Mango festival opens at LuLu hypermarkets

The LuLu Mango Mania, a festival of mangoes, was inaugurated by Abdul Bari Siddiqui, finance minister of India’s Bihar state at LuLu Hypermarket, Murabba in Riyadh on Thursday.
The festival simultaneously opened at LuLu Hypermarket in Dammam, with the support of the Municipality Food Control Department.
This edition of the LuLu Mango Mania has an abundant range of mangoes sourced from across the continents. The annual summer festival that celebrates the king of fruits will continue at all of LuLu’s branches Kingdomwide till May 24.
The collection, especially picked for Saudi consumers, represents a wide diversity of choice with hues of green, yellow and orange. As expected, the most popular varieties currently on display are the alphonso, badami, rajapuri, thothapuri, sindhooram, chakkaragound, kalapady, malgova, mallika, moovandan, neelam, betti, karthakolomba, long mango, aadi, Bombay, kalbaathoor, samak, taymour, zill, green mango, berberi, gelind, selasation and Tommy Mango.
The varieties have been sourced from Saudi Arabia, India, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Yemen, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and Sri Lanka — the countries that have marked a rise in the cultivation of mangoes.
LuLu management stated: "This Mango Mania is a much awaited event in our calendar and the response has always been overwhelming. Our quest to source out the most exotic varieties started well in advance and the outcome of this meticulous planning is reflected in the selection available during the period.”
“The local producers need to be complimented on their concerted effort and have contributed substantially to make this event a success. The king of fruits has always remained a favorite all over the world and the onset of its season surely calls for a reason to celebrate,” a LuLu management executive said.