As the hot summer days begin to fade, a feverish rush has begun in the kitchen. In Anatolia, a tradition passed down from generation to generation, tomatoes play a key role in the preparation of tomato paste, menemen, and sauces. Metro Turkey, which offers essential winter preparation products like peeled garlic and red pepper, olive oil, vinegar, and even jars, along with tomatoes for sauce and paste, adds flavor to winter tables with four different recipes.

As autumn approaches, kitchens begin to fill with the scent of tomatoes for sauce and paste. These delicious treats, sure to brighten tables all winter long, are meticulously prepared and filled into jars. Metro Turkey, a true companion to chefs both in professional and private kitchens, offers 10-12 kg boxes of tomatoes for sauce and paste, priced at 9.90 TL per kilogram, to add convenience and flavor to traditional winter preparations. And it's not just tomatoes; we also offer essential ingredients like peeled garlic, 5-6 kg bags of capia peppers, hot red chili peppers in 5 kg cases, vinegar, and olive oil, as well as jars and lids for the safe storage of tomato paste and sauces, all under the Metro Chef brand. So, you can find all the products you need for winter preparations under one roof!

To enjoy tomatoes as fresh as summer in winter, you can try different flavors from tomato paste to tomato sauce, from hot sauce to menemen sauce; see recipes and product details. https://brosurler.metro-tr.com/domatesle-kisa-hazirlik/page/1 You can access it from the link. Here is one of these delicious recipes prepared by Gastronometro chefs:

Menemenlik Sauce

Materials

• Tomatoes for Sauce and Paste 2 kg
• Metro Chef Green Pepper 500 g
• Metro Chef Olive Oil 120 ml
• Metro Chef Peeled Garlic 2 pieces
• Aroma Sugar 5 g
• Aroma Salt 10 g
• Balsamic Vinegar 10 ml
• Metro Chef Fresh Thyme 1 piece
• Metro Chef Bay Leaf 2 pieces

Preparation of

Lightly roast the tomatoes and peppers in the oven or on the stovetop. Peel the skins, dice the tomatoes, and thinly slice the peppers. Roasting adds a deep, smoky flavor to the sauce. Heat the garlic, thyme, and bay leaves in olive oil for a few minutes. Strain and set aside. Heat the flavored olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the finely chopped peppers and sauté for 5–6 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the peeled and diced tomatoes and salt. Cook the mixture over low heat for 30–40 minutes, or until the tomatoes have absorbed their juices. At the end of the cooking, add balsamic vinegar and granulated sugar to balance the acidity of the tomatoes and achieve a sweet-tart harmonious consistency. While the mixture simmers, pour it into sterilized jars.

Source: HORECA TREND and Metro Türkiye

One of the indispensable stops for pleasure lovers for over 10 years. Magnum The Store takes the pleasure experience to a whole new level by offering visitors the opportunity to create their own Magnum. This special concept, which has been highly popular since its inception, is a part of Migros's history, serving the Aegean bays since 2016. Migros Seafood Market comes together with the format.

Migros Located on the second floor of Deniz Market, the first Magnum Store on the sea brings together iconic flavors and a personalization experience with pleasure lovers, this time on the sea.

Will be in service until the end of August Magnum StoreWith its private seating areas and classic dipping bar, it stands out as one of the coolest and most enjoyable stops of the summer season. It offers pleasure-seekers a refreshing and unforgettable boat break.

Moving from Fethiye to Göcek Migros Seafood Market operates daily from dawn to dusk, following the same route. Guests enjoying the seaside during the summer can enjoy both Migros's market services and the Magnum Store experience.

Magnum, which brings pleasure lovers together with innovative projects every year, goes beyond borders and brings pleasure to the cool bays of the Aegean this summer.

Metro TurkeyThe new generation retail initiative bonVeno, which carries the quality and assurance of to the points close to the end consumers in the neighborhood, is changing the shopping habits by offering market and food and beverage solutions together. bonVeno, which has become a "neighborhood" in the points it is located, has implemented the "My First Job Is That" project in order to touch the lives of its young neighbors. With this project, young people between the ages of 18-22 will have the opportunity to earn income by working in bonVeno stores in the neighborhoods they live.

Transforming shopping habits with its new generation retail approach, bonVeno, as a neighbor who looks after all needs in the neighborhoods it is located in, takes its social responsibility mission towards young people one step further with its “My First Job Is That” project. Preparing to offer part-time job opportunities to young people during the summer period with the “My First Job Is That” project, bonVeno will enable them to gain their first work experience. As part of the project, more than 50 bonVeno stores located throughout Istanbul will offer part-time job opportunities to university students between the ages of 1-18 as of July 22. While it is aimed to employ at least one student in each store, young people who wish will be able to continue their work during the education period.

Every New Store, A New Job

Stating that they have become a new habit of the locals with the quality and accessible product options they offer in every district where their stores are located, Eda Özkan, General Manager of bonVeno“The first of which we opened in 2023, bonVeno, has become very popular in a short time. We have customers who stop by to get their coffee and sandwiches before going to school or work, meet their basic grocery needs and who have become like family. Now, we want to take this bond we have established with our customers in the neighborhoods we are in one step further and accompany our young people in their career journeys and have their first work experiences at bonVeno. In the past, young people would work at neighboring tradesmen in the neighborhood during the summer months to both earn money and learn their first responsibilities in life. We are reviving this tradition with our modern retail approach. With this project, our young people will gain experience and income within walking distance of their homes. bonVeno is a rapidly growing organization in Istanbul and we aim to reach 100 stores by the end of the year. In this direction, every new store we open will become a new employment opportunity for our young people,” he said.

Applications can be made either online or directly to the store.

Within the scope of the “bonVeno My First Job” project, young people between the ages of 18-22 who are at least high school graduates will be able to take their first steps on this meaningful journey by applying online at bonveno.com.tr or directly to bonVeno stores in their neighborhoods. As a result of the evaluations, bonVeno’s new employees will be able to start working 1 hours a week in bonVeno stores as of July 2025, 30. Young people who wish will be able to continue working part-time in bonVeno stores when schools open after the summer season.

Source: HORECA TREND and bonVeno