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Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Back from the brink: How Gourmet Egypt survived the float of the EGP

Gourmet and Led Zeppelin have something in common — A Whole Lotta Love: Jalal Abu Gazaleh built a business by putting love ahead of everything else: A business that customers, employees, and shareholders alike would love. Ten years down the line, it’s clear Abu Gazaleh was onto something: He built Gourmet into a retail powerhouse that survived the EGP by pivoting into food manufacturing. Episode one of Making It, our new weekly podcast on how to build a great business in Egypt, dives deep into Abu Gazaleh’s story.

You can listen to the full episode on our website or find it on Apple Podcast or Google Podcast. You can also listen on Spotify if you are not in the MENA region. The local edition of the streamer doesn’t presently offer podcasts.

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