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| Lee Kum Kee named as Hong Kong Disneyland's official sponsor of Asian sauces, jointly to enhance the magical culinary experience for guests at the park and resort. |
HONG KONG (August 24, 2005) Hong Kong Disneyland today announced an alliance with Lee Kum Kee to enhance the magical culinary experience for guests at the park and resort. Named as Hong Kong Disneyland's official sponsor of Asian sauces, Lee Kum Kee will provide a variety of savory sauces whilst also featuring new sauces created especially for Hong Kong Disneyland. Lee Kum Kee is the first Hong Kong-based company, with international presence, that has formed an alliance with the Park.
As Disney's first theme park in China, Hong Kong Disneyland will present an international menu but with a distinctive Chinese flavor designed to reflect the tastes of local and mainland Chinese guests. The menu will feature popular and authentic dishes from all regions in China, including Cantonese, Shanghainese, and Sichuan, which will be further enhanced by Lee Kum Kee sauces. Specially crafted dishes where east-meets-west are also expected to be favorite choices.
"Dining at Hong Kong Disneyland is an integral part of the magical experience and we are pleased to be working with Lee Kum Kee to enhance this culinary experience for our guests. At Hong Kong Disneyland we have combined the best of both dining worlds - classic American with traditional Chinese to present a dining experience that can be found no where else," said Don Robinson, Group Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland.
Lee Kum Kee will be the sole provider of sauces for the eight themed restaurants at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and will feature four brand new and exclusive sauces for the Park. They include Great North-West Duck Sauce, Jiang-nan Duck Sauce, Disney Chicken Wing Sauce, and a tasty sauce used for marinating the ingredients of the char siew pork burger - one of the signature dishes of the Park.
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Lee Kum Kee is the first Hong Kong-based company, with international presence, that has formed an alliance with the Hong Kong Disney Park. Lee Kum Kee will provide a variety of savory sauces whilst also featuring new sauces created especially for Hong Kong Disneyland.
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Lee Kum Kee Group Chairman Lee Man Tat, Hong Kong Disneyland Group Managing Director Don Robinson (left) and Disney friend Mickey Mouse at the gift exchange ceremony.
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Officiating guests from Lee Kum Kee and Hong Kong Disneyland.
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"We are honored to be the official sponsor of Asian sauces for Hong Kong Disneyland," said Eddy Lee, Chairman of Lee Kum Kee Company Limited. "We are committed to promoting Chinese cuisine worldwide and the exchange of eastern and western dining cultures. The alliance will enable the guests of Hong Kong Disneyland to taste the magical experience offered by Lee Kum Kee sauces while enjoying themselves in the Park."
The food specialties prepared with Lee Kum Kee sauces will be offered at the Main Street Corner Café in Main Street U.S.A., the Clopin's Festival of Foods in Fantasyland, as well as the Starliner Diner and Comet Cafe in Tomorrowland.
"Hong Kong Disneyland's food offerings will bring whole cultures together," said Klaus Mager, Hong Kong Disneyland Director Food & Beverage. "Hong Kong is the culinary capital of Asia that gives boundless inspiration for the Park to develop a broad variety of cuisines. We will work closely with the sauce experts at Lee Kum Kee to select from popular Western, Chinese and Asian cuisines, and then develop Disney's own magical menus."
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Lee Kum Kee Group Chairman Lee Man Tat shakes hand with Mickey Mouse to celebrate the alliance announcement.
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