Halal, vegan, gluten-free: our labels, explained
A gift is only generous if the recipient can actually eat it. Every product on this site carries dietary tags, and this page explains exactly what each one means, how we decide, and the one tag we refuse to apply loosely.
Alcohol-free is the baseline, not a tag
Our entire assortment is alcohol-free as a rule — there is nothing to filter out. This is the sensible default for gifting in the UAE and it removes the most common awkwardness in corporate hampers.
“Halal-friendly” — and why it is not “halal-certified”
The tag means the item contains no alcohol and no animal-derived ingredients outside certified or regionally standard sources (dairy, honey, gelatine-free sweets), and that its producer follows halal-compatible sourcing. Certification itself is part of supplier onboarding; where a certificate exists we can share it on request. We deliberately do not stamp a blanket “halal-certified” claim on the whole shop — certification is per-producer and you should be able to ask.
Vegan
No animal ingredients at all — including honey and dairy. Our vegan list is short but genuinely good: single-origin dark chocolate, sesame simsim bars, rose delight and the spice shelf. Vegan gifting here does not have to look like a compromise.
Gluten-free
No gluten-containing ingredients. Our suppliers’ ambient sweets and pantry items are naturally gluten-free more often than not, but cross-contamination claims require auditing, so treat “gluten-free” as ingredient-level unless a producer states facility-level testing.
Contains nuts — the tag we shout
Most of our sweets and nuts contain tree nuts, and even items that do not are packed in facilities that handle them. If a recipient has a severe allergy, treat the whole hamper as at-risk and choose pantry-only items, and tell us in the order notes — we will flag it and curate accordingly.