Shawarma Express: Bringing Halal Middle Eastern Flavor to the Osceola Business Community
Located on West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee, Shawarma Express is a local halal Middle Eastern restaurant serving food built around familiar regional favorites such as shawarma, grilled meats, rice, fresh sides, and sauces.
For many customers, Shawarma Express is simply a place to stop in for a meal. But for local companies and organizations, the restaurant can also serve another purpose: helping make group meals easier to plan.
Business gatherings do not always need formal catering packages or complicated arrangements. Sometimes a company needs lunch for a small team. Other times, food is needed for a meeting, training session, networking gathering or internal event. Shawarma Express offers a flexible catering option for those situations while giving businesses access to halal Middle Eastern food that can bring something different to the table.
Instead of offering fixed packages based on a specific number of guests, Shawarma Express gives businesses more flexibility in how they build an order. Larger platters are available for approximately four or six people, and bigger catering orders can also be created using individual menu items.
That approach can be especially useful for local businesses because every gathering is different. The size of the group, the type of meeting and the way food will be served can all vary. Rather than forcing companies into a preset format, the goal is to make it easier to build an order around the occasion.
Halal food is also an important part of what Shawarma Express brings to the local business community. For companies planning meals for employees, guests or clients with different dietary needs, having a local halal option can make planning more inclusive and straightforward.
Beyond catering, Shawarma Express sees its involvement in the Osceola business community as an opportunity to become more connected with the people and organizations around it.
Local businesses often rely on one another in ways that go beyond a single transaction. A restaurant can become a place for a quick lunch, a resource when a company needs to feed a group, or simply another local business that understands the needs of people working and operating in the same community.
That is the role Shawarma Express hopes to continue building in Osceola: not only as a restaurant serving halal Middle Eastern food, but as a dependable local food resource for companies, teams and organizations in the area.
For businesses planning a company meal, meeting or event, Shawarma Express welcomes the opportunity to discuss what would work best for the group.
To learn more about catering or book a cateringconsultation, visit: https://go.shawarmaexpressfl.com/catering or contact Shawarma Express at 407-507-1088 or drop in at 5343 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, FL 34746.
On Friday, July 10, The Osceola Chamber welcomed Osceola County’s Florida state legislators for an update on the spring 2026 legislative session in a panel discussion moderated by Walt Disney World Senior Government Advisory Manager Leticia Adams. The program also included a panel discussion covering the latest updates from, and a look at the economic landscape of, Osceola County featuring local government leaders and moderated by Chamber Board Chair Rebekah Hurd with AdventHealth.
The luncheon event, held at Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, was hosted by The Osceola Chamber President/CEO John Newstreet. At the start, the National Anthem was performed by Kate Walther, a student at the Osceola County School for the Arts. Centerpieces were provided by Market Street Florist. Spencer Pylant, Regional Manager, External Affairs – Central Florida Region, TECO Peoples Gas and Co-Chair of The Osceola Chamber Government Advisory Committee, presented Florida State Representative Erika Booth (District 35) with the Chamber’s Distinguished Public Service Award.
The Osceola Legislative Delegation panel featured Senator Kristen Arrington (District 25),Representative Jose Alvarez (District 46), Representative Paula Stark (District47), Representative Leonard Spencer (District 45), and Representative Erika Booth (District 35), who engaged in a moderated conversation with Disney’s Adams. They highlighted their successes with policy and appropriations during the recent legislative session in Tallahassee.
Senator Arrington identified the Property Tax Amendment ballot item as an issue constituents should educate themselves on, while Representative Spencer agreed that property taxes, along with Artificial Intelligence, was the top issue that should be on businessowners’ radar. Representative Booth commended the Chamber, local government leadership, and other special interest groups for keeping her informed on what’s up locally and identified affordability as a key issue. Representative Jose Alvarez cited his past role as City of Kissimmee Mayor as influential in his assessment of the property tax issue.
The local leadership panel consisted of City of Kissimmee City Manager Mike Steigerwald, Osceola County Manager Don Fisher, City of St. Cloud City Manager Veronica Miller, and Osceola County School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff. Steigerwald and Miller drew attention to exciting new development projects within their cities and Fisher touted new investments in NeoCity, including two economic development agreements with South Korean companies. Dr. Shanoff noted that the Osceola School District has risen to number three in the state in graduate college attendance, thanks to Osceola Prosper and other initiatives, and thanked his board, teachers, and District staff for the county’s highest ever graduation rate in 2026. A comparison between current operations and potential impacts should the property tax amendment pass were also part of the conversation.
The Osceola Chamber’s 2026 Osceola Update was sponsored by Walt Disney World Resort, Austin Commercial, HCA Florida Healthcare, Kissimmee Utility Authority, Orlando Health, Advent Health, Valencia College, Encore, Gaylord Palms, Osceola County, Osceola County School District, Overstreet Law, Sunbridge, TECO People’s Gas, TohoWater Authority, Universal Orlando Resort, Advanced Ultrasound FL, and Market Street Florist.
Check out images from the Legislative Panel below.
