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Najib
May 17, 2021 04:57
Ricardo Karam hosted Jamil Cheaib, one of the two Lebanese brothers behind Marché Adonis, the most popular Middle Eastern/Lebanese supermarket in Montreal. Adonis started with one branch back in 1979 and has since expanded to over 10 branches and 2900+ employees. The group's biggest achievement was signing a partnership agreement with Metro, a leading food retail in Quebec with roughly 1000 grocery stores. Metro acquired a majority stake of 55% in the group but the…
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Najib
May 04, 2021 08:10
Al Wadi Al Akhdar is easily the Lebanese diaspora’s most recognizable brand around the world. In 2021, Al Wadi Al Akhdar celebrates four decades of love and pride in our Lebanese culinary heritage. That’s 40 years of making sure authentic, delicious Lebanese food is in every Lebanese home across the globe. Al Wadi Al Akhdar was born when Bechara Obegi and Frank Farage decided they needed to do something to address a food shortage Lebanon…
Food
3 years ago
The Saudi authorities foiled an attempt yesterday to smuggle more than 5 million Captagon pills hidden inside pomegranates into the Kingdom. The shipment was coming from Lebanon, and the Saudis on the same day offered ...
Economics
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Food prices have soared by up to 400% in December 2020 and Lebanon’s inflation rate has hit 84.9% in 2020, the highest since 2013. Last December, food prices have increased by up to 400% as ...
Food
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The F&B sector has been hit hard during these difficult times and plenty of outlets are struggling to survive the crisis without shutting down. Whether it’s the protests and unrest that followed the October 2019 ...
Food
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Dubai will have its first Barbar restaurant as the famous Lebanese food outlet is set to open a 600 square meter branch located in Hessa street that will offer both dine-in and delivery services. Barbar’s ...
Critiques
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Last week, pictures of so-called “Israeli & Turkish” products using Lebanese names were circulating online, prompting the economy ministry to issue a statement without really digging deeper into the matter. One of them is Al ...
Baladi
4 years ago
Nutella is no longer affordable or even available in Lebanon due to the dollar crisis. As a result, people are looking into Lebanese-based alternatives and surprisingly, there are many. In fact, our friend Bassam Karam ...
Baladi
4 years ago
The famous ice cream shop in Achrafieh has officially re-opened at a new (temporary) location in Achrafieh after the original shop was severely damaged by the Beirut Blast. The new location is beneath Saydé Church, ...
Critiques
4 years ago
Lebanon’s Customs Department and the Minister of Health stormed yesterday three warehouses where they found tons of expired chicken. The packs of expired chicken were confiscated in huge amounts with expiry dating back to 2016 ...
