New York, U.S.A. – September  14, 2009 – Cupola Pakistan has won its second consecutive International Stevie® Award for Pakistan in the Sixth Annual International Business Awards ceremony held in New York. The International Business Awards is regarded as “The Business Oscars” And is the only global, business awards program honoring extra ordinary performances of corporations in the various business initiatives.

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors selected International Stevie winners among the Finalists, which drawn in from more than 1,700 entries from more than 40 countries by volunteered judges around the world during two months of preliminary judging.

The Stevie International Business Awards recognized Cupola Pakistan for “KFC’s Unity Drive – A Platform for Hope & Solidarity”, in the category of “Marketing Campaign of the Year”. Mr. Muhammad Fuad Hameed, Marketing Manager, was present to receive the award at the ceremony.
“KFC Pakistan has won this prestigious award for the second year running and has done so promoting a message that is very near and dear to our hearts. Providing hope and a means to project the thoughts and impressions of our patrons is something we consider very important. To see other responsive companies follow suit is testimony to KFC’s achievements”, says Rafiq Rangoonwala, the CEO of Cupola Pakistan Ltd. Under his leadership and vision KFC Pakistan had won this prestigious award for the second consecutive year after being recognized last year for its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative operating three Hearing and Speech Impaired special restaurants in Pakistan.
Cupola has been at the forefront of such initiatives that nurture on the essence of fellowship and togetherness among the people of Pakistan, acting as the link between people, ideologies and actions.
KFC’s Unity Drive had a simple but essential message and objective. To bring together the people of Pakistan by promoting, in the words of our founder, “Unity, Faith & Discipline”. In a time of uncertainty and fear, KFC rose to the occasion and built a platform of solidarity and togetherness for the people of Pakistan. The campaign proved to be a successful initiative in not just providing hope for our patrons, but also allowed KFC Pakistan to take an effective step forward during tough times and entrust other responsive companies to act in a similar manner.   Mr. Fuad Hameed, echoed this notion “This initiative has allowed KFC to take a stand in the community and provide hope for people, our responsiveness has been a model for others to follow and learn from. This international recognition further exemplifies our achievement”