kcal opens a new restaurant location in Motor City, Dubai.

The Kcal Meal Plans and Kcal Restaurants logo from 2020.
2020

Kcal unveils a fresh look to its branding with a new logo.

A Kcal Katsu Curry in a white bowl with a hand using chopsticks to pick up a breaded piece of chicken covered in Katsu sauce.
2020

Kcal revamps its menu to bring more delicious food to restaurant customers.

A selection of biodegradable and eco-friendly packages used by Kcal Meal Plans to reduce its carbon footprint.
2020

Kcal completely changes to industry-leading biodegradable packaging to significantly reduce its plastic waste.

Inside of a modern healthy restaurant from Kcal in Mirdif, Dubai.
2020

Kcal opens a new restaurant location in Mirdif, Dubai.

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, also known as The Mountain from Game of Thrones, working out in the gym dressed in a Fuel-Up by Kcal t-shirt.
2020

Fuel-Up feeds Game of Thrones star, “The Mountain” for a strongman event in Dubai, UAE.

Mark Carroll, Chef Hala and Andreas L Borgmann standing in a kitchen behind a Kcal Meal Plans bag.
2020

Kcal teams up with internationally-renowned Chef Hala to create Ramadan and Levantine-inspired dishes.

A man dressed in gym wear resting his hand on a Fuel-Up Pro Whey Protein container in the gym.
2019

Fuel-Up launches its range of premium gym supplements.

Kcal opens a seasonal food trailer to provide accessible healthy food to Marina residents.
2018

Kcal launches a seasonal pop-up trailer in Marina, Dubai.

Fuel-Up Healthy Meal Station in Al Quoz, Dubai.
2018

Fuel-Up launches a restaurant in Al Quoz, Dubai.

Kcal Restaurant in Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai.
2018

Kcal launches a new restaurant location in Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai.

Arab man standing in a kitchen with a Kcal Meal Plans bag surrounded by healthy ingredients.
2017

Kcal partners with Chef Osama for limited edition dishes for restaurants and meal plans.

Woman drinking a healthy smoothie from Kcal from Bourjois
2017

Kcal teams up with Bourjois to promote a healthy approach to beauty and wellness.

Two women in Kcal hats and aprons handing out healthy snacks outside VOX Cinemas in Dubai.
2016

Kcal partners with VOX Cinemas, UAE to encourage a sustainable approach to snacking.

Healthy-looking man with a yellow Fuel-Up t-shirt sitting on the back of a pickup truck eating nutritious meal-prepped food.
2016

Fuel-Up launches weekly and monthly meal plan services.

Kcal Healthy Fast Food Menu from 2016 laid out on a tabletop.
2016

Kcal unveils a brand new menu for restaurants.

Kcal's Al Mamoura Restaurant in Abu Dhabi
2016

Kcal opens a new restaurant location in Al Mamoura, Abu Dhabi.

Man in a green Kcal jacket holding Kcal's SME of the Year Award from 2015
2015

Kcal is awarded SME of the Year by Gulf Business.

Kcal Healthy Fast Food Menu from 2015 on a wooden benchtop
2015

Kcal launches a new and improved menu for restaurants.

Kcal Meal Plans bag from 2015 with a grey background and healthy meals with text saying now in Abu Dhabi.
2015

Kcal Meal Plans delivery service expands to Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Three young children dressed as superheroes with text saying new super healthy kids menu
2015

Kcal launches a new kids menu across all UAE restaurant locations.

Kcal Meal Plans bag on a table with a selection of healthy meals with text stating now in Sharjah
2015

Kcal Meal Plans delivery service expands to Sharjah, UAE.

Fuel-Up by Kcal Meal Prep Logo
2015

Kcal launches Fuel-Up Meal Prep, a meal plan service dedicated to macronutrients and enthusiastic gym goers.

Kcal's Star of Business Award
2014

Kcal is awarded the Star of Business Award for Customer Excellence.

Kcal Nutritionist holding the Star of Business Award for Customer Excellence.
2014

Kcal is awarded the Star of Business Award for its excellent service delivery.

Kcal Founders Andreas L Borgmann and Mark Carroll are celebrating Kcal's 4th anniversary by cutting cake in the office.
2014

Kcal celebrates its 4th anniversary.

Kcal Meal Plans and Healthy Fast Food Restaurants Logo from 2014
2014

Kcal reveals a new logo and rebrand.

Andreas L Borgmann and Mark Carroll from Kcal celebrating winning the Gulf Business Award for SME of the Year in 2014
2014

Kcal clebrates the Gulf Business Awards, winning SME of the Year.

A Kcal Meal Plan bag from 2012 with a selection of healthy meals in clear plastic containers.
2012

Kcal launches Kcal Extra, now known as Kcal Meal Plans delivery service.

Kcal Healthy Food Restaurant Opening in Business Bay in 2011 with green and orange balloons decorating the entrance.
2011

Kcal opens a new restaurant location in Business Bay, Dubai.

Kcal Healthy Food Restaurant in Jumeirah Lakes Towers 2010
2010

Kcal opens its first restaurant location in Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai.

Kcal Healthy Fast Food Logo 2010
2010

Kcal is founded by Andreas L. Borgmann and Mark Carroll.

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