Brama Mazur in Ełk is increasingly popular. In 2017 the center achieved its best footfall results since opening. The center attracted nearly 2.2 million customers – a 13% increase on the previous year. Tenants are interested in locating their stores in the center – the summer will bring new openings of local businesses from Ełk and the surrounding area. There will be two new family restaurants, a store offering interior decorations and an architect’s office. The first to open will be the Sotelli restaurant, a brand of a local producer of gluten-free cornmeal pasta.

- We are extremely happy that even more tenants have decided to grow their business in Brama Mazur. In June we’ll be bringing Italian flavours to our customers thanks to cooperation with a well- known local brand – Sotelli. The restaurant will take up around 200 sq. m on the ground floor of the Planet Cinema building. It’s a fantastic attraction for those who spend their leisure time with us – after a movie, they’ll be able to have dinner in the new restaurant, also on Sundays when shops are closed due to the Sunday trading ban – said Wioleta Sobieraj, Leasing Manager at Master Management Group.

- This our chain’s debut in a shopping center. The concept is based on Italian cuisine and the staple of our menu will be cornmeal pasta in many guises. We are a responsible business with a focus on high quality food and smart local enterprise in the region of Warmia & Mazury – said Andrzej Zadrożny, CEO of Pol-Food, owner of the Sotelli brand.

This is not the only new tenant in Brama Mazur. A three storey building with a total GLA of 926 sq. m at the intersection of Dąbrowskiego and Kościuszki streets has been fully leased. The ground floor and the first floor, which also has a terrace, will house a family restaurant while an interiors store is opening on the second floor. It will also offer related specialist services – a real estate agency and an architectural practice. The sole tenant of the building is a local entrepreneur from Ełk.

- When Brama Mazur was constructed in 2013, the building was included in the investment and revitalized. At present it is a prime example of a historic building with unique modern architectural features and we are pleased to announce that in the autumn it will offer both new dining opportunities and services to our customers – added Wioleta Sobieraj.

Sotelli is a Pol-Foods brand, which is a producer of pellets – a component of snacks and crisps. At the beginning of 2107 the company introduced a new product line – Sotelli cornmeal gluten-free pasta, recommended for people with coeliac disease and all those who enjoy natural products without artificial additives or hidden ingredients.