By Olayiwola Balogun – Tariq Halal launched its state-of-the-art certified halal meat and grocery store at the Stratford Mall on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The Chair and the first citizen of the London Borough of Newham, Councillor Winston Vaughan, inaugurated the new store. Nollywood Actress Judith Akuta and several other local dignitaries attended the gala event.
The state-of-the-art butcher shop stores everything to cater to the local Asian, African, and Caribbean customers, including meat of various cuts in a clean hygienic, and well-maintained store.
Tariq Latif Sheikh, the founder and chairman of the successful chain speaking with African Voice Newspaper on the occasion, laid out his vision of rolling out the online version of the retail shop across Europe.
Mr. Sheikh said: “Although we had envisioned a Europe-wide chain before the Brexit and now we are all set to open our first store in Paris in the coming months, with online delivery service across key European hubs.
The demand for our products has been phenomenal, and we look forward to a delivery service that is unparalleled and gives credence to our assurance of quality and hygiene. We aim to be the ‘Harrods’ of the meat industry and provide everything required by our customers through a one-stop-shop including groceries from high-end suppliers.”
Councillor Winston Vaughan who performed the ribbon cutting ceremony to declare the store open to customers, said, “Newham, particularly Stratford is the right place for Tariq Halal Meats International in terms of food distribution. There is so much development on going in Stratford and the population is increasing. Newham welcomes new investments such as this to provide jobs for the people.”
Paul Harrison from Tropical Sun foods commented: “ We are delighted to be a part of today’s grand opening of @TariqHalal’s state-of-the-art butcher shop in Stratford, London.
Attended by esteemed guests including Chair of Newham, Councillor Winston Vaughn, and Nollywood Actress Judith Akuta, the event was a great success, attracting many new customers from the local area and receiving coverage from numerous local radio stations and newspapers. Having started with a single store ourselves, Wanis is truly proud to support many small and medium enterprises such as Tariq Halal.
If you live in or around the Stratford area, be sure to visit Tariq Halal, and don’t forget to get your Tropical Sun seasonings and other products while you are shopping for your favourite meat and fish products.” #tariqhalal #halal #stratford #butcher #eastlondon #wanisGet
Nollywood Actress Judith Akuta was delighted by the fresh look and high-quality ambiance of the store and found it commendable that such an initiative has been taken by Tariq Halal to serve its multicultural customers from various backgrounds in Stratford and other places in Britain.
B4U, the leading Bollywood television channel, covered the launch along with Lyca Radio which live-streamed the inauguration by setting up a booth outside the shop playing Bollywood music and giving live updates.
There were other media channels present such as the African entertainment including, Channel 7 and Bangla Channel S, and the leading Black ethnic minorities newspaper African Voice. The shop immediately took off as customers queued up to get their favourite products and business was off to a brisk start.
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