KUWAIT: LuLu Hypermarket, the regional retail heavyweight, held a heart-warming prize-distribution ceremony at their Al-Rai outlet on May 15, to congratulate and present prizes to winners of the LuLu World Food Festival competitions.

The competitions were held during the two-week long LuLu World Food Festival that was launched on April 30 across all outlets of LuLu Hypermarket in Kuwait. The cookery contests were held for different ages and skill levels and spanned Indian, Arabic, Continental and Filipino cuisines, as well as a separate dessert competition for those with a sweet touch.

The culinary contests pitted young ‘wanna-be chefs’ showing off their skills in imaginatively titled competitions, such as Wow the Master Chef, Mom & Me healthy salad-making contest, and the spirited Master Junior Chef, Other competitions included the Barista Competition, the Cake Challenge, Biryani Battles, and the mysterious Blindfold Food Taste challenge. The first prize winners of each competition received gift vouchers worth KD 100, while the second and third prizes winners were awarded KD 75 and KD 50 worth of gift coupons respectively. The prizes were handed over to the winners by LuLu Kuwait management.

Interestingly, none of the competitors had to walk away bare-handed, all the participants in the contests were presented with valuable consolation prizes, highlighting the fact that everyone is a winner at LuLu Hypermarket. As the prize-distribution ceremony came to a close, the participants and winners conveyed their gratitude to LuLu Hypermarket for providing them with a platform to showcase their culinary and creative skills, and expressed their thanks for the valuable prizes provided to them.