Veit visits chocolate factory!

October 18, 2006

Photos: Eroll Popova

“Don’t touch it, just have a look! Fritz says” – Mario Veit at the Chocolate Factory Halloren

It was a nice, interesting and seductive change today for the WBC International Champion Mario Veit. He was invited to the Halloren Chocolate Factory, a trademark of the city of Halle, and was able to have a closer look at the production of the famous Halloren choclate.

At every corner of the factory, the oldest chocolate factory in Germany, there was the sweet temptation of the smell and sight of pralines and chocolate bars but Mario resisted as he needs to make weight for the fight with Denis Inkin on Saturday at the Brandberge Arena in Halle. “I have eaten the Halloren pralines since my childhood and it’s great to see when the production is going” Mario Veit smiles.

Always by his side is Fritz Sdunek's assistant coach (former world lightweight champion) Artur Grigorian who was keeping an eye on Mario so that he doesn’t do any forbidden things. "Don’t touch it, just have a look - coach Fritz says," warned Grigorian constantly. Mario tried just a little bit of chocolate and even took a bag with him to the hotel, for later as he had to go back for his training session.

Information about the Halloren Chocolate Factory: For more than 200 years there has been production of chocolate such as pralines in Halle. This long tradition with the finest ingredients is the basis of the success and a foundation of being the longest established chocolate factory in Germany.