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Associated Press
24-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Premium Coffee Line ELLE Café to Launch in Sprouts Stores Nationwide This May
The Lifestyle Brand Will Make Its Way to the Shelves of the Natural Grocer's Locations Nationwide LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / May 23, 2025 / Embodying a chic, global and contemporary culture, ELLE Café, the premium coffee brand that's a licensee of the world-renowned French fashion and lifestyle global ELLE brand and its owner Lagardère Group, is expanding its reach to Sprouts Farmers Market. Later this month, shoppers of the natural food chain will be able to easily enjoy a selection of ELLE Café products that embrace the brand's signature approach to Café Logo ELLE Café is an on-trend brand that is poignant and feminine, representative of the modern, stylish woman's everyday life. It's adorned with packaging that is inspired by the iconic ELLE logo, a distinctive and unique design signature. Meant to be displayed, it seamlessly complements everyday kitchen aesthetics. And ELLE Café's taste is also unforgettable, made from the finest coffee beans and expertly roasted in Italy. Launching May 1st, three of ELLE Café's single-serve K-cup® compatible varieties will be available at nearly all of Sprouts' 400+ locations. Products include the beloved mild-medium sweet morning Breakfast Blend, the full-bodied and complex Latin blend of French Roast, and Colombia, a signature medium roast derived from the South American country. ELLE Café is USDA organic, sourced from sustainable farms, with the coffee pods themselves also being completely recyclable. 'With roots in fashion and lifestyle, ELLE Café's portfolio is unique, innovative and crafted with the ultimate taste for the finer things in life,' said Joseph, Cohen. 'ELLE Café is for those passionate about coffee, lifestyle and fashion which is why we are thrilled to partner with Sprouts and their commitment to sourcing the highest quality products throughout its stores.' All ELLE Café products are one-of-a-kind, aligning with the global demand for responsible and eco-friendly products. To coincide with the Sprouts launch, one lucky coffee drinker will have the chance to win an unforgettable three-day to Paris which includes a stay at the four-star design hotel, Maison ELLE Paris. For more information on ELLE Café, visit About ELLE Café ELLE Café is a unique collaboration between the global lifestyle brand ELLE, an Italian world-famous traditional roaster and a skilled entrepreneur that has resulted in a stylish and delicious array of indulgent products. Its offerings include the Italian Blend, ELLE French Roast, ELLE Blonde, ELLE Ristretto, ELLE Colombia, and ELLE Breakfast Blend. ELLE Café is Licensed by Emanuelle LLC, the ELLE brand and its owner Lagardère Group. For more information and to purchase ELLE Café, visit About Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. True to its farm-stand heritage, Sprouts offers a unique grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspires wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment of better-for-you products paired with purpose-driven people. The healthy grocer continues to bring the latest in wholesome, innovative products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based and gluten-free. Headquartered in Phoenix, and one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States, Sprouts employs approximately 35,000 team members and operates more than 440 stores in 24 states nationwide. To learn more about Sprouts, and the good it brings communities, visit About Lagardère Group and ELLE brand Created in 1992, Lagardère group, the owner of the ELLE & ELLE DECORATION brands, is an international group with operations in more than 40 countries worldwide. It employs more than 33,000 people and generated revenue of €8,942 billion in 2024. The Group focuses on three divisions: Lagardère Publishing (Book and e-Publishing, Board Games and Mobile Games), Lagardère Travel Retail (Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion and Foodservice) and Lagardère News (Le Journal du Dimanche, JDD Magazine, and the ELLE brand license). Lagardère shares are listed on Euronext Paris. ELLE is the world's number one female media brand with 50 ELLE editions around the world and an international network reaching more than 250 million people globally. Lagardère Active Enterprises is the dedicated business unit of the Lagardère Group in charge of the brands' extension programs inside the ELLE International division. In 80 countries, ELLE is a powerhouse brand with a non-media presence that contains more than 200 licensees such as, in the hospitality sector, ELLE Café, ELLE Salon and ELLE Spa licensees. For more information, visit and Contact Information Joseph Cohen CEO [email protected] 415-747-5817 Yosra Kharbeche Marketing manager [email protected] 346-453-2571 SOURCE: ELLE Cafe press release
The Guardian
13-02-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Qatar Sports Investments considers reducing PSG stake over Khelaifi charge
Qatar Sports Investments is considering reducing its stake in Paris Saint-Germain amid a row surrounding the indictment in France of the club's president, Nasser al-Khelaifi. The Ligue 1 club's backers are open to further diluting their investment, which amounts to 87.5%, after Qatar reacted with anger to the latest proceedings involving Khelaifi. The 51-year-old was placed under formal investigation last Wednesday, in relation to a case surrounding a Paris-based media company, for alleged complicity in vote buying, interference with the freedom to vote and complicity in abuse of power, as part of a wider case involving the businessman Arnaud Lagardère. Khelaifi denies wrongdoing. QSI sold a 12.5% stake in PSG to Arctos Sports Partners, an American investment group, in December 2023. That deal was framed as a means of bolstering the club's ability to compete at European level and the Guardian understands QSI would entertain lessening its involvement as part of a wider move to focus on projects outside France. Khelaifi, whose other roles include the influential position of European Club Association chairman, has been charged in connection with a complex case involving Lagardère Group, which had longstanding business interests in sport. It surrounds an internal power struggle in 2018 between the wealthy board members Vincent Bolloré and Bernard Arnault. The latter was a supporter of Arnaud Lagardère. The PSG chairman's proximity owed to his role on the board of Qatar Investment Authority, whose subsidiary Qatar Holding LLC was the main shareholder of Lagardère Group. QIA had originally sided with resolutions tabled by Bolloré's Amber Capital investment fund in the dispute. It is claimed that, five days after the Lagardère Group board held its first vote on the matter, QIA switched position and voted for governance resolutions put forward by Lagardère. He and his allies are alleged to have called contacts, including Khelaifi, before that change of heart. The charges come two and a half years after Khelaifi was cleared of corruption in a case regarding World Cup media rights. He was also cleared in February 2023 after a corruption investigation into Qatar's bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championships. Part of a QIA statement in reaction to the Lagardère case read: 'Mr al-Khelaifi had no substantive role in this matter nor made any decisions in this regard. Day-to-day matters involving companies into which QIA has made an investment are handled by its executives, not by members of QIA's board such as Nasser al-Khelaifi … Accordingly [al-Khelaifi] was not in any position to influence, or to take any action on behalf of, QIA involving the company Lagardère.' Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Qatar's power brokers are understood to be frustrated by what they view as a lack of support in France, where the country's scale of investment has been significant. Any reduction of interest in PSG would present French football with a fresh element of uncertainty at a time when the domestic league has launched legal action against DAZN, the broadcaster, for withholding half of its latest payment for television rights.
