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Safari launches ‘1980: A Southern Nostalgia – Travancore Food Festival’ promotion

Published: 11 Sep 2025 - 10:00 am | Last Updated: 11 Sep 2025 - 10:04 am
Safari Group Chairman Hamad Dafar Al Ahbabi and Safari Group Deputy Chairman & Managing Director Zainul Abideen inaugurating the  promotion.

Safari Group Chairman Hamad Dafar Al Ahbabi and Safari Group Deputy Chairman & Managing Director Zainul Abideen inaugurating the promotion.

The Peninsula

Doha, Qatar: The leading hypermarket group Safari has launched a unique promotion titled 1980: A Southern Nostalgia (Travancore Food Festival).

The inauguration ceremony took place yesterday in the Bakery & Hot Food section of Safari Mall, Abu Hamour, where Safari Group Chairman Hamad Dafar Al Ahbabi and Safari Group Deputy Chairman & Managing Director Zainul Abideen jointly inaugurated the event. Other representatives of Safari management were also present on the occasion.

“1980: A Southern Nostalgia – Travancore Food Festival” is a very diverse and exciting promotion. It has been introduced as a feast of traditional delicacies that is sure to capture the hearts of food lovers. The entire setting is designed to transport customers back to the memories of the 1980s. Special decorations have been arranged to recreate the atmosphere of that era, and staff have been dressed in costumes reflecting the 1980s, which has already attracted public attention.

A wide variety of homely, mouthwatering dishes are being prepared in the Safari Bakery & Hot Food section, including chicken fry, angadi kizhi, fried squid, mutton curry, Vizhinjam chicken fry, southern-style chicken biryani, Killippalam chicken fry, chicken liver roast, grilled fish and many more nostalgic items. In addition, several combo meals such as tapioca with squid and beef curry with porotta are also made available.

This promotion is designed in such a way that it gives the younger generation an opportunity to learn more closely about the flavors of the past, while for the older generation it evokes their fond memories of earlier days. The promotion, which began on September 10, is available in all Safari outlets.

As part of the Onam promotions, Safari has also launched a mega raffle offering prizes worth 200,000 Qatari Riyals, equivalent to more than 5 million Indian Rupees. The raffle draw will take place on October 7 at Safari Mall. With every purchase of QR50, customers will receive a coupon to participate in the draw.

The prizes include a first prize of QR25,000 for one winner, a second prize of QR15,000 each for two winners, a third prize of QR10,000 each for three winners, a fourth prize of Samsung 660-liter refrigerators for two winners, a fifth prize of Samsung washing machines for two winners, a sixth prize of iPhone 16 Pro Max (256 GB) for five winners, a seventh prize of Rado watches for five winners, an eighth prize of Apple MacBooks for six winners, a ninth prize of Tissot watches for six winners, a tenth prize of 65-inch LG TVs for ten winners, and an eleventh prize of Safari vouchers worth QR1,000 each for ten winners.

At the same time, Safari is also offering another mega raffle through which customers who spend just QR50 at any Safari outlet will receive a coupon that gives them the chance to win 25 Toyota Raize cars through a lucky draw.