LuLu’s ‘Beautiful Britain Festival 2017’ starts today
LuLu Hypermarket is organizing “Beautiful Britain Festival 2017” across all its hypermarkets in Saudi Arabia starting today.
The event will be inaugurated by Simon Collis, ambassador of UK to Saudi Arabia, at Lulu Hypermarket, Riyadh Avenue Mall, today.
The festival, which will run until April 29, will serve as a platform to promote the best of British brands among the local community and expatriate communities.
It is also an occasion to blend together the culture and heritage of the two countries. The event will showcase more than 6,000 imported products from the UK, providing an opportunity for customers to explore the culinary delights and lifestyles of Britain.
Lulu has stacked up its shelves with a huge range of chilled and frozen food, cheeses, salmon, grocery products, confectionary and non- food products exclusively sourced from the UK. Special in- store counters will be put up throughout the promotion, enabling customers to get a real taste of some of the best British delicacies on sale. LuLu started the operation of its stringently quality conscious and efficient processing and procurement unit in Birmingham that aids the supply of fresh produce to all their 133 Lulu stores.
Food sampling counters will offer a variety of dishes specially prepared for the festival — from fish and chips to pies and cakes and the best- loved chocolate and toffee brands. Apart from their line of fresh imports of dairy, frozen fruits and vegetables, the festival will have fresh eggs, a variety of confectionery, fresh bread, goat milk, plain and flavored yogurts and different types of canned food.
Diabetic- friendly, gluten- free and organic products will also be available.
Lulu strives to host events that promote the food, cultures and traditions of different world communities.
It also aims to pave the way for the introduction of more UK brands in the Saudi Arabian market. RAFAL, the premier residential community innovator in the Kingdom, launched RAFAL Residence, the luxurious residential vertical community serviced by The Ascott Ltd., in Riyadh.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Abdul Rahman Bajunaid, RAFAL CEO; Vincent Miccolis, country general manager for the GCC and Turkey, The Ascott Ltd.; Faisal Yabroudi, regional head, Dubai Contracting Company ( DCC); and Mansour Al- Saaghayer, corporate banking head, Saudi British Bank ( SABB).
Singapore Ambassador Lawrence Anderson also attended the event.
On this occasion, Bajunaid said: “RAFAL is witnessing today a new addition, RAFAL Residence, which is introducing a unique branded residential community for the first time in Riyadh.
“Despite the current challenges, we were able, with the support of our partners, to launch this project within the specified time frame. RAFAL will continue its real estate development journey in Saudi Arabia by announcing new projects that will further enhance its real estate mark in the Kingdom.”
Miccolis said: “The Ascott Ltd. is honored to embark on this partnership with the esteemed RAFAL real estate development company. We hope this to be our first of many fruitful projects together.
“Our first serviced residence in the Kingdom is a major mile- stone for Ascott Ltd., it gives me great pleasure to announce that Ascott Rafal Olaya Riyadh is now our flagship property in the Middle East.”
RAFAL Residence consists of 27 high- end floors, featuring 172 elegant residential apartments, in addition to Rafal Olaya Riyadh, encompassing 234 five- star hotel apartments located on the first ten floors.
The vertical luxurious residential tower offers prime branded residential serviced apartments, offering fullfledged services integrated with the deluxe lifestyle.
These facilities and services include gym, swimming pool and restaurants on the first floor, featuring high- class hotel services and an exclusive club.