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pr oduc e r st ha tha vebe e n ha nds e l e c t e dt ode l i ve rgr e a t e r vol ume sofc ons ume r–or i e nt e d pr oduc t s . The s ei nc l udehe a l t ha nd we l l ne s sc a t e gor i e ss uc ha sor ga ni c a nds uga rf r e epl ust hi r dwa vec of f e e va r i e t i e sa ndne wt a s t ea ndt e xt ur e i nnova t i onsa c r os st heboa r d. Gul f oodI nnova t i onAwa r dsf i na l i s t s wi l la l s of or ma ni nt e gr a lpa r toft he I nnova t i onZones howc a s e ,wi t h 2018Awa r dwi nne r sbe i ng a nnounc e ddur i ngt hepr e s t i gi ous a nnua l Awa r dsc e r e mony . Addi t i ona l ne t wor ki ngf e a t ur e si nc l udeas e r i e s ofgove r nme nta c c r e di t e df r i nge s e mi na r sr unni ngt hr oughoutt he

e xhi bi t i onpl usl i vepi t c h de mons t r a t i onsf r oms omet hemos t e xc i t i nggl oba ls t a r t upsont hes c e ne . Gul f oodVi s i t orTi c ke t swi l lgoon s a l ea twww. gul f ood. c omi n De c e mbe r . Vi s i t or swhobookbe f or e 1Fe br ua r y2018wi l ls a veAED150 a ga i ns tt hes t a nda r dons i t epr i c e , pa yi ngj us t AED250unt i lt he de a dl i nee xpi r e s .Conve ni e ntf l i ght a nda c c ommoda t i onpa c ka ge sa r e a va i l a bl et hr oughOf f i c i a lGul f ood Tr a ve lPa r t ne rAl phaTour s . I nt e r na t i ona lvi s i t or ss houl dc ont a c t a ni s a @a l pha t our s duba i . c omorc a l l +971470191 1 1f orde t a i l s .

Fol l owi ngar e c or d2017e di t i ont ha t we l c ome di ne xc e s sof97, 000 vi s i t or sa c r os s1mi l l i ons qua r ef e e t ofe xhi bi t i ons pa c e ,Gul f ood-t he wor l d’ sl a r ge s ta nnua lf oode ve nti s pl a c i ngi nnova t i ona tt hehe a r tofi t s 23r de di t i on. Ast hegl oba lF&Bc ommuni t yge a r s upf ort hi spr i nc i pa loppor t uni t yt o s our c et hel a t e s ta ndbe s tpr oduc t sa t t hebe s tpr i c e ,Gul f oodi spr omi s i nga wa veofne ws e r vi c e sa nd i nnova t i onst or e f l e c tc ha nge si n c ons ume rde ma nd. Thef ul l y booke doute ve ntwi l lonc ea ga i n we l c omemor et ha n5, 000e xhi bi t or s s howc a s i ngpr oduc t sa c r os s8 pr i ma r yma r ke ts e c t or s . I nt ot a l ,buye r sc a nl ookf or wa r dt o me e t i ngmor et ha n1, 000 ne wt os howf ooda ndbe ve r a ge www. t ur k i s ht r ade . c om. t r

Mi ddl eEa s tf oodi ndus t r yi nve s t me nt s pur spr oduc t i oni nc r e a s e sa s i nt e r na t i ona lma nuf a c t ur e r sbr oa de n r e gi ona lgr owt hpl a ns Fi r s tma j orgl oba lf oodi ndus t r y e ve ntoft heye a rwi l ls howc a s e t hous a ndsofne wt oma r ke t s uppl i e r s ,i nnova t i vec ha nne l st o ma r ke ta ndbe nc hma r kgl oba l c ommodi t ypr i c e s Duba i ,UAE:The2018e di t i onof Gul f ood,t hewor l d’ sl a r ge s ta nnua l f ooda ndbe ve r a get r a dee ve nta nd t hef i r s tma j ori nt e r na t i ona lf ood i ndus t r yt r a des howoft heye a r ,wi l l f ur t he rs t r e ngt he nt heUAE’ sl e a d r ol ei ns e t t i ngt hegl oba lf ood a ge nda ,a c c or di ngt ot hee xhi bi t i on or ga ni s e r s ,Duba iWor l dTr a de Ce nt r e( DWTC) . Ci t i ngt hel onge s t a bl i s he dr e put a t i on ofGul f ooda sake ydr i ve ri n f os t e r i ngi nnova t i ona c r os st hel oc a l , r e gi ona la ndgl oba lf ooda nd be ve r a ges uppl yc ha i n,DWTC of f i c i a l sr e ve a l e dons i t es a l e s ge ne r a t e dby95, 000pl usbuye r sa nd vi s i t or sa tGul f ood2018-whi c hr uns f r om1822Fe br ua r y-wi l lc ont r i but e he a vi l yt oagl oba lf oodma r ke t e xpe c t e dt oge ne r a t er e ve nue sof USD3. 03t r i l l i onby2020,a c c or di ng t oRe s e a r c ha ndMa r ke t s ,a Dubl i nba s e dma r ke tr e s e a r c h c ompa ny .

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Wi t ht hegl oba lf oodma r ke tduet o r e gi s t e rac ompounda nnua lgr owt h r a t e( CAGR)of4. 5pe rc e ntf r om 2015t o2020,t heUAEf ooda nd be ve r a gema r ke ta l onei sa nt i c i pa t e d t or e a c hava l ua t i onofAED82 Bi l l i on( USD22bi l l i on)byt hee ndof t hede c a de ,a c c or di ngt oEur omoni t or I nt e r na t i ona l . “ I na t t r a c t i ngt heMi ddl eEa s t ’ s l a r ge s tt r a dei ndus t r ya udi e nc e , ge ne r a t i nghuget r a ns a c t i ona l vol ume se ve r yye a ront hes how f l oor ,a nds e t t i nggl oba lf oods t uf f c ommodi t ypr i c e s ,Gul f oodi st he r e gi on’ spr e mi e rf ooda ndbe ve r a ge i ndus t r ypl a t f or m–i tunde r l i ne s Duba i ’ sl e a di ngr ol ei nt hegl oba l f oods e c t or , ”s a i dTr i xi e LohMi r ma nd,Se ni orVi c ePr e s i de nt , Exhi bi t i ons&Eve nt s ,DWTC.

“ Wi t hr e gi ona li nve s t me nti nf ood pr oduc t i onont her i s e ,i nt e r na t i ona l ma nuf a c t ur e r ss e et heMi ddl eEa s ta s al uc r a t i vema r ke tf ort he i rpr oduc t s . I nt hi sdyna mi cc l i ma t e ,Gul f ood c ont i nue st oe mpowe rt hegl oba l f ooda ndbe ve r a gec ommuni t ya sa n unma t c he dt r a di nga ndknowl e dge pl a t f or mt ha tof f e r sunr i va l l e dma r ke t ove r vi e wsa ndi ns i ght st oi ndus t r y pr of e s s i ona l s . ” Thebr i ghtf or e c a s tf orGul f ood2018 f ol l owshundr e dsofma j orde a l s s t r uc ka ndi ni t i a t i ve sl a unc he da tt hi s ye a r ’ se ve nt ,i nc l udi ngUSBe e f r e ga i ni nge l i gi bi l i t yt os hi pbe e f pr oduc t st oSa udi Ar a bi a ,aUSD31 mi l l i onma r ke t .USe xhi bi t or sa tt he s howr e por t e dons i t es a l e sof USD85. 5mi l l i onwi t hf or e c a s t sofa f ur t he rUSD722mi l l i oni ndi r e c t s a l e sa sar e s ul toft he i rpa r t i c i pa t i on, a c c or di ngt ot heUSDe pa r t me ntof Agr i c ul t ur e ’ s( USDA)For e i gn Agr i c ul t ur eSe r vi c e( F AS) . TheF AS a l s or e c r ui t e d47pot e nt i a lf ooda nd be ve r a ges uppl i e r s-wi t hane t wor k s pa nni ngAs i a , Af r i c a ,Sout hAs i a a ndt heMi ddl eEa s t-t os e r vi c eUS e xpor t e r sa tGul f ood2017. I nt heUAE,Duba i ba s e dgour me t s na c kss pe c i a l i s tHunt e rFoods s i gne dal uc r a t i vede a lwi t hChi ne s e i mpor t e r s ,whi l et heEmi r a t e s Aut hor i t yf orSt a nda r di s a t i on& Me t e or ol ogy( ESMA)hos t e dt he pi one e r i ngGl oba lHa l a lI ndus t r y Pl a t f or m.

Fol l owi ngas uc c e s s f ulde buti n 2017,Gul f ood2018wi l lc ont i nuei t s s e c t or i s e da ppr oa c ht of ur t he r i nc r e a s ea c c e s s i bi l i t ya ndt r a di ng pot e nt i a l . Te nsoft hous a ndsof f i ni s he df ooda ndbe ve r a ge swi l lbe f e a t ur e di nha l l sde di c a t e dt oe i ghtof t hebi gge s tc ommodi t yt r a di ng s e c t or s :Be ve r a ge s ;Da i r y;Fa t s& Oi l s ;He a l t h, We l l ne s s&Fr e e Fr om; Pul s e s ,Gr a i ns&Ce r e a l s ;Me a t& Poul t r y;Powe rBr a ndsa ndWor l d Food. Wi t ht hePul s e s ,Gr a i ns&Ce r e a l s a ndFa t s&Oi l ss e c t or sa l r e a dyc l os e t obe i ngs ol douta mi dunpr e c e de nt e d de ma nd,t heMe a t&Poul t r ys e c t ori s a l s ot r a c ki ngs t r ongs a l e st womont hs be f or et hes how. “ ForUni t e dSt a t e sr e dme a t e xpor t e r s ,Gul f oodha sa we l l e s t a bl i s he dr e put a t i ona st he pr e mi e rma r ke t i nge ve nti nt heGul f r e gi on, ”s a i dPhi l i pSe ng,Pr e s i de nt &CEO,USMe a tExpor tFe de r a t i on ( USMEF) .“ Ove rt heye a r s , sf oot pr i ntha se xpa nde d Gul f ood’ c ons i de r a bl ya ndi t ’ snowake y ve nuef ore xpor t e r sl ooki ngt ogr ow t he i rbus i ne s si ne me r gi ngma r ke t si n Af r i c a , As i aa ndEur ope . ” Ne wt ot he2018e ve nti st heGul f ood Di s c ove rZone ,whe r ee xhi bi t or swi l l bea bl et oa ppl yf ore c e nt l yl a unc he d pr oduc t st obes howc a s e di na n e xc l us i vea ndi nt e r a c t i vel ounge . The Gul f oodDi s c ove rZonewi l la l s o

f e a t ur eade di c a t e da r e af or c ompa ni e st ha tha vene ve rc onduc t e d bus i ne s si nt heMENAr e gi onbe f or e a nda r eus i ngGul f ooda sa ma r ke t e nt r yoppor t uni t y .Fi na l i s t s f ort heGul f oodI nnova t i onAwa r ds , whi c ha l s or e t ur ni n2018,wi l la l s o bes howc a s e di nt heGul f ood Di s c ove rZone . Anot he rne wf e a t ur e i st heGul f oodSt a r t upCompe t i t i on, whi c hi sde s i gne dt of os t e rf ur t he r i nnova t i oni nt hef ooda ndbe ve r a ge s uppl yc ha i n.Ope nt oa s pi r i ngf ood i ndus t r ypr of e s s i ona l sors t ude nt s , t hec ompe t i t i onwi l lr e wa r d s us t a i na bl ede ve l opme nta nd s oc i a l l yi mpa c t f uli de a st ha ta r e e i t he rdi s r upt i ngt heol dwa ysof doi ngbus i ne s s ,orpr omot i ng he a l t hi e ra nde nvi r onme nt a l l yc or r e c t pr a c t i c e s . “ Gul f oodSt a r t uppr omi s e st obet he r e gi on' smos ti nf l ue nt i a li nnova t i on e na bl e rf ort hene xtge ne r a t i onof f oodi ndus t r ypi one e r s , ”a dde d LohMi r ma nd.“ Thec ompe t i t i onwi l l c onne c ti mpa s s i one df ood t e c hnol ogye nt r e pr e ne ur sf r oma c r os s t heMi ddl eEa s twi t ht her e gi on’ s l a r ge s tf oodt e c hnol ogya ndpr oduc t buye r s . ” Wi t hmor et ha n5, 000pl use xhi bi t or s e xpe c t e da tt he23r de di t i onoft he e ve nt ,Gul f ood2018wi l lf e a t ur e mor et ha n120na t i ona lpa vi l i ons i nc l udi ngf i r s t t i mepa r t i c i pa nt sf r om a sf a ra f i e l da sEs t oni a ,Se r bi aa nd Sl ova ki a . Thes howwi l la l s os e e

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hundr e dsofi nt e r na t i ona lhe a dsof s t a t e ,mi ni s t e r s ,gove r nme ntof f i c i a l s a nds c or e sofna t i ona lt r a de a s s oc i a t i onse a ge rt oi nkl uc r a t i ve bi l a t e r a lt r a dea gr e e me nt sa mong t e nsoft hous a ndsofa nt i c i pa t e d vi s i t or s . Gul f ood2018wi l la l s os e et her e t ur n ofpe r e nni a lf e a t ur e si nc l udi ngHa l a l Wor l dFood,t hewor l d’ sl a r ge s t a nnua lHa l a lf oods our c i ngt r a de s how;t hea nnua lEmi r a t e sCul i na r y Gui l dI nt e r na t i ona lSa l onCul i na i r e ; t hewor l d’ sl a r ge s ts i ngl e e nt r yc he f c ompe t i t i on;a ndt heGul f ood I nnova t i onAwa r ds ,whi c hr e c ogni s e be s t i nc l a s se xc e l l e nc ea nd i nnova t i ona c r os st her e gi on’ sf ood a nddr i nki ndus t r y . Gul f ood2018i sat r a dee ve ntope n s t r i c t l yt obus i ne s sa ndt r a devi s i t or s . Thes howi sope n1 1a m7pmf r om Fe br ua r y18-21a nd1 1a m5pmon Fe br ua r y22. Vi s i t or sc a npr e r e gi s t e r f orAED250( USD68)a t www. gul f ood. c omt os a veAED150 ( USD40)ont heons i t ee nt r yf e eof AED400( USD108) .

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‘ ’ O u rp r o d u c t s a r e au n i q u e a n d h e a l t h yc o n t a i n i n g v i t a mi n s , mi n e r a l s , ma c r oa n d mi c r on u t r i e n t s h a s b e e nat r e a s u r e ds o u r c e o f h e a l t h . ‘ ’ M r s . M e l e k , c o u l d y o u t e l l u s a b o u t h i s t o r y o f y o u r c o mp a n y ?

Doğt a tCompa nyope ne di t sdoor s ,i n 2004a sahi ghqua l i t yj a mpr oduc e r pr ovi di ngf r e s hf r ui t sf r omi t sown f a mi l yf a r msa nda l s owor kdi r e c t l y wi t hde di c a t e dgr oupoff a r me r swho gr owt heva r i e t i e soff r ui t swel ove , br e dove rge ne r a t i ons ,c a pt ur i ngt he s i ngul a rf l a vor sofe xc e pt i ona lf r ui t si n e ve r yj a r .

C o u l d y o u t e l l u s a b o u t y o u r p r o d u c t i o n , y o u r c a p a c i t y , y o u r f a c t o r y ? Doğt a t ’ se nt e r pr i s eha sada i l ypr oduc t i onc a pa c i t yof108t onne s .

Doğt a tha save r yi mpor t a ntr a ngepor t f ol i ooff r ui tj a ms ,ha l a wa ,t a hi ni ,mol a s s e s ,s pr e a dgr oup(ha z e l nutc r e a m wi t hc oc oa ,mi l kyha z e l nutc r e a m,ha z e l nutpa s t e ,DUOha z e l nutc r e a mwi t h c oc oaa ndmi l kyha z e l nutc r e a m, pe a nutbut t e r) .Ourpr oduc t sa r ea uni quea ndhe a l t hyc ont a i ni ngvi t a mi ns ,mi ne r a l s , ma c r oa ndmi c r onut r i e nt sha sbe e nat r e a s ur e ds our c eof he a l t h.

C o u l d y o u g i v e u s s o me i n f o r ma t i o n a b o u t y o u r r a n g e a n d p a c k a g e s i z e ? Doğt a tCompa nyha st hr e ebr a nds ; DOĞTAT,DOĞKARa ndGURMEX br a nds .

Ourj a msa r e35pe r c e nt ,45pe r c e nt a nd70pe r c e ntf r ui ta ndl i mi t e dpr e s e r va t i ve si nt r a di t i ona lma nne r ,whi c hi s howhome ma dej a mss houl dbes e t . St a r t i ngf or m300grupt o25kgpl a s t i c buc ke t s .

Weha vene wpi c ni cgr oupsf orbot h j a msa nds pr e a dgr oupss t a r t i ngf r om8 grupt o350gr . .wi t hs poon… Ha l a was t yl et ha twepr oduc ei sbot h t r a di t i ona la ndi nnova t i vea swe l l . . You s houl dt r yours umme rha l a wa s s pe c i a l l yt heone swi t hr e a lf r ui t s i ns i de . . Ourha l a wapa c ka ge ss t a r tf r om 10grupt o9kgt r a ys … I na l ls pr e a dgr oupst heha z e l nutt a s t e gi ve st hewhol et a s t et oc hoc ol a t e s pr e a d.Ourpa c ki ngs t a r t sf or m8grup t o20kgbul k…Weha vea l li nbe t we e n gr a msa va i l a bl e .

C o u l d y o u t e l l u s a b o u t y o u r c o mp a n y ’ s p r o d u c t i o n q u a l i t y a n d c e r t i f i c a t e s ?

Doğt a tha sI SO&HACCPCe r t i f i c a t e s , FDAa ndKASCERTHa l a l Ce r t i f i c a t e …I nor de rt oe xpa ndt omor e r e gi ons ,Doğt a tc ompa nyha sa ppl i e d f orNe wWor l dCe r t i f i c a t e swhi c h woul de na bl eust oe xpa nde ve r yi nc h oft heWor l ds oone s t .

Wh a t i s t h e s i t u a t i o n o f y o u r e x p o r t i n g b u s i n e s s w o r l d w i d e ?

Doğt a tCur r e ntc us t ome r sa r e r e t a i l e r s , whol e s a l e r s ,r e s t a ur a nt s , hot e l s , hos pi t a l s , s hopsa ndgour me tde l i c ha i nsa r oundt heWor l dwhi c ha r ea r e c ommi t t e dt oqua l i t ya ndpr e s t i ge . I ne ve r ye a c hda y ,Doğt a ti st a ki nga bi gma r ke ts ha r ea ndar ol ei n i nt e r na t i ona lpl a t f or mwi t hunc ha nge d qua l i t y&me nt a l i t y ,s e r vi c ea nds a l e s or ga ni z a t i on.

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Ev e r y t h i n gs t a r t e di nBe l g i u mi n1 9 0 3 wh e nIme tt h eVa n d e r s t u k k e nf a mi l y , wh i c hs t a r t e da sas ma l lb a k e r y . Th e wo n d e r f u lp r e s c r i p t i o n sa n de x p e r i e n c e s t h a tt h i sf a mi l yh a sd e v e l o p e do v e rt h e y e a r sh a v ec o met ol i f eu n d e rt h e" mr wa f f l e "b r a n di n1 9 9 9 . Ye a r so f e x p e r i e n c ea n de x p e r i e n c e" MR. Wa f f l e " i st h emo s td i s t i n c t i v ef e a t u r et h a t d i s t i n g u i s h e si t sp r o d u c t sf r o mo t h e r s . " MR. Wa f f l e "h a se s t a b l i s h e di t sf i r s t f a c t o r yi nTu r k e ys i n c e2 0 1 3 . Th e r ea r e 5 0mi l l i o nwa f f l e c a p p e df a c t o r i e si n I s t a n b u li nPe n d i k . Wes t r i v et op r e s e n t f r e s h , q u a l i t y , d e l i c i o u s , f r e s hp r o d u c t s wi t ho u rf i r s tmi s s i o ni nTu r k e y .

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Ou ri mp o r t a n tf o c u sp o i n ti st h a tWea r e ma k i n gad i f f e r e n c et ot h ed e p a r t me n t s . Weo f f e rd i f f e r e n tp r o d u c t st ot h ema r k e t wi t ht h e i rt a s t ea n dp a c k a g i n gi n s t e a do f t h es a meo re q u i v a l e n tp r o d u c t s . Wec a r e a b o u tc u s t o me rn e e d s . Fo re x a mp l e , we c a r ea b o u tt h ed r i v e r ' sn e e df o rs n a c k s . Wewa n tt oa p p e a lt omi l l i o n so f

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I nt h en e x t5y e a r sweh a v ed e v e l o p e d8 d i f f e r e n tp r o d u c t st h a twewi l lp r e s e n tt o t a r g e tma r k e t s . Ea c ho ft h e s ep r o d u c t si s wa i t i n gf o rt h et i met ob ep r e s e n t e dt o t h ema r k e t . Ou rg o a la sac o mp a n yi st o b ed e t e r mi n a n ti no u rt a r g e tma r k e t si n wa f f l eb a s e dp r o d u c t s . Cu r r e n t l ywe e x p o r tt o2 2c o u n t r i e s . I nf i v ey e a r s , we a i mt oe x p o r ta tl e a s ts i x t yc o u n t r i e s . Ex p o r ti sn o tj u s ta b o u tp u t t i n go u r p r o d u c t si n t ot h eb o r d e r so fa nc o u n t r y f o ru s . Th ema i ng o a lwa n t st ob eab r a n d i nt h ec o u n t r i e swea r et a r g e t i n ga n dt o e n s u r el o n g t e r mp e r ma n e n c eo nt h i s n u mb e r .

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Att h ec e n t e ro fo u rAr g es t u d i e sa r e t a r g e tp a l a t ec u l t u r e . Ou rp r o d u c t sa r e s h a p e da c c o r d i n gt ot h ewi s h e so ft h e c o n s u me r . Fo ru s , t h ec o n s u me ri st h e l o c o mo t i v ea n dd e t e r mi n a n t . I no t h e r wo r d s , a sap r o d u c e rwep r e s e n to u r s e l v e st ot h es e r v i c eo ft h ec o n s u me r .

Wh a t i s M r . W a f f l e ' s p r i c e p o l i c y ?

I no u ro p i n i o n , t h ep r i c ep o l i c yi sd i r e c t l y l i n k e dt ot h ev i s i o n so ft h ec o mp a n i e s . Th er i g h tp r i c ei sn o ta l wa y sc h e a pp r i c e . Pr o d u c e r sa n dd e a l e r ss h o u l db ea b l et o p r o v i d et h er i g h tq u a l i t ya n dc o r r e c t s e r v i c e . Ofc o u r s et h e r ei sac o s to f q u a l i t ys e r v i c ea n dp r o d u c t . Th ea d d e d v a l u ep r o d u c e di nt h ep r o d u c t ss h o u l d n o te x c e e dt h el i mi t st h a tt h ec o n s u me r c a nt o l e r a t e . Yo un e e dt ol o o kf o rt h e r i g h tq u a l i t yp r i c eb a l a n c e . Th ei mp o r t a n t t h i n gi st ob ea b l et op r o v i d et h er i g h t p r i c ea n dq u a l i t yc o mp r o mi s ea sp r o d u c e r sa n dc o n s u me r s .

Asy o uk n o w, p a c k a g i n ga n dwe i g h ta r e t woi mp o r t a n tp a r a me t e r sa f f e c t i n g p r o d u c tp r i c e . Th ec o n s u mp t i o nc u l t u r e a n de c o n o mi cp o we ro ft h et a r g e ti s i mp o r t a n t . Wed e t e r mi n ep r i c ef l e x i b i l i t y b a s e do nt h e s et wop a r a me t e r s . Mr . Wa f f l ep r o d u c t sn e v e rg ot h r o u g ht h et a s t eo f p r o d u c t s . Wep r o v i d ef l e x i b i l i t yt oo u r c u s t o me r st h r o u g hp a c k a g i n ga n d we i g h i n g . Fo re x a mp l e , wet a k ei n t o a c c o u n tt h ec o n s u mp t i o no ft h ef a mi l y , i n t h ef o r mo fe i g h tb a g si nDi s c o u n t ma r k e t s . Ho r e c a , c a n t e e na n dg a s s t a t i o n sa sas i n g l ef o wp a c ki nt h e c h a n n e l , u p p e rs e g me n tc u s t o me r si n mu l t i p a c k a g i n g , c y l i n d e rc a r d b o a r d p a c k a g i n gi sd o n eBe s i d et h i s , weo f f e r a na l t e r n a t i v et og r a mma ja n dwe r e s p o n dt oe v e r ys e g me n tc o n s u me r .

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