Footballer Fabrice Muamba and wife, Shauna, Launch Charitable Sauces at MediaCityUK Booths
Miracle footballer Fabrice Muamba and his wife, Shauna, will be launching Mrs Muamba's Caribbean cooking sauces at Booths MediaCityUK on Wednesday 23rd July.
Fabrice and Shauna will be meeting Booths customers from 12 - 2pm, serving samples of Mrs Muamba's five Caribbean sauces which launched into Booths stores across the North West this month; Caribbean Curry, Sweet & Spicy Sauce, Caribbean Brown Stew, Caribbean BBQ Sauce and Jerk Sauce.
Mrs Muamba's cooking sauces were born following a life changing event which made Shauna and Fabrice Muamba think about how they could make a difference. Fabrice suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in 2012 at the age of 23 whilst playing for Bolton Wanderers against Tottenham in an FA Cup quarter final match watched by millions of TV viewers.
Fortunately a defibrillator was on site and it was this equipment, along with the combined skills of the medical teams on the scene and at hospital which saved his life.
"I grew up in Jamaica and it was here that I fell in love with how food was prepared. I've picked up my cooking skills and inspiration from family and friends, and from the meals I have prepared over the years for Fabrice's teammates, and so set up my own Caribbean catering company. My business was performing well - so I knew people would appreciate having the authentic flavours of the Caribbean in their own home, sauces created in my kitchen without all the artificial nasties.
It is fantastic that my range of Caribbean sauces will be available in Booths and that their customers will be able to experience the true flavours of the Caribbean. Also importantly a small donation from the sale of every jar will go to the Hearts and Goals charity which will help increase accessibility of defibrillators, which will save lives."
Shauna Muamba
Find out more at https://mrsmuambas.co.uk/ Follow on Twitter @mrsmuambas
Mrs Muamba supports Arrhythmia Alliance, the heart rhythm charity and their campaign to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, 'Hearts & Goals'. A small donation from the sale of every jar of Mrs Muamba's sold goes to Arrhythmia Alliance (Hearts and Goals) to help towards its aim to make defibrillators available to everyone. Shauna Muamba shares this vision and hopes to have defibrillators in the supermarkets that the Mrs Muamba's range is stocked in. The charity will be attending the launch event on Wednesday offering free pulse checks to Booths customers.
"Mrs Muamba's will bring something new to the Booths International Food range. The authenticity of Caribbean flavours will now be accessible to our customers and look of the brand I am sure will appeal to those looking for something a little different. We are delighted that 10 of our supermarkets now permanently home a defibrillator and a number of our store staff are trained to use this life saving piece of equipment. The defibrillators are by no means limited to Booths customers but are accessible to the whole community. If we save just one life, it will be an extremely worthwhile investment.
Pete Newton, Booths Buyer
For more information visit: www.defibssavelives.org