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| Formerly | Hotel Chocolat Group Limited (2013–2016)[1] |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| LSE: HOTC | |
| Industry | Chocolatier |
| Founded | 1993 |
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| Headquarters | Royston, Hertfordshire |
Number of locations | 125 (2022) |
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| Revenue | £226 million (2022) |
Number of employees | 600–650 |
| Parent | Mars Inc. (2024–present) |
| Website | hotelchocolat |
| Footnotes / references [2] | |
Hotel Chocolat Group is a British chocolate manufacturer and cocoa grower.[3] It produces and distributes chocolate and other cocoa related products online and through a network of cafés, restaurants, outlets and factory stores.[4]
By 2023, it had been reported that the firm had 125 stores spread across the United Kingdom.[5] The only company to grow cocoa on its farm in that country,[citation needed] its acquisition by Mars Inc. was completed in January 2024.[6]
- ^ "HOTEL CHOCOLAT GROUP PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Store Locator". Hotel Chocolat. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Jolly, Jasper (16 November 2023). "How Hotel Chocolat became a £534m prize for Mars". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Our Story | Hotel Chocolat". www.hotelchocolat.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Hotel Chocolat to open 50 new stores as it enjoys best Christmas shop sales". Financial Times. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Mars completes acquisition of premium chocolate brand Hotel Chocolat". Mars, Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2024.