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The Grove, Pretoria’s Hot New Feeshing Spot

Ocean Baskets celebrates the opening of its 121st seafood restaurant. The Grove, Ocean Basket opened its doors, in the East of Pretoria. The Grove Shopping Centre is located at the Corner of Lynwood & Simon Vermotten Road. The store will be open daily from 11:30 am till late and booking is not required.

FRESH NEW SUSHI & SEAFOOD

The Ocean Basket Group , the people who have brought you South Africa’s best seafood , launched their new concept, fresh seafood and sushi bar today at the ORT International Airport. The Store , which serves the freshest seafood of all, Sushi , has been a project that has been in development for 2 years has finally come to fruition. The product range will include the great sushi you have become accustomed to from the Brand , but also now features amazing Tuna offerings, fresh oysters, cold seafood treats, caviar and Fresh Salmon, topped with a range of Champagnes and Whiskies fit for a millionaire. The store will also offer the hurried Transumer the opportunity to purchase ”grab and go” , pre portioned sushi meals as well as sushi by the piece . This fresh thinking approach and innovation is what keeps the Brand the countries best in its class!

Franchisee for the concept store Sybil Matlou, a multiple store owner in the group , was pleased to welcome her first customer this morning at 06:00 and said , “ This Brand is really going to fly high, the timing for the launch could not have been better , with the current volumes of people flowing through the airport. I have spared no expense to showcase the best possible Sushi and seafood to the world! “

Fifteen Years of the Perfect Catch! Ocean Basket Delivers On Its Promise

“Nkosi, sikelel’ iOcean Basket,” the restaurant chain that brought an exceptional offering to a nation of seafood lovers!

Fifteen years ago, only a privileged minority could enjoy the ocean’s tasty harvest at its freshest, at the coast. But in April 1995, Ocean Basket achieved a miracle for the seafood aficionado’s constitution by launching the first of its restaurants. And that was in Menlyn, Pretoria.

Immediately, the foodie electorate began voting with their feet, and the restaurant was a landslide success. Residents queued from early morning to cast their vote for the catch of the day, delicious prawns, scrumptious calamari and everything else on the Ocean Basket menu of promises.

Delivery was key, and customers were won over by the simplicity, value and - above all - seafood quality. Ocean Basket, the sole provider, delivered on its promises, always, from day one!

Architects of this long awaited development were brothers Fats and George Lazarides, with George Nichas. Fats, George and George had started a new revolution. They quickly initiated rolling mass action, bringing Ocean Basket restaurants to more and more previously disadvantaged seafood desperado’s across the nation. Today, there are 126 Ocean Baskets, not just in South Africa but in Southern Africa and Europe too.

Today, there is even an Ocean Basket in Paphos on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where Fats, George and George have their gourmet roots. Lusaka, Windhoek, Swakopmund, Livingstone - the spread of seafood democracy is unstoppable.

After all wherever there is an Ocean Basket, enthusiastic supporters enjoy mouth-watering Mediterranean starters and main courses of superbly fresh calamari, kingklip, line fish, sole, and prawns, all served with crisp fries, rice or salad. There are also platters and combinations like fish and calamari, prawns and calamari, prawns and kingklip, and so on. Delicious Nile Perch too, because it’s what the people want!

Many Ocean Baskets have a sushi menu - sushi/nigiri, sashimi, maki, hand rolls, fashion sandwiches, rainbow rolls, California rolls, a sashimi platter and a salmon platter.

The ever-growing success of Ocean Basket depends largely on its unwavering insistence on delivery of that original election promise of simple, quality seafood plus value for money. Absolute commitment explains the many awards Ocean Basket has won. They include the Leisure Options ‘Best seafood in Johannesburg’ award for the past 10 years in a row and The Star’s ‘Reader’s Choice: Best seafood restaurant’ for the past five years in a row.

Ocean Basket’s website is popular, too, as it is informative and practical: www.oceanbasket.com.

Ocean Basket, has always delivered what gets seafood lovers’ vote, year in, year out, for fifteen successful years.

Sandton, now has a little more sole!

Residents in the Sandton area have cause to celebrate, their favourite shopping centre now plays host to a sparkling new Ocean Basket. Customers, in the Sandton City Retail Centre can now look forward to a dose of Johannesburg’s Best Vitamin Sea, from fresh cut sushi to platters overflowing with prawns, calamari and even the good old fish and chips.

The new owners of the Franchise outlet, are most pleased with the first weeks trading and many of the stores old regulars were dashing to the Restaurant for their favourite seafood dish, which has been missing from the centre, whilst renovations have taken place.

The store is located in the Sandton City Food Court and is open Daily for dinner and Lunch.

Viral Campaign Spreads to 100 000

Ocean Baskets newest Viral Advertising Campaign has spread like wildfire, with over 100 000 people visiting YouTube to download the quirky new advertisement in just 7 days.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HMTbdZUfY0 to view this new campaign.

New Feeshing Spots along the Coast

Customers visiting the Fairest Cape and Kwa-Zulu-Natal, now have the Choice of Dining on their favourite seafood in two new venues. The ever popular Pavilion Shopping Centre, in Westville Durban, now boasts its very own new Ocean Basket, as does the newly renovated Cape Town International Airport’s Terminal 2010.

Cyprus has just got a little more sole

Ocean Basket, South Africa’s seafood sensation is taking the island of Cyprus by storm with the opening of its second store in Limassol, at My Mall. According to the CEO of Ocean Basket Cyprus, Basil Billis, “The Brand has excelled on the Island, and been well accepted by locals and Tourists alike. Our success in Paphos has been largely attributable to the hard working locals, the Brands fantastic offering to the consumer”

Expansion plans for the Brand on the island are looking positive, with a third store planned to roll out in the next 12 months. Billis, a long time Franchisee of the Brand in South Africa, took the opportunity to establish the Brand in Cyprus on his family’s immigration from South Africa a little over 18 months ago.