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Wednesday, February 10 - 2010

Wataniya cooks up biggest pasta in history

Wataniya Restaurants dished up a Wataniya Pasta weighing an enormous 4,300 kilograms at Golf Club Doha on Saturday to set a new Guinness World Record for the 'Biggest Pasta in History'.

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  • Wataniya Restaurants' biggest pasta in history.
    Wataniya Restaurants' biggest pasta in history.
The 2-metre wide, 6-metre long Wataniya Pasta, prepared using tasty Sbarro pasta, surpassed the previous Guinness World Record Pasta by more than 1,000 kilograms.

"Wataniya served up 4,300 kilos of delicious Sbarro pasta and the Guinness World Record is now held by Qatar,"

declared a proud Nasser Beydoun, CEO of Doha-based Wataniya Restaurants Q.S.C.

"Today's Wataniya Pasta world record proves how devoted Sbarro is to serving the biggest pasta meals," added Nasser Beydoun. "Every Sbarro restaurant in Qatar always serves the largest, freshest plates of pasta made from 100% nutritious ingredients, as well as tasty pizza, healthy salads and delicious desserts."

Excited Gulf Club visitors and media representatives also witnessed a second world record for Qatar, as the 1,730-meter long 'Wataniya Sandwich' smashed the Guinness World Record for Longest Sandwich in the World.

Chefs and volunteers labored for 10 days to prepare the 500 kilograms of cold cuts, mushrooms, onions, garlic, spices and bread to make the 1.73-km (1.1-mile) Wataniya Sandwich a world record snack.

Qatar's leader in authentic Italian cuisine, Wataniya Restaurants now has 9 Sbarro restaurants serving the biggest plates of pasta in Qatar. Royal Plaza (Al Sadd Street), Centerpoint (Jawaan Street 447 7780), Al Mana Petrol Station (Salwa Road 451 6162), Abou Hamour Petrol Station (421 6868), Al Rayyan (Shaffi Street 414 1138), Ras Bou Abboud (Al Imadi Complex B Ring Road 444 0402), Wakra (Abdelrahman bin Jasem Street - Hospital roundabout), Khor (Facing QNB) and Tibah Petrol Station (Kheraytiayat 421 3399).
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About Wataniya Restaurants:

Established as recently as 2006, Wataniya Restaurants has grown spectacularly into the leading high quality branded restaurant company in the Middle East and North Africa with more than 200 locations across 14 countries. Wataniya is a privately owned Qatari corporation with QR100m ($27.5m) headquartered in Doha whose international brands include Al Rifai, American Grill, Chopsticks, Flames of Brazil, Le Cirque, Mongolian Barbecue, New York Deli, Pita Fresh, Rainforest Café, Restaurant 29, Sbarro and Vic & Anthony's. Wataniya has announced its intention to make further acquisitions to meet the region's growing demand for quality branded restaurants with plans for more than 100 new restaurant openings in the next 7 years.

For further information, kindly contact:

Krikor Khatchikian
Senior Account Manager
Cohn & Wolfe Public Relations
Telephone: +974 428 3177

Lilas Kazoun
Marketing Coordinator
Wataniya Restaurants
Tel: +974 661 3521

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