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Mugena African Caribbean Foods & Restaurant

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27 Auriga Dr #1034, Ottawa, K2E 0B1

(613) 722-8228

Mugena Enterprises was formed in 1995 as an integrated African-Caribbean and South American ethnic operation serving primarily groceries, beauty products, tropical ice creams and Caribbean cuisine of the finest kind. Owned and operated by Iddi and Myrle Alhassan, Mugena, has over the years, grown into a community gathering hole where most of these ethnic products can be found. The name Mugena is derived from the Hausa language which is spoken in the northern part of Ghana, Nigeria and many other parts of West Africa. It simply means, “let us build”. Suffice to say the Ottawa community has been quite supportive and today we can boast a customer base that covers all persons who are interested in Caribbean cuisine or products from Africa, the Caribbean, South and Latin America. Mugena participates in most of the summer festivals in Ottawa, including the Dragon Boat Festival, the Jazz Festival, the Canada Day (July 1st) Festival, the Blues Festival, the Jamaica Day festival, Carivibe, the Jamaica Day jump-up in Merrickville and the Folk Festival at Britannia Park. Our efforts have, in small way, contributed to popularizing Caribbean cuisine in the Ottawa-Gatineau Region. And the building process continues. We have now expanded our activities to include catering services rivaled by none in the community for its quality, price and consistency of service. All these efforts contribute to creating employment opportunities and training for youth in the community. We greatly appreciate your visit to our website today and we hope this experience will bring you into our shop at 911 Richmond Road to contribute to this steady and persistent building process. Iddi & Myrle Alhassan.

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