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Turkish restaurant Mado opens at The Pearl-Qatar

Turkish ice cream producer and restaurant-café chain Mado has opened at The Pearl-Qatar’s Porto Arabia. The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by H.E Ahmet Demirok, Turkish ambassador to the state of Qatar, Eng Ateeq Al- Khulaifi, general manager of the UDC Assets Management Department, and Mohamed Yoosaf, general manager of Retail Leasing at The Pearl-Qatar. A number of Turkish embassy officials, UDC management and Mado Group employees also attended the event. This is the restaurant’s second outlet to open in Qatar, after Ezdan Mall in Doha. Mado has also several branches in Turkey (with 170 in Istanbul), Asia Pacific, Dubai, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Yoosa said: "Mado is certainly a valuable addition to the world class cuisines housed at The Pearl. More and more F&B investors serving their home country’s authentic cuisine are targeting the Island for their investment or brand debut in the Qatari market, and this is mainly due to the population diversity that lives at The Pearl and the surrounding area."

Qatar · 4 Apr 2015

Official: Three Caribou Coffee outlets in Qatar primed for February opening

The much beloved Caribou Coffee is returning to Qatar, with five shops planning to open this year, including three next month, an official at the Qatar Quality Foods Company (QQF) has said. A shop on the Pearl (near Spinney’s), one at Al Jazeera Petrol Station on Salwa Road and another branch at Abu Hamour Petrol Station are all primed for a February opening, Fadi Beyrouthi, QQF’s general manager told Doha News. The American chain used to be operated in Qatar by the Al Wataniya group, which shuttered its shops last year, much to the dismay of many Qatar residents. Caribou is now being managed under the Al Mana Group. Over the past few weeks, a few Caribou outlets have been offering free drinks to passersby, as the company awaits the proper licensing to begin operations. Other locations are expected to open in April, including a branch at Jarir Bookstore in Al Rayyan and one at City Center Mall (third floor), Beyrouthi said. If the excitement expressed by some bloggers are any indication, Caribou is about to get a very warm welcome. Thoughts? Credit: Photo of Pearl’s Caribou by Omar Chatriwala

Qatar · 16 Jan 2013