Emarat seeks attracting investors to its trademarks

Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat" seeks, through its participation for the third consecutive time in the Franchising Middle East 2010 Exhibition, to be held in Dubai International Exhibition and Conference Centre from the 2^nd to the 4^th of this March, to enhance and support its trademarks "Freshplus", "Bakeria", and "Café Arabicca" and to attract investors into franchising these trade names.

Dr. Rahma bin Mohamed Al Shamsi, Retail Sales Manager at Emarat, emphasized that the Corporation endeavors to choose unique products that are launched under a trademark, within its policy and continuous efforts to innovate services that distinguish it from other competitive companies. He added that Emarat always seeks to respond to its customers' needs and expectations through the provision of quality, quick and comfortable services by carefully selected staff.

Dr. Al Shamsi also said that Emarat sees the Franchising Middle East Exhibition as an opportunity to promote its trademarks in a way that serves the Corporation's objectives, saying that such exhibitions provide unique opportunities for Franchise owners to share experiences and good ideas, show their products and services and explore regional business development chances, in addition to enhancing their presence in the regional and local markets.

He further clarified that the main aim of Emarat's participation in this exhibition is to meet with investment groups that would like to start up successful and guaranteed ventures, and to acquire franchised trademarks within set terms and conditions, the most important of which is the commitment to high criteria of integrity, in addition to the ability to work within a unified system and establishing a stable financial system, high ethical practices, and experienced managerial standards that guarantee the development of these trademarks.

The trademarks that are showed by the Corporation in Hall 8, suite C6 at the exhibition, include "Fresh Plus", which is a new chain of convenience stores considered to be a modern approach to shopping, with focus on comfort and high quality. Also participating is "Bakeria", which is the first of its kind in the Middle East, and it is a chain that provides a wide selection of snacks and foods.

The third Emarat trademark is "Café Arabicca", which complements Bakeria in the Corporation's service stations, as it offers fresh and rich coffees and drinks.