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NEW ZAATAR W ZEITBRANCH NOW OPEN AT AL BADIAH PLAZA, RIYADH
ISSUE #99 December 2019 - January 2020
THE LATEST BUZZ, NEWS, AND OUTLOOKS FROM INSIDE THE HEART OF CRAVIA. A MONTHLY AFFAIR
ZAATAR W ZEITAND CINNABON LAND
AT DUBAI FESTIVAL PLAZA
ZAATAR W ZEIT AND CINNABON LAND AT DUBAI FESTIVAL PLAZA 03NEW ZAATAR W ZEIT BRANCH NOW OPEN AT AL BADIAH PLAZA, RIYADH 04FIVE GUYS ‘ORDER & WIN’ CAMPAIGN 05
SHH! IT’S SECRET SANTA! 06
#TB ZAATAR W ZEIT 08
BERRY-BON YOUR WAY! 09
MR. EDMUND’S COLUMN 10FIVE GUYS QATAR WALL OF FAME 11
BIRTHDAYS 12
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Zaatar w Zeit and Cinnabon opened their new locations in December 2019 at Dubai Festival Plaza. A new mall located in Jebel Ali that includes IKEA, ACE and LuLu Hypermarket.
The branches serve dine-in, take away, and delivery customers, every day from 9am – 11:30pm.
ZAATAR W ZEIT AND CINNABON LAND AT DUBAI FESTIVAL PLAZA
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NEW ZAATAR W ZEIT BRANCH NOW OPEN AT AL BADIAH PLAZA, RIYADH
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Five Guys partnered with Talabat to launch an interactive ‘Order & Win’ campaign, across four days 24 Nov – 28 Dec 2019. The campaign rolled out for customers with an initiative to order through Talabat and for increasing chances to win a brand-new iPhone 11 Pro. The raffle took place on 2 January 2020, and the award was handed out by the Five Guys Doha Festival City Restaurant General Manager, Mohammad Charif, and his team to the below lucky winners:
• Abdelaziz Ibrahim Elsayed Issa• Ashraf Alwadi• Moustafa Ahmed Moustafa Hussein• Tamara Maalouf• Shamsa Mohammed F H Al-Hazza
FIVE GUYS ‘ORDER & WIN’ CAMPAIGN
ABDELAZIZ IBRAHIM ELSAYED ISSA
ASHRAF ALWADI
SHAMSA MOHAMMED F H AL-HAZZA
TAMARA MAALOUF
MOUSTAFA AHMED MOUSTAFA HUSSEIN
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In the spirit of the festive season, Cravia hosted an exciting secret Santa bash for its staff at its head office and no one left empty-handed.
SHH! IT’S SECRET SANTA!
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Turning back time, Zaatar w Zeit brought back five items from its first-ever menu for one month only during last December that included “Rosto,” a delicious roast beef wrap; “Sojok,” a spicy sausage wrap; “Bayd Bkawerma,” a Lebanese favorite of eggs and beef/lamb pieces; “Keshek Manakeesh,” a dried-yogurt spread mixed with red chili; and last but not the least, “Halawah w Debs,” a dessert wrap with halva and carob molasses.
#TB ZAATAR W ZEIT
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Berry �ownieBerry �ownieMINIBON®
TOPPED WITH STRAWBERRY PIE FILLING, BROWNIE CHUNKS,
AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE
LIMITEDTIME
OFFER
Consistent with our strategy to bring bold, experiential innovation to the Cinnabon core menu, the “Berry Brownie” Minibon is a decadent, indulgent treat that is perfect for the winter season.
In addition to this, Cinnabon also launched a beverage of the month, a ‘Banana Bread White Mocha’ keeping the tradition of new inventions in their beverages alive.
BERRY-BON YOUR WAY!
©2020 Cinnabon Franchisor SPV LLC. All Rights Reserved.-353475
Go Bananas!Go Bananas!BANANA BREAD WHITE MOCHA
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I would like to take this opportunity to share my thoughts regarding overseas workers and make this community understand the real life to enlighten their mind set towards leaving their job for unacceptable reasons. Overseas workers do not have it easy forced to be far from their loved ones.
So, if you ever feel like giving up, remember why you started. Think about the that reason and remember what you felt as the airplane took off, leaving your country — what was that one reason that made you leave your country to chase your dreams?So, when you feel you’re about to give up, fight for your dreams and live your life to its fullest potential.
Everyone is pursuing their dreams, so don’t be judgmental and be kind; being a good human does costs nothing.Blood, sweat, and tremendous sacrifice are just a few of the burdens we carry being as overseas workers. But despite all the that, we still have the strength to smile when all is said and done, so do not underestimate yourself!
In essence, we are not workers, we are warriors — the heroes of and for our families.
Edmund Cabaltica
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FIVE GUYS QATAR WALL OF FAME
WILMER AQUINO (NOVEMBER WOF) - FIVE GUYS DOHA FESTIVAL CITY
ERIKSON MACARAEG (DECEMBER WOF) - FIVE GUYS DOHA FESTIVAL CITY
MOHAMED LAHMIRI (OCTOBER WOF) - FIVE GUYS DOHA FESTIVAL CITY
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DECEMBER & JANUARY
We are happy to announce that our colleague and Director of Marketing Carine El Choueiry was blessed with a baby girl. The precious gem was named Zoya.
IMRAN - 15 DECEMBER ARNEL - 31 JANUARY
AILYN 02 DECEMBERWILMA 04 DECEMBERIMRAN 15 DECEMBERLEEN 31 DECEMBERNASEER 16 JANUARYTALINE 17 JANUARYJINKY 19 JANUARYJIRAR 21 JANUARYRUTH 24 JANUARYDARIA 25 JANUARYARNEL 31 JANUARY
A STAR IS BORN
Emad Anas 1-DecLawrence Mejia 1-DecJudy Ann Manzanares 1-DecAhid Nadeem 1-DecRalfe Jair Bucsit 1-DecChandra Prasad Dhakal 2-DecBikram Limbu 2-DecRobin Thapa 2-DecManjula Pradeep Godellawattage
3-Dec
Wayne Clarance Garcia 3-DecAamir Ali 3-DecJenner Wyn Rarama 3-DecVishal Eknath Parvatkar 4-DecRenante Jr Edama 4-DecRandy M. Sobremonte 4-DecChessy Duran 4-DecJay Aracena 5-DecManik Paresh Chandra das 5-DecMuhammad Sajjad 5-DecOtmane Lamrihi 5-DecJino Busaco 5-DecShahan Abamonga 5-DecJoana Riano 6-DecGilbert Ternola 6-DecDhan Kumar Limbu 6-DecSyed Saqib Mahmood 6-DecSunny Shahi 6-DecSujan Newar 6-DecSagar Jyu Thakuri 6-DecJoven Jr. Bartolo 6-DecJocelyn Cabali 7-DecDon Don Hermosos 7-DecDipak Shimkhada 7-DecBishwash Rai 7-DecKevin Gonzales 7-DecSonish Chapagain 7-DecAnkit Dhakal 7-DecMa. Ericca Olguera 7-Dec
Marvin Talad 8-DecConie Aynon Borlongan 8-DecRaymond El Mondalek ZWZ Lebanon
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Raquel Loyosa 8-DecZeyden Gamilla 9-DecJoseph Libao 9-DecZyra Mae Esguerra 9-DecMd.Zaman Amir 10-DecRyan Tadina 10-DecGias Uddin 10-DecMa. Karene Bantola 11-DecAbegail Felizarta 11-DecJohn Davy Gibraltar 11-DecBirkha Gurung 11-DecRhomark Lajon 12-DecMaricel Dawang 12-DecJonah Mae Colcol 12-DecAbner Nathaniel Dinoro II 12-DecArlyn Roxas 14-DecSangam Kumal 14-DecDarrel Zoleta 14-DecAnsar Ali 14-DecChrisnelle Anne Sadama 14-DecAdeel Muhammad 15-DecDesiree Mungcal 15-DecFarhan Ali 15-DecPassang Dorji 15-DecMuhammad Masroor 15-DecJerald De Villa 16-DecMary Christ Panaligan 16-DecRupak Karki 16-DecRamanlal Patidar 16-DecTracy Ann Imson 16-DecKashif Ali 17-DecKeneth Ramirez 17-DecJeffersson Solpico 17-DecAlexis John Magtalas 17-DecAira Boncocan 18-Dec
DECEMBER
BirthdayHappyWishing you a perfect
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Ralph Oriol 19-DecDilip Sherpa 19-DecPhilip Byron Ogang 19-DecRhudy Camargo 19-DecMd Salauddin Joynal Abidin
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Narayan Bahadur Karki 20-DecRose Ann Cabusi 20-DecFaiz Rasool 20-DecPejay Larce 20-DecCharles Matthew Fadrique 20-DecAjay Tamang 21-DecOmar Abareh 22-DecMelvin Dumalanta Rosario 22-DecSujan Ghatani 22-DecShella Dula 22-DecAnu Sunuwar 22-DecRiza Cunanan 22-DecJeffrey Manansala Bautista 23-DecSubas Shreshtha 23-DecRodel Arnilla Cendana 23-DecFadi Demian 23-DecJoan Rebarbosa 23-DecPashupati Ghimire 23-Dec
Sagar Damai 23-DecAsrar Ahmed Jameel Ahmed
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Pearl Zyra Quirante 24-DecJoel Calalo 24-DecMaria Elena Barruga 25-DecJestine Mercado 25-DecDivina Manzanero 26-DecMilad Khalil 26-DecKhadga Bahadur Gurung 27-DecAsim Naeem 27-DecShamin Mohan 27-DecChandra Kumar Magar 28-DecHem Prasad Gurung 30-DecJhun Mar Cueto 30-DecBabar Ali 30-DecCharisse Mae Estolano 30-DecMahesh Aidi 30-DecSailendra Shrestha 31-DecMohammad Foyej Ahmed 31-DecBachu Miah 31-DecMohammad Sohail Miah 31-DecSamir Bikram KC 31-DecVanessa Bangoy 31-Dec
BirthdayHappyWishing you a perfect
JANUARYRuben Pidlaoan 1-Jan
Sajid Gul 1-Jan
Arshid Nawaz 1-Jan
Towhidul Islam 1-Jan
Liaqat Ali 1-Jan
Faizan Mehmood 1-Jan
Mohammed Niyas Padavil 1-JanHadayatullah Muhammad Moosa 1-Jan
Muhammad Usman Khan 1-Jan
Ihsan Khan 1-Jan
Muhammad Ashraf 1-Jan
Ana Subastil 1-Jan
Dev Prakash Subba 1-Jan
Toufic Merhej 1-Jan
Bilal Ahmad 1-Jan
Muhammad Asif Shahzad 1-Jan
Farhan Iqbal 1-Jan
Muhammad Bashir 1-Jan
Shawaal Ahmad 1-Jan
Haroon Ur Rasheed 1-Jan
Dorji Tshering 1-Jan
Karma Choden 1-Jan
Sangay Gyeltshen 1-Jan
Nar Bahadur Rai 1-Jan
Aziz Ullah 1-Jan
Amit Banik 1-Jan
Masood Hassan 1-Jan
Aju Bhagavathiparambil Sadanandan 2-Jan
Lovely Joy Aquino 2-Jan
Reymond Nim 2-Jan
Naeem Yousaf 2-Jan
Mark Lesther Castro 3-Jan
Subash Sharma 3-Jan
Kashif Naveed 3-Jan
Godofredo JR Baldemor 3-Jan
Than Than Sint 3-JanOwahidul Islam Wahiddun Mohammad 4-Jan
Noelito Gueco 4-Jan
Samip Singh Thakuri 4-Jan
Ida Genesis Minion 4-Jan
Narayan Thapa 4-Jan
Kedar Adhikari 4-Jan
Amrit Bahadur Thapa 4-Jan
Jubaer Abdul Khalique 5-Jan
Saifur Rahman 5-Jan
Ceska Caasi 5-Jan
Lhoyd Nemhar Caoctoy 5-Jan
Hamza Erikriken 6-Jan
Mohammad Kawser 7-JanMuhammad Rizwan Muhammad REhman 7-Jan
Manoj Gurung 7-Jan
Jinwali Gamiao 9-Jan
Christian Sanguyo 9-Jan
Jose Mateo Taguinod 9-Jan
MD Jaber MD Abdulhannan 10-Jan
Raj Kumar Maharjan 10-Jan
Arnely Guevarra 10-Jan
Jary Patacsil 10-Jan
Muhammad Tahir 10-Jan
Phyu Phyu San 10-Jan
Abdelrahman Alzawahreh 11-Jan
Redin Cepe 11-Jan
Batoul Al Daya 11-Jan
Lynard Rubite 11-Jan
Christine Joyce Lingan 11-Jan
Jebelen Lola 11-Jan
Rajon Ahmed 12-Jan
Dil Kumar Aley 12-Jan
Rabih Barich 12-Jan
Nyi Nyi Shwe 12-Jan
Desiree Salinas 12-Jan
Ferdinand Carabeo 13-Jan
Bishwash Shrestha 13-Jan
Karen Catipay 13-Jan
Jing Jing Agravante 14-Jan
Demetria Orence 14-Jan
Ramesh Khati 14-Jan
John Paul Cayabyab 14-Jan
Richard Causarin 14-Jan
Maisam Ali Taib Ali 14-Jan
Mizan Bokth Fozlul 15-Jan
Tabraiz Shah Bukhari 15-Jan
Reynor Noriega 16-Jan
Mohamed Eusuf 16-Jan
Henry Lal Uk 16-Jan
Mazen Al Khatib 17-Jan
Resham Bahadur Rana 17-Jan
Michael Asuncion 18-Jan
Mary Margaret Semira 18-Jan
Mohammad Charif 19-Jan
Manuelito De vera Gaita 19-Jan
Mary Grace De Ocampo 19-Jan
Richard Aquino 19-Jan
Gautam Thapa 19-Jan
Abin Kepchaki 19-Jan
Fasil Ali 20-Jan
Gemmalyn Martinez 20-Jan
Kristine Clariese Ganalongo 20-Jan
Mark Oliver Bautista 21-Jan
Paul Jordan Eso 21-Jan
Lance Michael Medina 22-Jan
Rica Trono 22-Jan
Jan Anthony Uy 23-Jan
Abinash Shrestha 23-Jan
Joanna Mae Monteverde 23-Jan
Anup D Souza 24-Jan
Jimmy Lomanog 24-Jan
Jordan Dela Cruz 24-Jan
Ramji Baniya 24-Jan
Janak Timilsena 24-Jan
Syed Imran Ali 25-Jan
Amoj Thapa 26-Jan
Navin Kumar Chand 26-Jan
John War Devila 26-Jan
Jerome Ridual 27-Jan
Muhammad Jaffar 27-Jan
Angel Sonajo Jr. 28-Jan
Sajan Khadji 28-Jan
Arjun Bhujel 28-Jan
Jefrey Atienza 28-Jan
Sonam Wangmo 29-Jan
Suhel Ahmed Mohammed 31-Jan
Reyson Fronda 31-JanHazeem Mohammed Salem Alamayreh 31-Jan
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LIFE HACKS
FUN FACTS
QUOTES“Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.”
“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.”
“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.”
Roy T. Bennett
The first footprints on the moon will remain there for a million years.
The creature that kills the most people every year isn‘t snakes, sharks, or even humans — it‘s the mosquito