The festival has been immensely popular over the years and in a short while into this edition has received an overwhelming response.

Along with an array of fun competitions for every RO10 spent on food products shoppers also become eligible for a raffle draw to win a grand Jaguar XF 2.0 and fabulous Scratch & Win prizes that includes iPhones Samsung LED TVs Philips Air Fryers Lulu Gift Vouchers Al Mudhish Minara Nido Al Noor Basmati Rice and Suntop Juice products.

Also setting the outlets buzzing with activity will be each food product section that will conjure up an array of different types of foods that can tickle any palate.

To top it all there are also five Suzuki Swift hatchback cars to be won in a raffle.

Scratch & Win prizes of Lulu gift vouchers worth RO2000 are also to be won on the purchase of RO3 worth of Sadia products.

This edition of the Food Fiesta will feature the celebrated Masterchef Ripu Dhaman Handa. Handa will meet and interact with enthusiasts at Lulu Darsait and Bausher on March 31 and April 1 respectively.

He will also be involved in a series of cooking demos as well as being the judge in the Al Mudhish Cookery Contest to be held at Bausher on April 2.

'This time around we have got a few surprises in the Food Fiesta. While there will be the popular cookery contest which will be a great platform to encourage the art of cooking and don the chef's hat there will also be cooking demos and wet sampling of various kinds; we have thrown in some fabulous gifts to take the festival itself to a new level' said Ananth A V director Lulu Oman & India.