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MOUNT KISCO – Mast Brothers, the chocolatier known for its Brooklyn flagship, plans to open a store in the heart of the village.

The chocolate manufacturing company, founded and owned by brothers Rick and Michael Mast, is in the process of seeking approval from the village to open in a space of over 8,000 square feet at 92 S. Moger Ave., home long-standing Heller’s Shoes, which is closing.

It was not clear if there was a target date for the store to open. He is currently before the Town Planning Council of the village.

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“We’re really excited about this,” Rick Mast, Managing Director, recently told the Board of Directors. “We were looking for a place to really feel at home and where we could really settle down. We have reviewed dozens of properties throughout the Hudson Valley area and kept coming back to our dream of building where we live.

For Mount Kisco, the expected arrival of another food business is in line with what it and other municipalities are looking to tackle downtown vacations, especially as the retail sector of clothing has been affected by online shopping.

The Chocolate Factory appears to be the latest culinary addition to downtown. The Exit 4 Food Hall, which is in line with the popular Brooklyn food hall movement, has opened in recent years. Siegel Brothers Marketplace has also opened, also in a location off South Moger Avenue.

Mayor Gina Picinich said Heller’s Shoes had “a good streak” for many years, but she also expressed enthusiasm for Mast Brothers, who “sees an opportunity” at Mount Kisco and would quickly fill the space.

The plans call for changes to the facade and interior design of the South Moger Avenue building to allow space for the retail store and the space where the chocolate is made.

Mast Chocolate was founded almost 10 years ago and, according to its website, its products include several types of chocolate bars, from dark chocolate to almond butter chocolate to sea salt chocolate.

The maker of Oreo has said it wants to pay homage to Toblerone’s Swiss heritage and offer a “Multidimensional donation experience”to travelers.

“The innovative space is the perfect setting to build on Toblerone’s impressive track record of in-store engagement,”Said Ivo Knuesel, Category Planning Manager at Mondelēz World Travel Retail.

The Toblerone store is built on three main pillars: in-store digital engagement, online communications and e-commerce, he noted. It features rear walls with built-in screens, magnifying product displays.

Mondelēz has also responded to the trend of personalization by installing a “create your own Toblerone”Gift station at the back of the sales area, where shoppers can print a free personalized message on ribbon for their gift bags in under a minute.

“The demand for destination gifts is met by attractive offerings from Toberlone’s ‘sense of place’,” Mondeliz said. “Buyers can also choose a pouch for their chocolate bars with either ‘Zürich City’, featuring the skyline of Switzerland’s largest metropolis, or ‘Grüezi’, ‘Hello’ in Swiss German. “

However, the company has not commented on the weight of the Toblerone bars sold in the Duffry store because it reduce product sizeIn the UK due to higher ingredient costs.

Mondelēz recently achieved 2.4% organic net revenue growth in the first quarter of 2018, reaching $ 6.77 billion in total, while its European operations grew 4.7% in net organic revenue thanks to the chocolate and cookie segments.