motibhai group newsletter april 2016

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News From M otibhai Group

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April, 2016

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More help for TC Winston victimsMOTIBHAI Group has come

forward with more relief supportfor victims of Tropical CycloneWinston by joining hands with itskey overseas supplier, UnileverAsia Private Limited.

A multinational conglomerate,Unilever which has some of theworld’s best brands under its beltlike Lipton Tea, OMO, Lifebuoy,Rexona, Bushells and much more

handed over the much neededitems to the National DisasterManagement Of fice (NDMO)through Motibhai Group on Mon-day, March 14.

Items donated include foodand household essentials worthUS $10k.

“The kind gesture from one ofour key suppliers such as Unileverwill go a long way in helping ourfellow Fijians during such tryingtimes,” Motibhai Group directorRajesh Patel said.

Mr Patel said Motibhai Groupis grateful to Unilever Asia Pri-

vate Limited for coming forwardwith the latest support for our fel-low Fijians who are in great needof assistance at every aspect oflife during these trying times.

“Our overseas based associates

have not forgotten their Fijianfriends during times of need andthis is evident through the support

from Unilever Asia Private Lim-ited today,” Mr Patel said.

Unilever’s business develop-ment manager, Bryce Dukes whois currently in the country handedover the goods to Meleti Baini-

marama - Permanent Secretaryfor Rural & Maritime Develop-ment & National Disaster Man-

agement.While accepting the timely do-

nation, Mr Bainimarama thankedUnilever Asia Private Limitedand Motibhai Group for theirassistance towards relief and re-

building efforts.It was heartening to note that

Prime Minister Voreqe Baini-

marama also took out time fromhis busy schedule to meet thedelegation and expressed similarsentiments by thanking MotibhaiGroup and Unilever for their as-sistance.

SUVA – March 31, 2016.Friends and business associates ofFiji continue to send in relief andsupport items for those severelyaffected by Tropical Cyclone Win-ston which wreaked havoc in most parts of the country almost six-weeks-ago.

In a latest gesture of support,Singapore based Malaysia DairyIndustries PTE Limited (MDI) hashanded over 405 cartons of Mari-gold fruit drinks to the NationalDisaster Management Of fice(NDMO) through its local distrib-utors Motibhai Group.

MDI head of exports FreddyTan said the company is happy toassist its Fijian friends in whateversmall way they can during suchtrying times when people affectedare fighting hard to get their lives

back to normal.“I have been told that Fiji is in

top gear as far as rebuilding andgetting life back to normality isconcerned and we are happy tohelp in a small way from our end,”Mr Tan said.

He said the people of Singa-

Help from Singapore pore have their Fijian friends intheir thoughts and prayers wishingeveryone affected a quick recov-ery from the devastating effectsof TC Winston, of ficially rated asthe world’s second most severe cy-clone to date.

While handing over the drinksto NDMO of ficials on behalf ofMDI, Motibhai Group marketingmanager Abraham Gomes said thedonation will be directed towardsschools which were severely af-fected by TC Winston.

Taking delivery of the items,Ministry of Rural and MaritimeDevelopment and National Disas-ter Management Deputy Secre-tary Loata Vakacegu said Fiji onits own will not be in a positionto handle the disaster created byTC Winston and timely help from

donors and well-wishers will go along way in rebuilding the country.

“The Fijian Government is verythankful to each and every donorand overseas suppliers who haveand are still contributing towardsour relief and rebuilding efforts,”Ms Vakacegu said.

Seen from left are Minister for National Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu, Prime Minister Voreqe

Bainimarama, Motibhai Group director Rajesh Patel, Unilever Asia Private Limited business develop-

ment manager Bryce Dukes and Motibhai Group support executives Jinesh and Sujan Patel after the

handover.

Deputy Secretary for National Disaster Management Ms Loata

Vakacegu, right, takes delivery of the donated Marigold Fruit Drinks

from Motibhai Group marketing and business development man-

ager Abraham Gomes, second from right, and other staff members.


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Wolf Blass announcesinternational baseballsponsorshipWolf Blass has been announced as the first of ficial

wine supplier of the Nippon Professional Baseball

(NPB) organisation in Japan

The multi-platform partnership will allow Wolf Blass to showcaseits portfolio throughout the seasonal game series, award ceremoniesand NPB fan events.

Sponsoring the NPB in Japan further solidifies Wolf Blass’ link tosport around the world including the NBA in Greater China plus AFLand NRL in Australia.

Wolf Blass will work with the NPB on unique in-store retail pro-motions during key seasonal holidays and wine drinking occasions inJapan for the Wolf Blass brand beginning this April. This will includeWolf Blass and NPB branded wines, consumer tastings, gifts with pur-chase, and ticket giveaways to NPB games.

During the 2016 All Star Game series, Wolf Blass will have spon-sorship rights in the homerun derby and engage fans with exclusivewine tastings.

Simon Marton, chief marketing of ficer at Treasury Wine Estates,said: “Wolf Blass embodies the passionate pursuit of triumph and weare thrilled to be involved with Japan’s favorite sport. As the of ficialwine supplier of the NPB, Wolf Blass will have the opportunity to in-troduce our award-winning wines to a broad base of baseball fans andwine consumers across Japan.”

With more than 24 million attendees at live games during the 2015season as well as millions of followers across its growing social media

presence, the NPB provides an unprecedented platform for Japaneseconsumers to engage with Wolf Blass wines and share in the spirit ofthe chase for success.

Wolf Blass wines are available throughout Japan via the MitsubishiShokuhin wholesale network.

Proudly distributed in Fiji by Motibhai Group.

Staff celebrate CEO’s birthdayHEAD-OFFICE staff of Mo-

tibhai Group united in hapi-ness to celeberate Mr KiritPatel’s 61st birthday onWednesday, March 30.

Delivering a speech on behalfof all staff members, Siwan-

jini Nair from the IT teamthanked Mr Patel for hiscontinued leadership andguidance at all times.

She said the staff are blessedto have such a wonderfulleader to look upon to dayafter day.

In response, Mr Patel saidhe is touched with the loveand affection from the staffmembers who are all part ofthe big Motibhai family.

Penfolds named most admired wine brandFiji’s leading wine merchants, Motibhai Group is beaming with joyfollowing the announcements of their premium wine brands – Pen-

folds being declared the most admired in the world.Reacting to the news released to international media recently, Mo-

tibhai Group executive director Bhupendra Patel congratulated Pen-folds for yet another achievement.

“This is yet another feather on their cap and we as a company are proud to be associated with this iconic Australian brand for the pastthree decades,” Mr Patel said.

Penfolds, part of the Treasury Wine Estates' stable, has been namedthe world's most admired wine brand.

It took out the honour in Drinks International magazine's annual poll judged by almost 200 industry experts whereby panel was askedto cast their votes on the most admired wine brands based on consis-tent or improving quality, reflecting its region or country of origin,responding to the needs and tastes of its target audience, marketing and

packaging and its strong appeal to a wide demographic."After 172-years in the wine business, we're still hungry, still ex-cited and still eager to make better wine and champion new followers,"Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago said.

The 172-year-old brand was given the honour following a poll ofalmost 200 international industry experts, including buyers, wine writ-ers and critics, sommeliers and Masters of Wine.

“All at Penfolds are so chuffed with this global recognition – from

those working in our vineyards and wineries, on our bottling lines, back-of-house in logistics, procurement and marketing, to our talent-ed sales teams around the world who are at the coal-face selling ourwhites, reds and fortifieds,” Gago added.

Penfolds has built one of the most recognisable wine brands in Aus-tralia, led by its “super premium” wines of which Grange is the mostfamous and sought-after by collectors. The brand is exclusively dis-tributed in Fiji by Motibhai Group.

Penfolds Chief WinemakerPenfolds Chief WinemakerPeter Gago.Peter Gago.

Glitter with

Jewellery GalleriaInternational travellers are experiencing another dimen-

sion of shopping at the new-look departures lounge atthe Nadi International Airport since January 1, 2016.

The opening of ‘Jewellery Galleria’ an offshoot of traveland duty free retail giants - Prouds is adding glam-our for jewellery lovers who are looking for world-renowned brands at duty free prices.

“We wanted to create a one-stop-shop for jewellerylovers and the opening of Jewellery Galleria on thefirst day of 2016 has enabled us to provide that addedshopping experience to our customers,” Prouds RetailManageress Reshmi Singh said.

Lumisa Pearl and Coral

collection at Jewellery

Galleria.


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Customers welcome new food and

beverage additions at BKCHICKEN lovers are lining

up to taste the all new “ChickenFries” at Burger King restaurantsin Martintar and at the Nadi In-ternational Airport Departures

Lounge in Nadi since Wednesday,March 23.

The menu which is relativelynew to the Fijian taste buds is nostranger at an international level.

Customers at Burger Kingoutlets overseas have alreadygiven their tick of satisfaction tothe mouth-watering menu whilesome have even gone to greatlengths to convince Burger Kingmanagement to feature it perma-nently in their restaurants.

This is evident through theFacebook page titled: “KeepBurger King Chicken Fries Per-manently on the Menu” – a pagecreated by patrons who seem tohave fallen in love with the greattasting chicken fries.

“We are all about innovationand setting the benchmark forour loyal customers and the newchicken fries is one of many goodthings coming your way,” BurgerKing general manager Akash

Narsey said.“Made with white meat chick-

en, our chicken fries are coated ina light crispy breading seasonedwith savoury spices and herbs.

“Chicken Fries are shaped like

fries and are perfect to dip withour delicious spicy sauce,” Mr

Narsey added.He said the new menu which

has rolled out for a limited timeonly is all set to take the market

by storm.Meanwhile the news of Burg-

er King’s selected restaurants inUnited Kingdom and New Zea-land serving beer has come withno surprise to their Fijian coun-terpart.

“The news of selected outletsoverseas serving beer to custom-ers has come to us with no surpris-es – we had started serving beer

and other ready to drink bever-

ages (RTD’s) from day one at ourMartintar outlet which opened upin February,” Mr Narsey said.

He said many customers maynot be aware of the service asthey are not used to seeing alco-holic beverages at other such out-lets in the country.

“This is what sets Burger Kingapart from others, we listen to ourcustomers and dare to do thingsdifferently,” Mr Narsey said.

“A lot of customers are appre-ciating the service and we will beadding more choices in future aswe are currently serving cannedFiji Gold, Fiji Bitter and Bounty

Rum in Cola.

“It has now become very obvi-ous that at Burger King, you canhave it your way. Even our regu-lar menu has no serving timelinesand is available for everyonefrom six in the morning to mid-night every day.

“While being a relativelysmaller market, the Fijian fran-chise has already become very

popular amongst locals and tour-

ists alike.”

Chicken Fries now available at Burger King

outlets in Fiji for the first time.

Edwin Rama of Savusavu en-

joys chilled Fiji Gold beer at

Burger King in Martintar, Nadi.

It’s a healthy habitToday’s busy, on-the-go lifestyle means that we often don’t get all

the exercise and nutritious food we need. This may lead to health is-

sues down the road that can adversely affect our quality of life.

As a healthy habit, one should always choose the best food which is

easy to prepare and full of healthy ingredients as well.The good news for people on the go is that there’s a lot more under

the lid of your BRUNSWICK® canned seafood than you might think.

And in order to make the best meals, you need the world’s best

brand by your side. This is when BRUNSWICK® stands far ahead

from the rest.For all health conscious consumers out there, it is a double bonus

as not only do BRUNSWICK® products taste great, they're good foryou too.

This month we are dropping our lines on BRUNSWICK® Mack-

erel which comes in 425g cans in natural oil and tomato sauce flavours

and is high in protein, calcium, vitamin D and is a good source for

Omega-3 as well. Customers can also get 125g cans in tomato sauce.

By enjoying BRUNSWICK® Mackerel every week as part of a

healthy lifestyle, you are making sure that you and your family deserveonly the best.

While Fijians have their own unique way of enjoying the mouth-

watering BRUNSWICK® Mackerel, we are happy to offer you some-

thing different with a recipe below.With everyone connected to the internet nowadays, getting the best

recipes and food ideas from the team at BRUNSWICK® is only a clickaway. To try out some of these amazing and mouth-watering recipes,

log onto http://www.brunswick.ca/delicious-recipe-ideas/.

BRUNSWICK® seafood canned products are distributed in Fiji by

Motibhai Group, bringing quality products for you and your family.

COCONUT CURRIED MACKEREL - RECIPE

INGREDIENTS1 can Brunswick Mackerel in Natural Oil½ lime2 tbsp vegetable oil1 onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped1 tbsp curry powder ¼ cup water½ cup coconut milk 2 tbsp chopped coriander SaltHOW TO PREPAREDrain Brunswick Mackerel, remove bones, and squeeze on lime

juice. Set aside. Heat oil in pan. Add onion, garlic and hot pepper

and cook until fragrant. Meanwhile, combine curry powder withwater. Add to pan and cook until most of the water has evaporated.Add Brunswick mackerel and break into one-inch pieces whilestirring. Make sure all mackerel pieces are covered in curry. Addcoconut milk and stir. Cover and simmer for about five minutesmore, adding a little water to prevent sticking. Garnish with co-riander and serve with rice. Serves two to four. Total preparationtime: 15-30 minutes.


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Hardwork pays off for duo

Wastika Chandra and Sanjay Kumar caught in a jovial mood following their graduation at USP in Suva.

They say good things come to those who wait.This is definitely true for two of Motibhai Groups’

management staff who recently graduated witha Master in Business Administration degreefrom the University of the South Pacific.

Manager Insurances/Claims Sanjay Kumar andHuman Resources Manager Wastika Chandraare living testimonials that there is truly nosubstitute to hard work.

For the past two years, the duo have sacrificedtheir time and had sleepless nights to achievesomething great in life.

“We enrolled into MBA program with Universityof the South Pacific (USP) in year 2014 andstarted with Post Graduate Certificate in Busi-ness Administration (Human Resource Man-agement) and on completion of said programthen enrolled for Post Graduate Diploma inBusiness Administration for General Manag-ers,” Sanjay Kumar told INBOX.

He said this opened the doors for enrolling inthe Master’s Degree program which was not awalk in the park for the two.

“Studying till late in the night and then earlywake up in the morning for revisions and fur-ther studies was another challenge but then werealize nothing comes easy and its only hard

work that pays you,” Ms Wastika Chandrasaid.The duo also acknowledged the support from the

Motibhai Group directors which has enabledthem to achieve a lifetime dream.

“Our heartily thanks to our CEO Mr Kirit Pateland all other directors for their guidance andmentoring throughout the MBA journey.

“The unwavering support from Motibhai Groupand our family did not let us lose grip on thestudies as they stood as a beacon of hope for usto successfully complete MBA.”

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