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Venue Map

1. Beverage Booth

2. IFANCA

3. UIF

4. Rabia’s Collection

5. Zipcar

6. MMM’s Ice Cream

7. Taza Cafe7. Taza Cafe

8. Mr. Halal Broaster

9. Al Safa

10. Al Safa

11. TBA

12. Max’s Takeout

13. Baba Pita

14. Ghareeb Nawaz14. Ghareeb Nawaz

15. Minaret

16. TBA

17. TBA

18. Guidance Residential

19. Midamar

20. Reza’s Restaurant

21. Nini’s Deli

22. Sataza

23. Mediterranean Market23. Mediterranean Market

24. My Halal Kitchen

25. Gur Sweets Bakery

26. Uncle Sammy’s Sandwiches

27. Live Technologies

28. STL Henna

29. Noor Kids

30. Chicago Moonwalks30. Chicago Moonwalks

31. Chicago Cupcake (Food Truck)

*Halal Certified*No Animal Testing*Made in U.S.A.*Made with Certified Organic Ingredients

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Keynote Speaker

ScheduleFor the most up to date schedule please visitHalalFestivals.com or ask one of our representatives

Don’t forget to enter the raffleto win a 47” Vizio Flat Screen TV!

Adnan Durrani

Mr. Durrani is the CEO of American Halal, which wholly owns its flagship brand, Saffron Road (www.saffronroadfood.com ), the first Halal certified product to be sold nationally in the USA at all Whole Foods Stores and now 6,000 other retail food stores. Whole Foods, the #7 ranked US food retailer with over $13 billion in sales, has noted Saffron Road as being one of the most suc-­cessful new brand launches nationally in their 30 year history.

Mr. Durrani’s social media activism with Saffron Road in combatting Islamaphobia and in suc-­cessfully engaging progressive American consumers was applauded by PR Week (Best Digital Campaign), Forbes, INC Magazine, Fast Company and many other mainstream publications. He is also President of Condor Ventures. His entrepreneurial ventures have resulted in a successful track record of building niche-­branded organic food companies, using grassroots marketing and guerilla tactical distribution strategies. He founded Vermont Pure/Crystal Rock Water Co in 1991, now the second largest bottled water company in the Northeast.. Mr. Durrani was also a principal partner in Stonyfield Farms, Inc. ($350 million) from the early stages to leading its sale principal partner in Stonyfield Farms, Inc. ($350 million) from the early stages to leading its sale to Groupe Danone in 2001. He was also a principal of Delicious Brands, Inc., which he scaled, with the financial backing of Carl Icahn to become the 5th largest cookie brand in the U.S.

Mr. Durrani is a former Director for READ Global, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda-­tion. He also served on the Board of Social Venture Network and has been recognized as one who engineered “20 Ideas That Changed The Way The World Does Business.” The select list of these inductees include: Ben Cohen(Ben& Jerry’s) , Gary Hirshberg (Stonyfield Farms), Muham-­mad Yunus( Grameen ), and Steve Case (AOL). He is also a charter and founding member of OPEN NY (Org. of Pakistani Entrepreneurs) and sits on the OPEN NY Board.

Mr. Durrani is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Engineering, where he is the Vice Chairman and Executive Committee member of the Board of Directors and is also Chairman of Columbia’s SEAS Entrepreneurship Advisory Board. In October, 2010, he was hosted by the Vatican and Ambassador to the Holy Sees (www.vatican.va) as one of only two American Mus-­lims to be a speaker on “Interfaith In Business” in Rome, Italy. Mr. Durrani was also cited in 2011 as one of 100 Muslim Heroes.

CEO, American Halal Company, Inc.

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