{"id":20819,"date":"2014-10-15T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2014\/10\/15\/bonk-breaker-broadens-reach-expands-distribution-to-south-africa-r1724\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T11:50:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:50:42","slug":"bonk-breaker-broadens-reach-expands-distribution-to-south-africa-r1724","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/bonk-breaker-broadens-reach-expands-distribution-to-south-africa-r1724\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonk Breaker broadens reach, expands distribution to South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a vital move toward increasing distribution of Bonk Breaker bars worldwide, the company proudly announces expansion into South Africa. Bonk Breaker has partnered with MCNS Group to manage sales and distribution of the freshly baked real food energy and protein bars throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n<div style=\"\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-47368800-1413382122.jpg\" data-fileid=\"430168\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"430168\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-47368800-1413382122.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-47368800-1413382122.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely excited about the market opportunity in Southern Africa,\u201d said Chris Frank, Bonk Breaker co-CEO &amp; Chairman. \u201cThe large and growing active lifestyle community and world class sporting events provide a perfect fit for Bonk Breaker\u2019s nutrition bar lineup. Most importantly, our distribution partner, MCNS Group, has a proven history of success in the sports nutrition space. With their shared passion for Bonk Breaker products we know that the partnership will be a successful one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe initial customer response to Bonk Breaker has already been fantastic,\u201d says Marc Smith, co-owner of MCNS Group. \u201cWith the thriving endurance community in South Africa, the market demand for the bars has been extremely high.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled with the opportunity to provide a premium nutrition product to our discerning, health-conscious and rapidly expanding customer base,\u201d said Gary Muller, Brand Manager at MCNS Group.<\/p>\n<p>The strategic relationship with MCNS Group will go well beyond sales to include substantial on-site event activation in support of South Africa\u2019s burgeoning endurance sports event calendar and the flourishing interest in health and fitness in the region. Initial Bonk Breaker product offerings will include four energy bar SKU\u2019s and two flavors from the brand\u2019s growing protein bar range.<\/p>\n<p>The expanded distribution to Southern Africa bolsters Bonk Breaker\u2019s status as one of the world\u2019s premier sports nutrition manufacturers, adding to the company\u2019s already powerful presence in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Bonk Breaker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Official Nutrition Bar of IRONMAN, USA Cycling and the USA Cycling Team, Bonk Breaker was honored as the \u201cBest Energy Bar\u201d by Road Bike Action magazine two years running and the \u201cBest of Competitor\u201d magazine for the fifth time in 2013. Co- founded by Jason Winn and Chris Frank, both elite-level athletes in their own right, Bonk Breaker\u2019s mission is to be the nutrition bar of choice for weekend warriors, families and world-class athletes alike\u2013anyone hungry for the best tasting, freshest and most nutritious energy and protein bars on the planet. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company\u2019s quest began in 2006 when Winn and his mother baked the first peanut butter &amp; jelly bar in Mama Winn\u2019s kitchen and continues today with an ever-expanding lineup of products and flavors combining all-natural real food gluten, dairy and soy free ingredients. Whoever you are, Bonk Breaker has a bar for you\u2013fresh from the oven. Visit Bonk Breaker at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonkbreaker.com\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.bonkbreaker.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a vital move toward increasing distribution of Bonk Breaker bars worldwide, the company proudly announces expansion into South Africa. Bonk Breaker has partnered with MCNS Group to manage sales and distribution of the freshly baked real food energy and protein bars throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. \u201cWe are extremely excited about the market opportunity in Southern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":51028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4682,4683,2279],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-20819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-bonk-breaker","tag-mcns-group","tag-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20819"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=20819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}