Red Mango Opens at 30 Rockefeller Plaza

8/4/2009

Location the first from Master Licensee Agreement with Sodexo, Inc.





DALLAS, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Mango, one of the most popular and fastest-growing retailers of authentic nonfat frozen yogurt, has opened a location at the msnbc.com digital cafe on the second floor of the NBC Experience Store at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.


The landmark NBC location is the first site to open under a new 10-year Master Licensee agreement awarded to Sodexo, Inc., one of the largest outsourcing food service and facilities management companies in the world.


"Debuting Red Mango at the msnbc.com digital cafe at 30 Rock puts us in an iconic destination and signals the great strength Sodexo brings to our brand as we continue to grow across the country," said Dan Kim, president and founder of Red Mango.


Sodexo was recently ranked third in the world among outsourcing services companies. The organization specializes in integrated facilities management services across a variety of sectors including college campuses, government buildings, large corporations, hospitals and more.


"We are extremely pleased to work with Sodexo and Red Mango to bring high-end, authentic frozen yogurt to our guests at the NBC Experience Store," said Judith Dutch, vice president of retail operations and consumer marketing for NBC Universal.


As a Master Licensee, Sodexo has been awarded non-exclusive rights to open stores under the Red Mango brand subject to Red Mango's approval. The 10-year agreement also includes options for renewal.


About Sodexo, Inc.:

Sodexo, Inc. (www.sodexoUSA.com) is a leading integrated facilities management services company in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with $7.7 billion (USD) in annual revenue and 120,000 employees. Sodexo serves more than ten million customers daily in corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, government, and remote sites. Sodexo, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is a member of Sodexo Group, and funds all administrative costs for the Sodexo Foundation (www.SodexoFoundation.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $11 million in grants to fight hunger in America. Visit the corporate blog at www.sodexoUSA.com/blog.


About msnbc.com:

msnbc.com delivers a fuller spectrum of news. Drawing on its award-winning original journalism, NBC News heritage, trusted sources and Microsoft's advanced technologies, the site presents compelling, diverse and visually engaging stories on the consumer's platform of choice. Based in Redmond, WA, msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC Universal. www.msnbc.com


About Red Mango:

Red Mango, the fastest growing retailer of authentic nonfat frozen yogurt, opened its first U.S. store in July 2007 in Los Angeles and has since celebrated more than 50 store openings across Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Utah and Washington. Red Mango received Nation's Restaurant News' 2009 "Hot Concepts!" award and has been named the best frozen yogurt in Seattle, Las Vegas, Chicago, Utah and New York by independent publications. Headquartered in Dallas, Red Mango serves uniquely delicious frozen yogurt that is all-natural, nonfat, gluten-free and packed with beneficial live and active probiotic cultures that support a healthy immune and digestive system. Red Mango's frozen yogurt has been certified by the National Yogurt Association's Live and Active Culture Seal for meeting the required criteria for healthy frozen yogurt. The company recently introduced the first iced teas fortified with probiotics. Red Mango's investors include CIC Advantage Holdings, LLC, a holding company formed by CIC Partners, and leading retail restaurant operators to invest in and add value to multi-unit retail companies. For more information about Red Mango, please visit www.redmangousa.com <http://www.redmangousa.com>. For franchising information, please visit www.redmangofranchising.com <http://www.redmangofranchising.com> or call 214-871-6865.






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