Strauss Group Attains Another Global Destination Through Its Max Brenner Subsidiary, Launching MB's Largest-Ever Chocolate Bar In Las Vegas
By Strauss Group Ltd, PRNEMonday, August 9, 2010
Max Brenner Chain of The Strauss Group is Launching its Largest-Ever Chocolate Bar at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace - The Largest Trade and Shopping Center in Las Vegas at a USD 3 Million Investment
TEL AVIV, Israel, August 10, 2010 - Giora Bar Dea, CEO of Strauss North America, said today: "The Max Brenner
chocolate bar chain, which is gaining much attention and success in the U.S.
and is perceived as a fascinating concept there, continues to implement its
strategy of building Max Brenner as an international brand. The new branch at
the center of Las Vegas is a strategically-ideal location for us to present
our brand on the West Coast and to boost our international exposure. We
believe that our concept perfectly fits the location and special experience,
and are confident that both the millions of visitors and the local community
will warmly embrace the unique concept of the Max Brenner chain."
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Oded Brenner, Founder of Max Brenner: "You must open a branch in Las
Vegas. There is no other place in the world that fits Max Brenner perfectly
like Las Vegas. It's as if this concept was specifically-tailored for
Vegas … and so, almost from the very first branch we opened I have been
chased by this mantra which was repeated to me in every new location we
launched, but the idea remained like Vegas: unattainable, larger than life,
like a dream.
"Then I remember my first trips to Vegas more than five years ago, and
the thoughts that maybe this is all doable after all. Every time I got there
I saw the dazzling signs of the world's largest brands whose stores in
Manhattan seemed like small corner shops compared to the huge flagship venues
in Vegas, with stars like Elton John and Jerry Seinfeld paying regular visits
there. And all of this enormity was almost screaming to me that maybe Vegas
would remain just a dream, that is it really too much and too big for what
started as a small chocolate store in an Israeli town. Today, this dream came
true."
And now, at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, perhaps the largest and
most famous shopping mall of Vegas and one of the largest in the U.S., a
center which sees more than 20 million visitors a year, opposite the new and
largest H&M store in the U.S., and alongside brands such as Apple, Armani and
Hugo Boss - we opened our very own Max Brenner chocolate bar:
A two-story restaurant and chocolate shop spread over 1,000 SQM, with 280
seats, a full bar that offers a menu with a special chocolate martini
launched at the Vegas branch, a chocolate and gift shop, two rooms for
private events, a takeout bar built at the patio of the restaurant, and 200
employees who serve the diners.
This new branch joins 31 MB chain branches worldwide: two in the U.S., 19
in Australia, two in the Philippines, two in Singapore and six in Israel.
The new branch was inaugurated at a Chocolate Breaking Ceremony attended
by Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Ofra Strauss, Chairperson of Strauss Group,
Giora Bar Dea, CEO of Strauss North America and Oded Brenner, founder of the
Max Brenner chain. The branch sparked intensive media interest in the U.S.,
and two days after its opening ceremony already hosted many visitors who
enjoyed the chocolate experience of Max Brenner.
About Strauss:
Strauss Group, Israel's second-largest Food & Beverage Company, is today
an international corporation with around 13,000 global employees operating
twenty two production sites in twenty countries. In the last six years, the
Group has consistently achieved growth, generating around $1.62 Billion in
turnover at the end of 2009, of which 47% came from international activities.
The Strauss Group is comprised of four core business units: Strauss Israel,
Strauss Coffee, Strauss North America and Strauss Water.
The Group is a leading player in coffee markets in Central and Eastern
Europe, Brazil and Israel for Roast & Ground (R&G) coffee and other coffee
related products and services. Strauss Group is traded on the Tel Aviv 25
Index, which lists the largest public companies in Israel and has achieved a
top AA+ credit rating from Maalot, an affiliation of Standard and Poor's.
Strauss Group is in partnership with leading multinationals Danone and
PepsiCo; and Strauss Coffee recently entered into a partnership with TPG
Capital, a leading private equity fund.
To visit at our website: www.strauss-group.com/
For additional information: Media Contact Investors Contact Osnat Golan Yaffa Cohen-Ifrah Corporate Communications Director Director of Investor Relations Strauss Group Ltd. Strauss Group Ltd. Tel +972-3-6752281 Tel +972-3-6752545 Mob +972-52-8288111 Mob +972-54-5772195 Email: Email: osnat.golan@strauss-group.com yaffa.cohen-ifrah@strauss-group.com www.strauss-group.com www.strauss-group.com
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For additional information: Media Contact, Osnat Golan, Corporate Communications Director, Strauss Group Ltd., Tel +972-3-6752281, Mob +972-52-8288111, Email: osnat.golan at strauss-group.com ; Investors Contact, Yaffa Cohen-Ifrah, Director of Investor Relations, Strauss Group Ltd., Tel +972-3-6752545, Mob +972-54-5772195, Email: yaffa.cohen-ifrah at strauss-group.com
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