2023.11.07
Paris Baguette caters to soccer fans via partnership with Saint-Germain
By Ko Dong-hwan, The
Korea Times - Paris Baguette, a multinational bakery chain, has signed a
partnership with French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain to promote its brand to
global soccer fans, according to the franchise, Thursday.
Hur Jin-soo,
president of SPC Group which owns the brand, met Marc Armstrong, chief revenue
officer (CRO) of the French Ligue 1 club, in Paris to agree upon promotion of
the Korean brand at Parc des Princes, the club's home stadium, and additional
join promotional activities.
Paris Baguette
expects the new partnership will ride on the French club's global success.
Before the eyes of over 47,000 fans at Parc des Princes, soccer stars like Lee
Kang-in, Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele play for the club. And millions of
fans around the world search for them online. The bakery is betting on the
global frenzy around the athletes to draw attention to its brand.
The club has agreed
with Paris Baguette to display the bakery's logo and commercials during matches
at the stadium. The Korean firm said it also plans to host a tasting event at
the stadium for visitors to be introduced to its signature pastries. Other strategic
cooperation works include creating ad contents with the club players, jointly
producing goods and launching promotional events with prizes like free tickets
to soccer matches at the stadium.
Armstrong said the
new partnership has "interestingly brought together two big names that
both have 'Paris' in them" and the partnership will "certainly help
the bakery's global expansion."
"By matching a
gastronomic culture and a sport club that are both based in Paris, I believe
our brand can appeal to global breadlovers with extra pleasure and fun,"
said Hur.
Having launched over
3,400 shops in Korea, Paris Baguette is boosting its overseas network. Its
network of global franchise has registered 500 stores across 10 countries in
North American, Europe and Asia.
Source: https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2023/11/419_362423.html