Safari Hypermarket group has launched a unique promotion titled '1980: A Southern Nostalgia - Travancore Food Festival.

Safari Group chairman Hamad Dafar al-Ahbabi and deputy chairman and managing director Zainul Abideen jointly inaugurated the event yesterday in the Bakery & Hot Food section of Safari Mall, Abu Hamour.

'1980: A Southern Nostalgia – Travancore Food Festival' is described as a feast of traditional delicacies. 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 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 available.

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

As part of the Onam promotions, Safari has also launched a mega raffle offering prizes worth QR200,000 or equivalent to more than Indian Rs5mn.

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: First prize of QR25,000 for one winner, second prize of QR15,000 each for two winners, third prize of QR10,000 for three winners, fourth prize of Samsung 660-litre refrigerators for two winners, fifth prize of Samsung washing machines for two winners, sixth prize of iPhone 16 Pro Max (256 GB) for five winners, seventh prize of Rado watches for five winners, eighth prize of Apple MacBooks for six winners, ninth prize of Tissot watches for six winners, tenth prize of 65-inch LG TVs for ten winners, and eleventh prize of Safari vouchers worth QR1,000 each for 10 winners.

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