chicago halal food festival program book 2013
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HalalFestivals.com
Sponsors & Partners
2013
ChicagoHalalFoodFestival
@HalalFestivals
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Vendors
Venue Map
1. Beverage Booth
2. IFANCA
3. UIF
4. Rabia’s Collection
5. Zipcar
6. MMM’s Ice Cream
7. Taza Cafe7. Taza Cafe
8. Mr. Halal Broaster
9. Al Safa
10. Al Safa
11. TBA
12. Max’s Takeout
13. Baba Pita
14. Ghareeb Nawaz14. Ghareeb Nawaz
15. Minaret
16. TBA
17. TBA
18. Guidance Residential
19. Midamar
20. Reza’s Restaurant
21. Nini’s Deli
22. Sataza
23. Mediterranean Market23. Mediterranean Market
24. My Halal Kitchen
25. Gur Sweets Bakery
26. Uncle Sammy’s Sandwiches
27. Live Technologies
28. STL Henna
29. Noor Kids
30. Chicago Moonwalks30. Chicago Moonwalks
31. Chicago Cupcake (Food Truck)
*Halal Certified*No Animal Testing*Made in U.S.A.*Made with Certified Organic Ingredients
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Keynote Speaker
ScheduleFor the most up to date schedule please visitHalalFestivals.com or ask one of our representatives
Don’t forget to enter the raffleto win a 47” Vizio Flat Screen TV!
Adnan Durrani
Mr. Durrani is the CEO of American Halal, which wholly owns its flagship brand, Saffron Road (www.saffronroadfood.com ), the first Halal certified product to be sold nationally in the USA at all Whole Foods Stores and now 6,000 other retail food stores. Whole Foods, the #7 ranked US food retailer with over $13 billion in sales, has noted Saffron Road as being one of the most suc-cessful new brand launches nationally in their 30 year history.
Mr. Durrani’s social media activism with Saffron Road in combatting Islamaphobia and in suc-cessfully engaging progressive American consumers was applauded by PR Week (Best Digital Campaign), Forbes, INC Magazine, Fast Company and many other mainstream publications. He is also President of Condor Ventures. His entrepreneurial ventures have resulted in a successful track record of building niche-branded organic food companies, using grassroots marketing and guerilla tactical distribution strategies. He founded Vermont Pure/Crystal Rock Water Co in 1991, now the second largest bottled water company in the Northeast.. Mr. Durrani was also a principal partner in Stonyfield Farms, Inc. ($350 million) from the early stages to leading its sale principal partner in Stonyfield Farms, Inc. ($350 million) from the early stages to leading its sale to Groupe Danone in 2001. He was also a principal of Delicious Brands, Inc., which he scaled, with the financial backing of Carl Icahn to become the 5th largest cookie brand in the U.S.
Mr. Durrani is a former Director for READ Global, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda-tion. He also served on the Board of Social Venture Network and has been recognized as one who engineered “20 Ideas That Changed The Way The World Does Business.” The select list of these inductees include: Ben Cohen(Ben& Jerry’s) , Gary Hirshberg (Stonyfield Farms), Muham-mad Yunus( Grameen ), and Steve Case (AOL). He is also a charter and founding member of OPEN NY (Org. of Pakistani Entrepreneurs) and sits on the OPEN NY Board.
Mr. Durrani is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Engineering, where he is the Vice Chairman and Executive Committee member of the Board of Directors and is also Chairman of Columbia’s SEAS Entrepreneurship Advisory Board. In October, 2010, he was hosted by the Vatican and Ambassador to the Holy Sees (www.vatican.va) as one of only two American Mus-lims to be a speaker on “Interfaith In Business” in Rome, Italy. Mr. Durrani was also cited in 2011 as one of 100 Muslim Heroes.
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