The US is seeking to bring in more of its food products, including other high-quality American brands, to Qatar, according to US embassy Doha charge d’affaires Natalie A Baker, who inaugurated LuLu Hypermarket Qatar’s annual ‘Discover America’ promotion held on Sunday at Abu Sidra Mall.
In a speech, Baker said: “Discover America is a real treat for all Americans living in Qatar, as well as other residents and Qataris who have studied, visited, and lived in the United States. The wide variety of products featured in the 2021 Discover America event here today highlights our shared goals of bringing more US brands and foods to Qatar.
“I commend you for the increased selection of healthy and light options that LuLu carries, given the rising health consciousness in Qatar and the region. From more fruits and vegetables to organic and processed foods, it is wonderful to see the diversity of American products from every corner of the United States.”
She added: “Food is the most fundamental celebration of any culture, so it is very fitting that this event comes as we are just about to start the grand finale of the 2021 Qatar-USA Year of Culture. I’d like to invite everyone to participate in the 2021 Qatar-USA Festival, which will be held from November 24th through the 29th.”
On the sidelines of the event, Dr Mohamed Althaf, director of LuLu Group International, spoke on LuLu’s contributions to sustainable development, citing Abu Sidra Mall as an environment-friendly establishment.
He said, “This building where we are celebrating the 2021 Discover America event is designed with a lot of vision, and this is the least environmentally-impacted construction in retail here now. A lot of engineering innovations have happened here. Also, this store is regarded as one of the largest but for us, it is one of the best-in-class.”
“Over the last 10 years, our business, the volume, and the quality of our products witnessed substantial growth. Like many of you know, we already have our export distribution centre in New Jersey. We are now expanding our footprint in the US; we are opening our Quality Control Office in Los Angeles very soon. We are moving into another facility in the nearby states.”
He added: “The US is a very large agrarian economy; it is much more diverse and has a very heterogeneous soil mix. Unlike other countries that we deal with, the US is not a monocrop country – we can get anything out of the US now. The country offers an enormous number of products and we hope to bring a lot of that to Qatar, which is very good for the food security of the country.”
In a speech, Baker said: “Discover America is a real treat for all Americans living in Qatar, as well as other residents and Qataris who have studied, visited, and lived in the United States. The wide variety of products featured in the 2021 Discover America event here today highlights our shared goals of bringing more US brands and foods to Qatar.
“I commend you for the increased selection of healthy and light options that LuLu carries, given the rising health consciousness in Qatar and the region. From more fruits and vegetables to organic and processed foods, it is wonderful to see the diversity of American products from every corner of the United States.”
She added: “Food is the most fundamental celebration of any culture, so it is very fitting that this event comes as we are just about to start the grand finale of the 2021 Qatar-USA Year of Culture. I’d like to invite everyone to participate in the 2021 Qatar-USA Festival, which will be held from November 24th through the 29th.”
On the sidelines of the event, Dr Mohamed Althaf, director of LuLu Group International, spoke on LuLu’s contributions to sustainable development, citing Abu Sidra Mall as an environment-friendly establishment.
He said, “This building where we are celebrating the 2021 Discover America event is designed with a lot of vision, and this is the least environmentally-impacted construction in retail here now. A lot of engineering innovations have happened here. Also, this store is regarded as one of the largest but for us, it is one of the best-in-class.”
“Over the last 10 years, our business, the volume, and the quality of our products witnessed substantial growth. Like many of you know, we already have our export distribution centre in New Jersey. We are now expanding our footprint in the US; we are opening our Quality Control Office in Los Angeles very soon. We are moving into another facility in the nearby states.”
He added: “The US is a very large agrarian economy; it is much more diverse and has a very heterogeneous soil mix. Unlike other countries that we deal with, the US is not a monocrop country – we can get anything out of the US now. The country offers an enormous number of products and we hope to bring a lot of that to Qatar, which is very good for the food security of the country.”
