The elegant outlet is the seventh in the UAE and is part of the company's big expansion plans in the region

Al Ain, July 20, 2015 - GODIVA Chocolatier, the official chocolate supplier to the Royal Court of Belgium, has announced the opening of its seventh café and store in the United Arab Emirates.

Located in Al Ain Mall, the café offers customers a chance to enjoy GODIVA's wide array of products such as the Belgian-made chocolate cakes, pastries, and delicious hot and cold chocolate drinks.

GODIVA's famous chocolate-dipped strawberries and luxurious 'soft-serve' ice cream are among the few signatures offerings. Also, chocolate lovers can enjoy a unique experience at the chocolate counter case and the discovery tables, loaded with delicious pralines, ganâches, caramels, marzipans, truffles and carrés. 

"Al Ain chocolate lovers frequently visited our cafés and stores in Abu Dhabi. And, there was a popular opinion that we needed to open shop in the Oasis city. We always listen to our customers and took a step towards opening at Al Ain Mall, which is a one-stop shopping and dining destination," explained Manoj Loya, GODIVA'S regional general manager for Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

GODIVA currently has 18 outlets in the UAE and Saudi Arabia that comprise of stores and cafés.

In the Middle East, the company is also present in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.  "We will open another store in Dubai before the end of 2015, whereas we plan to open three-four new stores in the UAE in 2016", added Loya.

Locations:
Abu Dhabi: Galleria Mall (+97126670717), Nation Towers (+97126671223); Yas Mall (+97125844221); Souq Qaryat Al Beri (+97125521213)  .                       
Dubai:  Citywalk  Dubai (+97143450088); The Beach Mall (JBR)  
Al Ain: Al Ain Mall (+97137857070)   

About GODIVA
Since its creation in 1926, GODIVA chocolatier has honed a worldwide reputation for innovation, craftsmanship and excellence. Inspired by the passion, generosity and pioneering spirit of the legend of Lady Godiva; the chocolatier provides elegant settings for customers to purchase beautiful Belgian chocolates. GODIVA has a presence in over 100 countries and products are distributed in more than 600 owned boutiques, in Travel Retail department and specialist stores as well as online.

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