OUTSTANDING participants at a major franchise exhibition in Bahrain were honoured last night.
Eight participants at the Bahrain Franchise and Dine Expo received their awards from Capital Deputy Governor Hassan Al Madani at a function at the Crowne Plaza Hotel’s Bahrain Convention Centre.
BOX IT, which won the Best Franchisee Brand of the year award, will compete in the World’s Best Franchisee Awards to be held in Madrid next month.
Sapaad was crowned the Best service provider of the year, while Llaollao was chosen the Best international brand of the year.
The two-day expo which focused on home-grown franchises under the theme ‘Expand Your Global Footprint in the Middle East’ exhibition was held under the patronage of Capital Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa.
The GDN earlier reported that the number of Bahraini brands that showcased their products at the second edition of the expo jumped from just four last year to more than 20 this year.
The total number of exhibitors from the region and around the world also went up from around 60 last year to more than 150 this year. The expo was organised by MENAFA and participants were from 17 countries including Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, the US, the UK, Bosnia, Italy, Poland and Austria.
Other winners are
- Middle East franchise brand of the year - Colpop
- Best Burger in Town – Burger Zone
- Best beauty and fashion brand of the year - Herbal Spa
- Advertising Technology – Kryp Media
- Innovative brand of the year - LAM Bags
- Best Bahrain Home grown Brand of the - upDate
- Social impact award for the year for Development and welfare of SMES in Bahrain - Bahrain Development of Small and medium enterprises society.
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