September, 2016

MOTIBHAI & CO LIMITED

STINSON PEARCE LIMITED | PROUDS
FIJI FOODS LIMITED
VICTUS LIMITED | BURGER KING
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PET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | SPRINT

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Warm welcome for

7s heroes

Maybe this is the first time

ever that a story is really not
needed on the cover page of our
monthly newsletter - INBOX.
This is because the pictures
are itself telling us a thousands
stories.
Before the rest of Fiji and
the world could get a glimpse of
our Sevens heroes who returned
home with Gold from Rio, the
management and staff of Fijis
pioneer duty free and travel retail
outlet - Prouds were the first to
meet and greet our gladiators.
We were on cloud nine for
being the first to meet and greet
our national heroes who have
truly put Fiji on the world map
with the fantastic win in the Rio
Olympics, Prouds DFS manager
Ashwin Chand said.
It was a sea of blue all over
the airport and Ben and his boys
did a lot of shopping with us.

Movie stars visit to promote Feeling Lucky

The cast and crew of Feeling
Lucky, a movie shot in Fiji and
NZ were hosted by the management of Burger King at their
Martintar restaurant on Monday,
August 29.
A lot of customers came in to
meet and greet the movie stars
and also took advantage of the
meal vouchers which were being
given away by the movie stars
themselves.
Director Devesh Pratap Singh
says he is overwhelmed with the
response received from members
of the public.
Actor Ahad Ghazali who hails
from Pakistan but is based in
New Zealand said he is deeply
touched by the friendliness of the
Fijian people.
After meeting and greeting
fans from different ethnic backgrounds, the crew and cast of
Feeling Lucky enjoyed the meals
of their choice at Burger King as
well.
The film released in local cinemas on Thursday, September 1.

Feeling Lucky actors Jagdish

Punja and Ahad Ghazali with
fans at Burger King, Martintar.

Sugar Cane Juice at ZigZag

Cafe reminds actor of home
Actor Ahad Ghazali who has
been in the country for a few
weeks to promote his new movie
Feeling Lucky was surprised to
learn that ZigZag Caf within the
Prouds Complex in Nadi is the
only place in the country where
you can taste the iconic sugar
cane juice.
In Pakistan, we get cane juice
in nearly every corner of the street
and I am so happy to have tasted
it here in Fiji, Ghazali said.
Prepared
with
freshly
squeezed sugar cane and sprinkled with lemon and ginger, the
cane juice at ZigZag Caf is
extremely mouthwatering and

healthy as well.
People might think of cane
juice as sugar but it is actually
a very healthy drink to enjoy,
Ghazali posted on a live Facebook video while on the roadshow tour of Prouds Downtown
Store in the bustling tourism town
of Nadi on Tuesday, August 30.

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Ahads
video on
Sugar Cane
Juice, scan
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Ahad Ghazali with staff

of Prouds and ZigZag
Cafe.

Birthdays at Burger King

Little Usenia celebrates her first with family and friends

Nadi - July 10, 2016. THE Burger King restaurant at Martintar was a hive of activity as
family and friends gathered to celebrate Usenia
Vulase Dravu's first birthday in style.
Her mum Tema Lesi said they chose Burger
King for the celebrations because of the appealing environment, friendly staff and most importantly the mouthwatering food.
"My parents who are from Taveuni are also so
excited to join us for the party with family and
friends, Ms Lesi said.
"All the kids and adults are definitely having a
great time. I thank the friendly management and
staff of BK for making this happen for us."
To host birthday parties at BK, please send an
email to info@burgerkingfiji.com, message us on
our Facebook page or call 7777140.

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One-year-old
Usenia (in white)
blows the candle
to celebrate her
first birthday at
BK.

Group supports champion

Motibhai Group category leader fashion, Rohinesh Prakash hands over the Oakley sunglass to Ravnil
Rinesh Kumar while sales manager Manwal Kumar, left, and sales coordinator Cassandra King look
on.

Fijis champion marathon runner

Ravnil Rinesh Kumar could not
hold back his happiness when
Motibhai Group staff handed
over a brand new Oakley Sports
Jacket 2.0 sunglass ahead of his
preparations for the upcoming
Sydney and Auckland marathons.
A native of Votualevu, Kumar has a
list of national and international
achievements up his sleeve with
the record of three-in-a-row
wins in the Island Chill Suva
Marathon as well.
I am very thankful to Motibhai
Group for the timely support as
this donation will help me a lot
during competitions, Kumar
said.
Motibhai Group chairman and
CEO Kirit Patel said he is encouraged to note the number of
athletes who have emerged from
the populous settlement of Votualevu in Nadi.
I really admire the hard work, dedication and achievements of our
local athletes and wish them the
very best for future endeavors.

Lautoka customers go crazy during Now or Never Sale

BAD weather failed to dampen the spirits of Lautoka residents
who came out in large numbers
to take advantage of the five-day
Prouds Now or Never Sale held
from August 17-21 at the former
Blue Lagoon Cruises complex.
Prouds retail manageress
Reshmi Singh said they chose a
different location to offer a bigger
and more convenient shopping
experience for the customers of
Lautoka.
We are very impressed with
the response from the sale which
indicates the level of confidence
our customers have for our
brands, Ms Singh said.
USP lecturer Guilan Chang
said she was so happy with the
offers and purchased a lot of Pandora jewellery.
Thanks to the management
and staff of Prouds for the wonderful products, prices and service, Ms Chang said.

Win with Sprint

Fiji's popular soft drink, Sprint, which comes in a range of flavours

and has got you and your friends covered for every occasion is giving
away amazing prizes in a new promotion launched on July 18, 2016.
The Win with Sprint promotion which will carry on for the next
three-months enables every Fiji resident to try their luck by sending one
cap of any Sprint bottle on the specified mailing address written in the
posters or by dropping in the entry bins located at participating outlets.
We are giving away prizes worth $25, 000, Motibhai group marketing manager Abraham Gomes informed.
Prizes for the promotion are as follows:
1st prize Sony 60 TV + Sony Blu-Ray Surround System (one
to be won)

2nd prize Sony 43 Bravia 3D / LED Android TV + Sony 3D

Blu-Ray Player (three to be won)

3rd prize Sony Z3 Compact Tablets (ten to be won)

Mr Gomes said customers can send as many entries as they wish to.

Fiji's champion marathon runner Ravnil Rinesh Kumar with primary

school champion Virshant Vijay Kumar grab Sprint Cola from Shop
N Save Supermarket in Votualevu.

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Leadership Lesson from

Fiji 7s Win in Rio Olympics
While across the world, Fijians are basking in the glory of the heroics of our National Sevens team at the Rio Olympics, we have many
leadership lessons to learn from them. I will not dwell on all the lessons due to space limitations but some major ones which all could be
inspirational at our work place and in our personal life.
The first one is that we have to have a vision, we have to have a destination that we want to reach. When we make our vision, weve got
to have one that we really believe in, one that we feel is alive. Ryans
vision was to win by 40 points in the Rio Olympics and Fiji trounced
Great Britain 43 7 in the Rugby 7s final and this result is too close
for it to be a coincidence. Our 7s team value success so much that
they dont leave it to a chance. They had a very detailed plan on how
success can be achieved. Fiji has won the Gold Medal for the first time

in history of the Olympics and it proved the old saying that its not
the best team that wins but the team that plays the best on the night.
Team Fiji have had a wider leadership group of players which has
meant that leadership has not come from one individual but from the
team itself. Remember it is team work that counts in achieving success.
A coach does not have to be a leader but every leader needs to be a
coach. If you are in a leadership role and you have ambitions to make
your team better, you need to be able to coach your team to success
like Ben Ryan did.
The Fiji 7s have provided their fans including myself many reasons to celebrate but they have also demonstrated that success can be
maintained through different personnel, both players and coaches. Its
in this success that lessons can be learnt, lessons that we managers can
use to improve our own team.
Finally Muhammed Ali, the legendary boxer who won a Gold Medal at the age of 18 once said, I hated every minute of training but I said
- dont quit, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a Champion.

At Motibhai Group, we
strongly believe in the continuous
training of our staff so that we are
well equipped to serve our customers better.
A total of 25 staff based in the
central division received training
on Effective Business Writing
to enhance their communication
skills on a day-to-day basis.
Motibhai Group marketing
manager Abraham Gomes said
the training will enable staff
members to communicate better
both formally and informally for
daily business.
The training conducted by
FNU trainer Lalita Prasad was
very enlightening and will leave a
positive impact on our staff members as far as communication
skills is concerned, Mr Gomes
added.
Meanwhile, Motibhai Group

hanced, upgraded and empowered him to be a better leader to

serve the company and community at large.
This forum has also provided
me with greater networking, exchange of ideas and developed

By SANJAY KUMAR
Senior Manager of
Motibhai Group

Staff members sharpen their communications

and leadership skills

sales manager Rajesh Kumar

who is based at our head-office in
Nadi has been an active member
of the Leadership Fiji program
for some time.
Kumar says the program has
broadened his knowledge, en-

Chinese staff joins marketing team

The marketing team at Prouds is all geared up to better serve the emerging Chinese
tourism market following the appointment of Shichun Lin as marketing coordinator.
Lin, 24, hails from Guangdong Province in China and has studied fashion and
computer science.
Prouds retail manageress Reshmi Singh says Lins appointment has positioned the
company well to serve its Chinese customers.
I am very happy to be in Fiji and look forward to making a lot of friends, says
Lin who introduces herself as Nicole to customers.

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me personally. There is a leader

in everybody - it just needs to
emerge out of you.
I would like to heartily thank
Motibhai Group for giving me
this opportunity to be part of the
leadership program, Kumar said.

Shichun Lin (Nicole) is the new

Chinese marketing coordinator of
Prouds.

Published by Manager Public Relations | Corporate Marketing Shalendra Prasad

Mobile:- 7777519 Email:- prasad.shalendra@motibhai.com.fj