The Philippines’ AURO Chocolate Opens First Café in Bahrain
Philippine Charge d’ Affaires, a.i. to Bahrain Anne Jalando-on Louis (3rd from left) with Ms. Mariam Zahid Masood (rightmost), Head of Operations of AURO Chocolate Bahrain, Mr. Ahmed Masood (leftmost), General Manager of AURO Chocolate Bahrain, and Mr. Mark Mendoza Ocampo (2nd from left), Co-Founder and Managing Director of AURO Chocolate, at the official opening of the AURO Chocolate Café at Amwaj Cineplex, Bahrain, on 27 May 2022. (Manama PE photo)
MANAMA 03 June 2022 – The AURO Chocolate Café, located at the Amwaj Cineplex in Bahrain, officially opened to the public on 27 May 2022, after delays and challenges brought about by the pandemic.
Philippine Charge d’ Affaires, a.i. to Bahrain Anne Jalando-on Louis congratulated the couple, Ms. Mariam Zahid Masood and Mr. Ahmed Masood, and Mariam’s parents, Mr. Zahid Ghulam and Ms. Bernadeth Aves-Ghulam; and extended her best wishes toward the success and growth of AURO Chocolate in Bahrain as well as in the whole Middle East region.
Also present at the event were Mr. Mark Mendoza Ocampo, Co-Founder and Managing Director of AURO Philippines, Dubai-based Filipino Chef Nouel Omamalin or the Nifty Chef, who collaborated with AURO Chocolate Café on their menu, and representatives from the Filipino community in Bahrain and the Gulf Daily News.
AURO Chocolate is an internationally-awarded premium bean-to-bar chocolate brand known for sustainability through direct trade and crafted using only the best ingredients to create quality products. It has garnered a place for the Philippines in the Top 20 Best Cacao Beans in the World.
The guests at the opening of AURO Chocolate Café were treated to the variety of coffee, chocolate drinks, pastries, and chocolate bars that are available at the Café daily from 2:00pm to 11:00pm. The Café also sells AURO chocolate baking products. END
CDA Louis, Mr and Mrs. Ahmed Masood, and Mr. Ocampo with Mr. Zahid Ghulam (2nd from left), Ms. Bernadeth Aves-Ghulam (4th from left), Consul General Maria Paz Cortes (3rd from left), Chef Nouel Omamalin (4th from right), Filipino Club Bahrain President Ric Advincula (leftmost), and other guests at the opening of AURO Chocolate Café. (Manama PE photo)
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