Juice bar chain, Amoretto, opens cafes in Dubai

Company press release, March 26, 2004

New Delhi

Delhi based Amoretto Retail Pvt Ltd, have taken an international leap forward by finalising a deal with a Dubai based retail group to open Amoretto's juice cafes in Dubai.

The one year old, largest juice bar chain of India is now training its sight on the international retail market. Talks are already on with prospective franchisees in Qatar, Malaysia and Johannesburg.

Amoretto's has entered into a tie-up with the Dubai-based Al Maya Lals Group of companies to set up Amoretto's juice cafes in Dubai. Says, Jayant Kochar, managing director, Amoretto Retail Pvt Ltd, We expect to be operating four Amoretto's juice cafes in Dubai in the next four months and we have an ideal retail partner in the Al Maya Lal's group

The Al Maya Lals Group is among Dubais major supermarket chains, the others being Spinneys and Charatrams.

Amoretto's is the first and largest juice bar chain in India. To make energy and fitness more accessible for everyone, Amoretto's have recently opened a number of new outlets in India, and are now present in Mumbai (Moksh - Breach Candy; Gold's Gym - Napean Sea Road (Gold's gym is the biggest chain of Gym's worldwide) ; Crosssroads - Tardeo and Fun Republic Andheri), Delhi / NCR (Ansal Plaza, MGF Metropolitan Mall, Sahara Mall and Priya Cinema Complex, Vasant Vihar) and Kolkatta (Forum Mall). Another Amoretto's café will open in a few day's time in Alipore Mall in Calcutta. They are now looking for franchisees all over the Asian region and will soon open more outlets in Kolkatta and also enter southern India by launching in Bangalore.

For further information please contact:

Gurpreet Wasi, head, marketing

Amoretto Retail Pvt. Ltd.

22 Basant Lok Complex

Vasant Vihar

New Delhi -110057, India

Tel: +91 11 51669660

Fax: +91 11 51669664