Bill Aossey, founder of Midamar and two Midamar representatives from China, Jun Zhang and Tianxian Lu, surprised MBA and MSL students with a visit to view the Global Shawarma final presentation that four students had developed for the Cedar Rapids-based company in their Global Business Environment class this summer.
Students Jimi Cook, Taha Mohamed, Cole Graham and Thippeswamy Mekkeppanavara worked on the Global Shawarma project and partnered with Midamar, a halal food brand and global supply chain management company, to explore the logistics required to establish a restaurant business in China that features shawarma and other halal-prepared foods. Halal refers to foods that are allowable in Islamic culture. Through this project, Midamar and Mount Mercy students aimed to address world hunger issues by finding ways to supply China with more protein and nutrient rich food options.
After the presentation, Midamar representatives shared details about their business model, and Mr. Aossey hopes to return as a guest speaker in feature global business classes.