(MENAFN- The Peninsula) By Sanaullah Ataullah / The Peninsula
After fresh dairy products, fruits and vegetables from Turkey and Iran, bottled juices have started to hit shelves in Qatar from Oman.
Fresh fruit juices of different varieties including apple, orange, pineapple and lemon and those of mixed fruits have arrived in large stock from A'Safwah Dairy Beverage Company, which is the largest vertically integrated dairy company in Oman.
A'Safwah juice products are available in packs of 200ml, 500ml and 1.7litre at various shopping complexes and supermarkets across the country.
'We received large stock of fresh fruit juices from Oman a few days ago, Mohamad Seddique, a salesman at a shopping complex operating at Ain Khalid, told The Peninsula.
'The products have received overwhelming response from consumers as it is very tasty and prices are also reasonable," said Seddique.
'We are offering a 200ml bottle juice of apple, pineapple, lemon, guava and tamarind at QR2. However, a bottle of same size of orange juice is available at QR2.25.
'There are two more packs in sizes of 500m and 1.7 litre at QR4.75 and QR14, respectively, said Siddique.
'I grabbed two big bottles of lemon and mango flavour and some small bottles with different flavours after tasting the juice, Mohamad Amin, a Pakistani national who came for shopping with his family at a shopping mall, said.
'Taste of A'Safwah juices are very similar to those being imported from neigbhouring countries that have imposed a siege and there is not much difference in the prices," said Amin.
'The products coming from new markets like dairy products, fruits and vegetables and now fresh fruit juices are gradually replacing those that were coming from neigbhouring countries. We appreciate the quick move of government and the local businessmen for going to new markets to maintain the stocks of food and non-food items in the country.
Speaking on the availability of food and non-food items in the local markets, Amin said: 'I strongly believe that there will never be shortage of goods in Qatar because the country is capable to meet the requirements of local markets. Therefore, I did not buy extra stocks like my some relatives and friends did after getting the news of blockade.
'With my experience during about past three weeks, I can say that only brand names of the products showcased in shelves of commercial outlets are changing," he added.
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