Toronto city has been hosting thousands of Afghan migrants’ families since years. The residing Afghans have found a place in this Canadian society by preserving all their customs, habits and traditions.
Fazlulah Alokozai is a good example of the people of this community who opened his own business by opening a supermarket and restaurant in Toronto city after years of struggling with immigration problems. Under the brand of Al Barakat, he offers a relatively complete set of Afghan products and services to customers. He said this supermarket is not only a business facility, but it is considered a cultural environment that reminds Afghans of the memories and taste of their traditional foods.
This supermarket has different sections, each section of the supermarket offers some sort of Afghan products and other items. We can mention the pastry and bread section, the fruit and vegetable section, and the dairy section of this supermarket. In this store, you can meet all your needs in this way, with high quality and reasonable prices.
The Afghan products, especially the traditional foods of Afghanistan are very popular among Afghans and other Canadian nationalities, which attract many customers with their special quality and taste. By offering these products, this supermarket tries to keep the Afghan culture and tradition alive in Toronto.
A member of the Canadian Parliament from Toronto, Salma Zahid was one of those who attended the inaugural ceremony of this supermarket and restaurant, she hailed the supermarket and restaurant and called it a big jerk in the economic and social development of Afghans in Canada.
Zahid said: “Small businesses are the pioneers of the economy. This is very important, and we support small businesses. This is a densely populated area, each of the customers can get everything from here. It is interesting to me that such a big market was inaugurated here. I was eagerly waiting for this big supermarket to open here. This supermarket will be the shopping centre for the people of the whole area; I will come here to do the shopping. I hope that this business centre will expand more, and we will support small businesses as well.”
This supermarket generated employment opportunities for 14 more Afghans who live in Toronto. These employees work with pride and enthusiasm and enjoy serving customers. They believe that investing in this sector is an achievement not only for themselves, but for all Afghans in Toronto.
Although Toronto has many Afghan supermarkets and commercial centres, the demand for Afghan products is still high in this city. Some experts say that investing in this area increases the supply of products and services and creates positive competition among the markets, which ultimately benefits consumers.
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