December, 2015

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Christmas, a time of refl ection for us all

It is this time of the year that we all start preparing for the BIG DAY!

As many of our Hindi speaking brothers and sis-ters would say, “Bada Din” - which commonly refers to Christmas – one of the most sacred and auspicious occa-sions in the Christian cal-endar marking the birth of Lord Jesus Christ.

Fiji is indeed a blessed nation and it is our common understanding and tolerance for each other, different reli-gions and a great sense of in-tegration which sets us apart from the rest of the world.

Indeed when the late Pope John Paul during his visit to our beautiful nation in the 80’s said, “Fiji – the way the world should be”, it is some-

Message from Mr Kirit Prabhudas Patel, Chairman and CEO of Motibhai Group

thing which came from his heart and that phrase contin-ues to inspire all Fijians for now and defi nitely for the future.

Our beautiful nation with its rich fabric of society has many celebrations in differ-ent quarters of the year and it is now time to prepare our-selves for Christmas.

Christmas meaning ‘Christ’s Mass’ is an an-nual festival commemorat-ing the birth of Jesus Christ observed on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world and Fiji being a small is-land nation is defi nitely no exception. While Fiji is pre-dominantly populated by followers of Christian faith,

for many decades, people of other religious backgrounds have been celebrating this auspicious occasion in their own way with families and friends uniting after days and sometimes even months of being away from each other.

God has blessed Fiji with everything one needs to live and prosper. Our gardens are full of healthy tropical fruits and vegetables, likewise our rivers full of water. We have the best weather any other country may ever dream of.

Despite having all these natural luxuries of life, we often forget to note and act upon the true meaning of celebrating such auspicious occasions.

In other words, we seem

to have taken God’s gifts to us for granted, often misus-ing the natural treasure our nation possesses, wasting our food and drinks to the extent that might look to-tally wrong to those living in countries facing famine.

Lord Jesus Christ has shown us a path of light and glory. He has shown us that

simplicity and basic things in life are the best things to hold onto.

He has also shown us that life is not meant to be easy. In fact, all prophets have also endured great hardships and struggles for the benefi t of mankind.

I have a very simple mes-sage for us all this Christmas

– let’s stop taking things for granted and enjoy life in a humble manner.

Be humble and never think that you are better than anyone else. “For dust you are; and unto dust you shall return.” – GENESIS 3.19.

May you all have a very joyous Christmas and a prosperous new year!

Work on Motibhai Business Park starts

Project foreman Bishwa Gounder, left, goes through the plans with Mohammed Sharif. INSET: The project as seen from the Lautoka end of Legalega Subdivision on the Queens Highway.

Work on the development of a multi-million-dollar com-mercial complex is set to go full speed following the ground breaking ceremony on Friday, November 27.

Known as the ‘Motibhai Business Park’, the new complex which will cover an area of 13,000 square metres will enable Motibhai Group to position itself for future operations.

The entire project which is being looked after by Execu-tive Director Mr Bhupendra Patel will enable the Group to centralize all its western division operations under one roof.

“The new business park will be a one-stop-shop for us,” said Mr Patel.

“At the moment our warehouses are scattered all over the place from Ba up to Nadi and the new complex will have a centralized operation to make day-to-day business much smoother and effi cient for us,” he added.

Mr Patel said once complete, the new complex will also have a full scale joinery workshop, refrigeration workshop together with cold storage facilities to cater for Burger King Fiji operations.

“We will also move our corporate head-offi ce to the new premises,” Mr Patel informed.

With a massive budget of $25 million, the gigantic com-plex will take close to a year to complete and is being built by Western Builders Limited.

Conveniently located at West Road in Legalega Subdivi-sion along the Queens Highway, the Motibhai Business Park is all set to become a major landmark in the entire western division upon completion.

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Let Betty be part of your festive season

SINCE 1921, the Betty Crocker name has been syn-onymous with continuing traditions of quality service to customers.

Through the years, fami-lies everywhere have come to trust Betty Crocker – now renowned worldwide for qual-ity, good taste and value.

A product of General Mills – one of the world’s lead-ing food companies, Betty Crocker has won the hearts of families, ordinary cooks and professional chefs for almost a century now.

Betty Crocker’s quality assorted cake mix, no bake cheese cakes (strawberry and

blueberry), muffi ns and cook-ies which comes in a range of fl avors with accompanying fudge or frosting has won the hearts of thousands of Fijians for many years now.

Distributed in Fiji via the strong network of Motibhai Group which brings qual-ity products for you and your family, the Betty Crocker range has defi nitely lived up to the expectations of Fijians looking for mouthwatering food ideas.

“Whether it’s a special function or just one of those days spent at home surround-ed by family and friends, Bet-ty Crocker is capable of turn-

ing dull moments into instant delight without any fuss,” Motibhai Group marketing manager Abraham Gomes of-fered.

“With Betty Crocker, you can bake a treat day after day while the new ‘No-Bake’ cheese cakes can be enjoyed by the whole family without having to literally bake it at all,” Mr Gomes added with confi dence.

He said the iconic ‘Red Spoon’ trademark is a promise of great taste, quality and con-venience.

“So let’s join hands and celebrate together this festive season.”

Nadi resident Arti Singh gets help from her daughter Aditi to prepare the Betty Crocker No-Bake Cheese Cake.

Let fun follow with MARIGOLDMARIGOLD Fruit Drinks

is a light, refreshing juice drink enriched with the goodness of Vitamin C and no preservatives.

It comes in three delectable fruity fl avours including Apple, Orange and Man-go.

Igniting fun and liveliness, these refreshing fruit drinks are ideal for Fijians who are constantly look-ing for simple and refresh-ing beverages to supple-ment their busy lifestyle.

The fruit drinks have become very popular in the local market because of its re-freshing taste and afford-able price and comes in 250g and One Litre Ultra Heat Temperature (UHT) Tetra packs.

“Healthy fruit drinks packed with vitamins does not have to cost you a fortune – thanks to Marigold, we are now able to deliver quality beverages to the lo-cal market at an affordable price,” Motibhai Group marketing manager Abra-ham Gomes said.

He said Marigold drinks which are produced in Malaysia with Halal cer-tifi cation is fast becoming popular in Fiji.

“Customers looking for a sugar free experience need not worry either as Mari-gold is also available in 100% fruit juice variants as well,” Mr Gomes in-formed.

“Available in Apple, Orange and Tropical fl avours, Marigold 100% Juice uses the freshest sun ripened fruits.

“With no added sugar, preser-vatives or artifi cial colour-ing, Fijians can enjoy the delicious goodness of real fruits as Mother Nature in-tended.

“With MARIGOLD Fruit Drinks, anywhere fun goes, it follows.”

Marigold Fruit Drinks and 100% Pure Juice are avail-able at leading supermar-kets Fiji-wide and distrib-uted by Motibhai Group, bringing quality products for you and your family.

Marigold 100% Juice with no sugar is good for you day after day. It comes in 1ltr and 250ml white packs and is available in Orange, Apple and Tropical fl avors.

Sparkle with YellowglenYellowglen has been satisfying the taste buds of wine lovers

for the past 44-years with more and more people getting mes-merized with its sparkling taste and unique aroma day by day.

Launched in 1971 by Ballarat businessman Ian Home, Yel-lowglen has effectively positioned itself as Australia’s most suc-cessful and prestigious sparkling wine brand. Now owned by the Foster’s Group, Yellowglen is proud to have created a brand new era of sparkling.

As Australia's most popular sparkling wine, Yellowglen has become an icon of celebration not only in the land down under but in Fiji as well.

“The social butterfl y of Australian wine, Yellowglen is natu-rally inquisitive, innovative and keen to embrace new trends and fi nesse sparkling styles,” offers Nitesh Chand, Team Leader Hospitality of Motibhai Group which distributes the renowned sparkling wine range in Fiji.

“Celebrating joy, femininity and empowerment, Yellowglen has inspired generations of Australians with its fun-loving ap-proach that pairs sparkling expertise with a relaxed take on modern refi nement and we are proud to bring this amazing and always sparkling wine range to the Fijian market,” Mr Chand added.

He said showcasing a diverse collection of Australian spar-kling, from the popular everyday Yellowglen Colours (available in Yellow / Red / Pink in the local market), Yellowglen’s focus is solely on creating outstanding sparkling wines.

“The pop of the Yellowglen cork has been part of generations of celebrations, from everyday moments to important mile-stones,” Mr Chand said.

He said with thousands of Yellowglen lovers, tourists and locals alike, for Yellowglen, the past, present and future was, is and will always be sparkling.

“We are excited to roll out a great promotion this festive season whereby customers can enjoy any of the three variants in Yellowglen Colours range (Yellow / Red / Pink ) for only $27.95 from our participating outlets:- Consumers Supermar-ket, Foodhall Supermarket, Shop N Save, Bhika Bhai Super-market, Kundan Singh Supermarket, Nayan’s Supermarket, Tara’s Supermarket and Prouds,” Mr Chand said.

“So sparkle with Yellowglen this festive season and make memories last forever.”

Sardar gives a tick to CLUB

Sardar Bayant Singh of Vo-tualevu loves his drinks and there is no doubt about it.

A successful farmer and community leader, Mr Singh likes to end his hard day’s work with a drink or two.

When recently interviewed during his shopping routine at New World IGA in Nadi, Mr Singh did not hold back his satisfaction about the CLUB brand of Soda and Tonic Water.

“I love to mix my drinks with CLUB,” Mr Singh said.

He said during a recent sit-ting with a friend in Korovuto, Nadi, they tried something new with CLUB Soda Water and it turned out into a delight.

“Wow, I cannot explain this in words, you got to try it yourself. We mixed Vodka with CLUB Soda Water and freshly squeezed lemon juice and the taste was just out of this world.”

On a positive note, Mr Singh is defi nitely not the only one who talks in such a way about CLUB range of products.

Already very popular in the local market, the CLUB range which comes in three variants – Tonic Water, Soda Water and Ginger Ale has been produced locally since 2013.

Just in two-years, CLUB has gained huge popularity amongst local consumers and corporate customers in the hos-pitality industry.

The brand has become an

all-time favourite for bartenders in our leading resorts, hotels, night clubs and restaurants as great mixers for cocktails and spirits or as a drink itself.

Barman Jona of The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa uses the CLUB brand to prepare drinks for his guests daily.

“Our guests at the resort love the CLUB Tonic Water, Soda Water and Ginger Ale either as

a mixer to their drinks or just as it is,” Jona said.

“The CLUB brand has been received well in the market and we are happy to supply a quality product which has been made affordable,” Motibhai Group marketing manager Abraham Gomes said.

“We have seen the benefi ts of providing the best product at the right price so the end users

are able to enjoy CLUB range of beverages at a better price as an ingredient to their food and beverage or as a direct drink without having to compromise on quality,” Mr Gomes added.

CLUB range of products are manufactured by PET Technol-ogy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motibhai Group – bringing quality products for you and your family.

Sardar Bayant Singh of Votualevu, Nadi says he just loves to mix his drinks with CLUB Tonic Water and Soda Water.

Similar in-store promotions are also available for Lindeman’s, Rawsons and Wolf Blass range of wines distributed in Fiji by Motibhai Group

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New Look PROUDS at Nadi Airport

Prouds sets trend with world-class shopping at Nadi International

The Motibhai Group through its subsidiary Waqavuka Develop-

ment Company Limited trading as PROUDS is pleased to announce the opening of its new Departures and Arrivals stores at Nadi Interna-tional Airport.

The all new PROUDS Duty Free spans over 950 square metres of the ultimate travel retail luxury in the International Departures Lounge and Arrivals Hall resonating the modernized Nadi International Air-port, a testimony of Fiji’s commit-ment to world travelers for excel-lence in luxury retail standards and service.

The injection of new life into the International departures lounge re-

fl ects renewed confi dence in Fiji’s Duty Free and Travel Retail sector with PROUDS at the forefront of showcasing its world-class stores.

Architecturally designed by world renowned fi rm Architectus, the new stores have seen an inte-gration of Fijian design elements with a contemporary retail ap-proach. Motibhai Group is proud to confi rm that over 80% of the all new PROUDS Duty Free stores are Fijian made, demonstrating the ca-pabilities of skilled local Fijians in achieving and executing construc-tion of international level design.

Whilst the all new PROUDS Duty Free stores will be in opera-tion from hereon, further accents to the stores will be completed by

mid-December bringing the total investment of both store fi xtures and fi ttings and stock to around seven million Fijian dollars.

“The all new PROUDS Duty Free stores are architecturally de-signed refl ecting international trends in luxury travel retail with the hope that a traveler will feel as though they are in Sydney, Dubai or London. We have brought luxu-ry retail of the World to Fiji,” said PROUDS Director Tejash Patel.

The all new PROUDS Duty Free is an illustration of the Motib-hai Group’s depth of experience in Duty Free and Travel Retail mar-kets. Year on year, PROUDS has continued to raise the industry bar to all new levels of achievement -

now including a regional PROUDS with the recent opening of its new Duty Free outlets at Jacksons In-ternational Airport in Papua New Guinea - extending the PROUDS footprint to the greater Pacifi c Re-gion.

PROUDS has had a long stand-ing portfolio of internationally recognized luxury brands married with local Fijian brands which has seen the store develop hand in hand with Fiji’s booming tourism industry.

While the all new PROUDS Duty Free stores have been ap-plauded by the traveling public, Airports Fiji Limited’s Executive Chairman, Faiz Khan has com-mended the manner in which

PROUDS adapted to the new Air-port environment after months of planning and hard work.

“I wish to thank the Directors of Waqavuka Development Company Limited for the efforts that they have put in the tenancy fi t-outs, ab-solutely to world-class standards,” Mr Khan said.

Mr Khan went on to say that the amount of effort that has gone in can be just seen in the results of the fi nished product which is totally amazing.

“We would like to thank Air-ports Fiji Limited in its partner-ing approach with PROUDS as one of its lead tenants at the new Nadi International Airport,” said PROUDS Director Tejash Patel.

Seen on top, bottom left and centre are images of the all-new Prouds Duty Free store at the international departures area while the picture on the bottom right is of the new Prouds outlet at the international arrivals concourse.

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Milestone achievement for Motibhai Group

Message from Motibhai Group Chairman and CEO Mr Kirit Prabhudas Patel following the opening of Prouds Duty Free stores and Burger King

at the new-look Nadi International Airport departures lounge

Kannangaki is fi rst

Motibhai Group Chairman and CEO Mr Kirit Patel is all smiles following the successful launching of Prouds Duty Free stores at the international departures and arrivals area and the opening of the fi rst-ever Burger King outlet in Fiji.

Prouds Retail Manageress Reshmi Singh, left, hands over the special Pure Fiji gift pack to Tatieta Kannangaki while Prouds Duty Free Stores Manager Ashwin Chand, right, looks on. INSET: Carol Young of New Zealand all smiles with her free gift.

TATIETE Kannangaki of Tarawa in the Republic of Kiribati was the fi rst customer to purchase items from the newly opened Prouds Duty Free store in the new-look international departures area at Nadi International Airport.

Mr Kannangaki who operates a pub in Kiri-bati said he was delighted to be the fi rst cus-tomer for the new multi-million-dollar store.

He purchased liquor, chocolates and fra-grances in the early hours of Monday, Novem-ber 16.

“This new outlet is splendid and the cus-tomer service is excellent,” Mr Kannangaki said.

Being no stranger to the company, Mr Kannangaki informed that he used to import ‘Sprint’, Fiji’s popular soft-drink manufac-tured by Motibhai Group to Kiribati for his former employers.

“I am very honoured to receive the special gift pack of Pure Fiji products and wish the new store all the best for the future,” Mr Kan-nangaki said.

Sharing similar sentiment, Carol Young, of New Zealand said: “The store is nice and bright with very friendly, helpful staff and good range of stock.”

Australian citizen Shalini Naidu was also very impressed after her shopping experience on opening day.

“I like the layout, staff are very friendly and approachable. Thank you for your great ser-vice,” Ms Naidu commented.

Meanwhile, the fi rst ten customers who en-tered the Prouds outlet since the opening until the next twenty days have walked away with free Pure Fiji gift packs.

The opening of the all-new Prouds Duty Free stores at the international departures and arrivals area heralds yet another major achievement for Motibhai Group.

It has taken months of planning and hard work to achieve what now stands as a symbol of pride for the entire team at Motibhai Group.

Our management and staff have worked tirelessly day and night to bring to you a world-class shopping experience at Nadi International Airport.

Once again our Group has led by example and the new outlets have received many words of praise from our industry partners, stakeholders and customers.

While Prouds has been a successful duty free and travel retail operator for the past thirty-years, I am pleased to announce the opening of our new international franchise, Burger King which is the world’s fastest growing quick service restaurant chain.

This brand-new outlet is the fi rst of the four planned to be established by the end of 2016 which also coincides with our Groups 85th anniversary.

I wish to thank each and every one of you for the tremendous patronage which has enabled us to lead by example for the past three-quarters of a century.

Happy shopping!

ABOUT PROUDSA pioneer in duty-free, luxury travel retail and fi ne-store shopping, PROUDS has been at the forefront of world-

class shopping in Fiji for the past thirty-years. Associated with numerous world-renowned and local brands, PROUDS via its expansion plans has now extended its retail footprint beyond Fiji following the opening of

PROUDS at Jacksons International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in July this year.

AFL impressed Airports Fiji Limited executive

chairman Faiz Khan is very impressed with the fi nal out-come of the new-look Prouds Duty Free store at the refur-bished international departure area.

While giving local journalists a tour of the new departure lounge on Friday, November 13, Mr Khan made a special mention of the hard-work and dedication by the team at Prouds for bringing about a world-class retail outlet.

Mr Khan told local journalists that the new Prouds outlet has turned out very well and also made special mention about the unique ceiling fabric and refl ecting mirrors which makes the entire appearance very ap-pealing.

AFL executive chairman Faiz Khan leaves satisfi ed after taking a tour of the new Prouds Duty Free store with local journalists on Friday, November 13.

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THE KING LANDS AT NADI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTThe world’s fastest growing

quick service restaurant chain, BURGER KING has

opened its fi rst restaurant in Fiji at the Nadi International Airport serv-ing its world famous burgers at the new-look departure lounge.

Burger King Fiji general manager Akash Narsey said they were very excited to launch BURGER KING at the new modernised Nadi Inter-national Airport departure lounge which refl ects a world-class airport facility boasting international lux-ury brands in retail and now world famous food with the addition of BURGER KING.

Airports Fiji Limited executive chairman Faiz Khan commended Motibhai Group for the milestone achievement of bringing a world-renowned brand to Fiji.

“When we embarked upon seek-ing expressions of interests from reputable operators, we had said to the public of Fiji that we were look-ing for international or local brands – we wanted brand names and Burger King is a big brand and we are just glad to have them here,” Mr Khan said.

“This BURGER KING restaurant which is ‘airside’ will be serving up our world famous burgers to travel-lers leaving Fiji via the new-look de-parture lounge,” Mr Narsey said.

He said the second BURGER KING restaurant also at Nadi In-ternational Airport will be in the farewellers hall by the end of 2016. Departing travellers, their family and friends will be able to enjoy BURG-ER KING’s fl ame grilled menu be-fore they part ways.

But that’s not the end says Narsey. "The King will be also coming to town! We are excited to be open-

ing BURGER KING® at Martintar, Nadi shortly and will be announcing our fi rst BURGER KING® Suva res-taurant over the next few weeks. We see our fi rst BURGER KING® in the capital city open and serving our world famous burgers by mid-2016.”

"BURGER KING is an estab-lished global brand and we are very excited to be bringing their unique menu to Fiji,” Mr Narsey said.

"A lot of our menu is cooked over a fl ame grill which creates a unique tasting experience. BURGER KING

is known for its consistent fast ser-vice, fresh ingredients and top notch quality which is refl ected in our slo-gan - TASTE IS KING."

And it seems as though it is just the beginning for BURGER KING in Fiji. "We have a very aggres-

sive roll out schedule over the next 14-months with four stores opening before the end of 2016," Narsey said.

“And we are expecting BURGER KING to be well received by the Fiji-an market because after all - TASTE IS KING!”

About Burger KingEvery day, more than 11 million guests visit BURGER

KING® restaurants around the world. And they do so because our restaurants are known

for serving high-quality, great-tasting, and affordable food.

Founded in 1954, BURGER KING® is the second larg-est fast food hamburger chain in the world.

The original HOME OF THE WHOPPER®, BURGER KING’s® commitment to premium ingredients, sig-nature recipes, and family-friendly dining experi-ences is what has defi ned our brand for more than 50 successful years, operating in over 100 countries with close to 14,000 outlets.

Burger King Fiji general manager Akash Narsey manages a smile following the opening of the fi rst outlet at the new-look international departures lounge on Monday, November 16, 2015. INSET: More snaps after the opening.

Miss World Fiji Brittany Hazelman gets her serve from the Burger King menu at Nadi International Airport departures lounge from Rachael Kumar.

On Thursday, November 19, Miss World Fiji 2015 Brittany Hazelman, right, stopped by at Burger King now featured at the international departures lounge, Nadi Airport on her way to the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant to be held on December 19, 2015 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, Hainan Island, China. The staff of Burger King were all excited to meet Ms Hazelman and wished her all the best for the pageant.

Brittany visits Brittany visits Burger King FijiBurger King Fiji

Ni-Vanuatu nationals enjoying themselves at Burger King before leaving our shores.

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Suli joins ProudsSuli joins ProudsSuliasi Rabuto Koroiwaca better known as Suli to many is no stranger to the people of Nadi and maybe Fiji at large.He is the same man who recently hit the headlines for his unique skills of directing traffi c at the Denarau Island

bridge while it was under repair and later at the Nadi International Airport junction while works on the new four-lane road was in progress.

People enjoyed his nice gestures and a ‘never say die’ attitude during his days as a roadside worker.His friendliness and people skills has enabled Suli to make many friends along the way. Originally from Nakini Village in Naitasiri, Suli attained his primary education from Nakini Village School and at-

tended Baulevu High School for his secondary education.In 1999 Suli made his way to Nadi which is undoubtedly the fastest growing township in the entire pacifi c region

and the tourism capital of Fiji.After cutting cane for six-months, Suli joined a security company as a guard and worked hard for a good fourteen-

years before joining Higgins for almost a year.Married with one daughter who attends Ratu Navula College, Suli said he is grateful to be given a chance by Prouds

– Fiji’s leading travel and duty free retailer to be part of their team.Suli who currently resides in Navoci Village just before Nadi Town from the airport end says good things come to

those who wait and he is very fortunate to become a part of Fiji’s booming tourism industry through his new role as a ‘Meet and Greet’ staff at the newly opened world-class Prouds store at the international departures area.

“I am very happy with my new job. The staff here are so friendly and it’s a big transformation for me personally – from working in the scorching sun day after day to the comfort of an air-conditioned environment at our inter-national airport,” Suli said.

“I wish to thank God for giving me this opportunity in life. I also wish to thank all the friends I made while working on the road side. Many of them used to stop and offer me drinks and even food.

“I am also happy with the manner in which the new four-lane road from airport to Votualevu junction has turned out so I guess it was time for me to move on in life.

“To all my friends and their family, if you are coming over to this side of the airport, do come to Prouds – you will not be disappointed,” Suli concluded.

Suliasi Rabuto Koroiwaca manages a smile on his fi rst day of Suliasi Rabuto Koroiwaca manages a smile on his fi rst day of work at Prouds Duty Free store located in the newly opened work at Prouds Duty Free store located in the newly opened international departures area on Wednesday, November 18. international departures area on Wednesday, November 18.

Unilever conference a success

Since 2012 Unilever International has been hosting a business confer-ence every year and this year’s event was the fourth consecutive one.

Held during the months November and December, the conference is well attended by all Unilever distributors (business partners) from the pacifi c island countries who are invited for this conference which is held at the Unilever International Training / Conference Centre in Singapore.

This year the conference and workshop sessions were held from Novem-ber 16 – 20.

While the total journey time from Nadi to Singapore is around 16-hours via Sydney, Australia including transit, the four-day event is full of glam-our and an opportune time to mingle around with fellow distributors from other countries and share ideas as well.

This year there were 17 distributors (business partners) who attended the conference from the pacifi c islands.

In total there were around 40 to 45 delegates without including the twen-ty Unilever members who were basically our hosts for the event.

In the conference the President / Vice President / Business Development Directors and Managers / Category (Brand) Managers / Marketing Direc-tors and Managers were present and the sessions were conducted by them as well.

Also, when it came to different workshop sessions those distributors who were involved in those categories were to attend them.

This conference is an avenue to meet once again the whole team from Unilever and to have one to one interaction with all their executives.

Also, this venue is where we get an opportunity to hear about new prod-uct development / introductions and also various marketing initiatives be-ing planned.

The climax of the conference is when both the distributors and the Uni-lever team sign off the targets and Asia-Pacifi c spends for the following year.

By ABRAHAM GOMES Motibhai Group Marketing & Business Development Manager

TOP & BOTTOM: Photos from the conference with delegates from the Asia Pacifi c region.

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