Ajman: Dunes Importing Karak, a rich, spiced milk tea is a staple across the UAE. Whether you prefer the standard karak, cardamom or saffron flavor, Dunes Importing has been bringing one of the UAE’s favorite drinks to customers at ADNOC service stations since 2021 – with the karak powder manufactured in Ajman. The relationship dates back to 2005, when Dunes began supplying ADNOC with fully automatic vending machines serving Turkish coffee. Dunes subsequently expanded into karak, with the company’s vending machines offering standard and cardamom varieties. More recently, Dunes worked with ADNOC to develop a premium, barista-prepared karak range exclusively for Oasis by ADNOC. “They reached out to us and said: ‘Can you do this?’,” recalls Samir Hamza, Managing Partner at Dunes Importing. “We said: ‘Yes, of course’.” What followed was a collaborative process of testing samples and adjusting recipes until the final, delicious drinks were decided upon. “This menu is locked to ADNOC,” says Hamza. “Nobody else is allowed to use it.”