Philippine supermarket chain opens first store in Qatar

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Philippine supermarket chain opens first store in Qatar
A large number of Filipino expatriates in Doha thronged the opening day of Amana Puregold

Amana Puregold general store opened its first branch in the Gulf locale in Doha a week ago, offering a variety of things for all inhabitants, particularly Filipino items that are accessible in Qatar out of the blue. 

Amana Group Holding director Sheik Hamad receptacle Jassim MA al-Thani and Global Food Trading and Amana Puregold COO Peter Mathews, alongside other organization authorities and visitors, went to the occasion, which drew an expansive number of Filipino exiles on the outlet's debut day on Thursday. 

"What we have seen is that numerous Filipinos are coming to Qatar so we thought of accomplishing something and this new Amana Puregold store will profit the network," Mathews disclosed to Qatar Day. 

"We have been completing a considerable measure of dispersion business in Qatar on Filipino nourishments, so we thought - 'for what reason don't we extend our tasks?," he said. 

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim MA al-Thani and Peter Mathews lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the first Amana Puregold in the region in Doha. PICTURES: Jayaram

Amana Group is likewise wanting to open five more outlets as a feature of its extension sooner rather than later to take care of the developing demand for Filipino items, as indicated by Mathews. 

He noticed that these outlets will serve occupants in different areas in the nation while it is likewise thinking about an outlet outside Doha "yet not as of now." 

 

The 500sqm outlet has 70% Filipino sustenance items in its racks while nearby things and various brands from different nations are likewise in plain view. 

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim MA al-Thani, along with Peter Mathews, tours the different sections of the newly-opend Amana Puregold at Al Sadd.

Vegetables and organic products, (from salted eggs to 'calamansi', banana, pineapple and mangoes), and canned merchandise, and in addition non-nourishment things, for example, beautifying agents (Ever Bilena), are among the prevalent things on offer for Filipino ostracizes in Doha at sensible costs. 

"In the event that we will open another store it will be as large as this one however we are not constrained to this size and if things come our direction we may open greater tasks," said Mathews, focusing on that their concentrate presently is to build up five to six outlets in Qatar "soon". 

Numerous Filipinos, particularly the individuals who live in the Al Sadd zone, remain to profit by the recently opened Puregold outlet, thinking that its more helpful for them to purchase Philippine items they like. 

Sheryline C, who went for the store's opening day, said she was enchanted to see salted eggs at Puregold as she frequently asks her comrades who take their get-away back home to get her no less than twelve when returning to Doha.

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