Philippine products featured at Al Maya stores in Dubai
dubai — Philippine Department of Trade and Industry under-secretary Abdulgani Macatoman and Consul-General of the Philippines in Dubai Paul Raymund Cortes graced the opening of Al Maya’s in-store promotion of Filipino products.
Al Maya organised the event in recognition of the patronage of Filipino consumers in the GCC, which makes kabayans one of the supermarket’s leading customers.
Kamal Vachani, group director of Al Maya Group, also acknowledged that Philippine products have been increasingly popular not only among the Filipino community but as well as to other UAE residents of different nationalities.
Macatoman thanked Al Maya Group for its support of Philippine products through its supermarkets and shared that new Philippine products can be expected in the UAE as result of the successful business meetings of the 27 Philippine companies that visited the UAE on a business-matching mission.
The delegation, composed of representatives from the food and personal care sectors, sought to further expand the presence of Philippine products in the GCC market, in particular promoting halal products.
Cortes also acknowledged Al Maya Group’s continued support not only of Philippine products but as well as in employing overseas Filipino workers in its supermarkets and distributions facilities in the GCC.