April, 2020 #57
q STINSON PEARCE LIMITED | Prouds
Phone: +679 6722477
Company prepares
for uncertain times
Commends Fijian government for various incentives
The Motibhai Group has bat-
tled many storms and times of
uncertainty in the past but the im-
pacts of the Covid-19 pandemic
has been the worst so far.
Group chairman and CEO
Kirit Patel says the company has
never seen anything like Cov-
id-19 in the past and the negative
effects of the pandemic has trick-
led down to every staff member.
“The lockdown of Lautoka
borders on March 20 and the
subsequent closure of Nadi In-
ternational Airport on March 26
has severely affected our busi-
ness operations but we all know
that government is doing its best
to ensure the safety of all citizens
and we commend the authorities
for taking swift measures accord-
ingly,” Mr Patel said.
“Ever since we have been
operating the duty-free stores
at Nadi Airport, this is the first
time we have halted operations
and this is all because of matters
Prior to the airport closure, executive director Mr Bhupendra Patel handed over the long service certificate to Nai
Taina Hickes who works at Prouds Duty-Free stores, Nadi Airport as an administration supervisor and has success-
fully completed her 40-years of loyal service to the company.
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beyond our control and for the
general safety of everyone,” Mr
Patel added.
With a strong workforce of
1400 across the country, the com-
pany believes close to 200 staff
have been severely affected due
to the closure of the Duty-Free,
Burger King, Domestic Café and
Prouds Lautoka operations re-
spectively.
“While these are times of
uncertainty, we believe things
should start getting back to nor-
mal in a few months’ time.
“In the meantime, we will
continue to operate as per guide-
lines and safety measures provid-
ed by the government. I take this
opportunity to salute the Fijian
government for unveiling vari-
ous incentives for businesses and
employees in the supplementary
Covid-19 response budget which
was announced by the honour- Motibhai Group chairman
able attorney general on Thurs-
day, March 26.” and CEO Mr Kirit Patel.
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The Fiji Times online platform is now free
ALL news updates on The Fiji Times online platform are now
freely accessible.
Fiji Times Pte Ltd general manager Christine Lyons said Fiji was
in a critical moment and Fiji’s people urgently needed access to all
their trusted sources of information.
“We are mindful that our nation’s people will face economically
challenging times ahead,” she said.
“This is one way to ensure that people can have immediate ac-
cess to reliable, up to date information at no cost.”
Ms Lyons said The Fiji Times had already been considering the
impact of its 18-month-old paywall on its business model.
However, Fiji’s current situation had focused the company on the
role it played in disseminating relevant and credible information to
the Fiji public.
Certain parts of the online platform will still come under a pay-
wall, such as the e-edition of The Fiji Times, Ms Lyons said.
“This is all about how we maintain a sustainable business while
showing loyalty to the tens of thousands of people who support us
every day.”
World Oral Health Day
Smile for life Chew sugar-free gums
A healthy mouth and a healthy body go hand in hand. Maintain-
ing a healthy mouth is crucial to keeping it functioning correctly and
for maintaining overall health and quality of life.
Your mouth is a mirror to your body and reflects your general
health and well-being.
In order to achieve an accepted level of oral health, the tooth-
paste you use plays a vital role in the entire process.
This is when Pepsodent – one of the best-selling toothpastes in
the world since 1915 comes into the picture.
A product of Unilever, one of the largest consumer goods com-
panies in the world, Pepsodent which comes in different variants is
now widely available in Fiji.
With the World Oral Health Day (WOHD) celebrated last month,
now is the time to make a switch for the better.
Organized by World Dental Federation (FDI) which also endors-
es Pepsodent as an approved and reliable toothpaste brand, WOHD
is the largest global awareness campaign on oral health.
Pepsodent provides 12-hours of protection to prevent cavities
and helps repair invisible holes for long-term fortification of teeth
with active micro calcium and pro-fluoride complex.
It’s a great choice if you're trying to eliminate plaque buildup,
whiten your teeth and strengthen your enamel and incorporates in-
gredients like sassafras, giving it a minty flavour.
Pepsodent is distributed in Fiji by Motibhai Group – touching
your lives with quality products.
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Web updates on
www.fijitimes.com
are now fully
accessible for
FREE.
for good oral health
Celebrated each year on March 20, the World Oral Health Day
(WOHD) is the largest global awareness campaign on oral health
organised by the World Dental Federation (FDI).
In 2020, the aim is to empower people to work together to drive
positive change for oral health and 'Unite for Mouth Health'.
The event is also supported by the Fiji Dental Association (FDA)
which strongly recommends the chewing of sugar-free gums af-
ter each meal.
In order to avoid risk factors, people must adopt good oral hygiene
habits by brushing with an FDI endorsed toothpaste (such as
Pepsodent) and chewing sugar-free gums from Wrigley’s togeth-
er with regular dental check-ups to protect your mouth and body.
The Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program (WOHP) partners with den-
tal professionals worldwide, helping them improve their patients’
oral health through one additional simple and enjoyable step in
their daily routine: chewing sugar-free gum after eating and
drinking.
“The endorsement of our Wrigley brand sugar-free gums by the Fiji
Dental Association is a testament that sugar-free chewing gums
literally helps improve oral health and prevents oral diseases,”
Motibhai Group marketing manager Abraham Gomes said.
“Chewing sugar-free gum is just one way to help keep teeth clean
and healthy and is proven to benefit dental health as it helps neu-
tralise plaque acids,” Mr Gomes added.
Since the 1930s, Wrigley has been leading research to understand
the role of chewing gum in oral care.
Based on decades of research, today regulatory bodies, national
governments, the World Dental Federation (FDI) and around 20
national dental associations worldwide recognise the oral care
benefits of chewing sugar-free gum.
Wrigley sugar-free chewing gum is distributed by Motibhai Group
– touching your lives with quality products.
A champion of health and hygiene

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Lifebuoy started with William
Lever's goal to stop cholera in
Victorian England.
Over the past century, we’ve
evolved into the world's number
one selling germs protection an-
tibacterial soap and a worldwide With the
leader bringing better health and
hygiene to billions. prevalence of a
Sold in nearly 60 countries,
Unilever through the Lifebuoy worldwide
brand aims to make a difference
by creating quality, affordable
pandemic, stay
products and promoting healthy protected with
hygiene habits.
With the prevalence of a Lifebuoy by
worldwide pandemic, stay pro-
tected with Lifebuoy by frequent- frequently washing
ly washing your hands and sani-
tising. Other precautions include
your hands and
visiting the doctor or resting if sanitising.
you're sick.
As part of our corporate social Other precautions
responsibility, Lifebuoy is on a
lifesaving mission to spread the include visiting the
importance of good hand washing
habits around the world.
doctor or
Lifebuoy is distributed in Fiji resting if you’re sick
by Motibhai Group – touching
your lives with quality products.

Protect your home and family

with trusted cleaning agents
The outbreak of a worldwide pandemic means now is the time
for you to take extra care of you and your family.
With 40 effective and versatile uses, the Domestos range of
multipurpose cleaner and toilet gel is an essential part of every
household as it helps kill germs dead on first interaction.
Established in 1929, Domestos is a cleaning brand owned by
Unilever, with a mission to help everyone have a clean home and
safe toilet.
Domestos cleaning range contains hospital grade disinfectant
designed to kill germs and obliterate dirt and mold from around
your home.
Its versatility means Domestos can be used for cleaning tasks
as diverse as toilets, showers, bathroom surfaces, kitchens, soak- disinfectants on brickwork, garage floors, wastepipes, drains and
ing nappies and even children's plastic toys - anywhere you need much more.
hygienically clean results. Domestos is distributed in Fiji by Motibhai Group – touching
For cleaning around the home, Domestos suggests using its your lives with quality products.

Clean your home with ease

With the prevalence of a
worldwide pandemic, it is ex-
tremely important for families
across Fiji to keep their homes
clean at all times.
This is when Cif, which is
packed with millions of natural
cleaning particles comes into
the picture.
This multi-purpose surface
cleaner removes 100% of tough
dirt for a beautifully clean finish
on a range of surfaces.
It can be used as a kitchen
cleaner to clean hobs, sinks, and
kitchen tiles, as well as a bath-
room cleaner to clean bathtubs,
sinks, and bathroom tiles and
even regular and wooden floors
using the Cif creams which
comes in regular and lemon ver-
sions and other respective vari-
ants in spray and liquid form as
seen in the picture.
At Cif, we believe in reveal-
ing and protecting beauty for
everyone to enjoy, every day.
That’s why for over 50-years,
Cif products have removed ugly
dirt, without damage – provid-
ing you with beautiful results.
We develop cleaning prod- face while leaving no damage distributed in Fiji by Motibhai
ucts that deliver amazing re- behind on your surfaces. Group, touching your lives with
sults, bringing a smile to your A product of Unilever, Cif is quality products.
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Helping to protect lives
and livelihoods from
the Covid-19 pandemic
Unilever contributes more than €100m to help
people affected around the world
Multinational consumer
goods conglomerate – Unilever
of which Motibhai Group is a
principal distributor in the Fijian
market has unveiled a massive
global relief package worth over
one hundred million euros to help
the fight against the pandemic
through donations of soap, sani-
tiser, bleach and food.
The company which is co-
headquartered in London and
Rotterdam announced through a
press release on Tuesday, March
24, a wide-ranging set of mea-
sures to support global and na-
tional efforts to tackle the coro-
navirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The company’s actions are
designed to help protect the
lives and livelihoods of its mul-
tiple stakeholders – including its
consumers and communities, its
customers and suppliers, and its
workforce.
Unilever will offer a further
€500m of cash flow relief to
support livelihoods across its
extended value chain and also
will protect its workforce from
sudden drops in pay, as a result
of market disruption or being un-
able to perform their role, for up
to three months.
A product donation of soaps
and sanitiser of at least €50m
to the COVID Action Platform
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of the World Economic Forum, based on the equivalent re-
which is supporting global health tail sales value.
organisations and agencies with Motibhai Group chair-
their response to the emergency man Kirit Patel said the
is also part of the package. company is proud to be
In addition to the supply of associated with Unilever
soap, Unilever will adapt its which has time and again
current manufacturing lines to stood high to assist people
produce sanitiser for use in hos- across the world in times of
pitals, schools and other institu- need.
tional settings.
Alan Jope, CEO Unilever
said: “We are deeply saddened
by the terrible impact that coro- Unilever CEO
navirus is wreaking on lives and Alan Jope
livelihoods everywhere. The
world is facing its greatest trial in
decades. We have seen the most
incredible response from the
Unilever team so far, especially
those on the front line of our op-
erations in factories, distribution
centres and stores.
“We hope that our donation of
€100m of soap, sanitiser, bleach
and food will make a significant
contribution towards protecting
people’s lives, and that by help-
ing to safeguard our workers’
incomes and jobs, we are giving
some peace of mind during these
uncertain times. Our strong cash
flow and balance sheet mean that
we can, and should, give this ad-
ditional support.”
Unilever’s €100m donation of
soap, sanitiser, food and bleach is
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