Hotel Chocolat

Hotel Chocolat Group
Hotel Chocolat
FormerlyHotel Chocolat Group Limited (2013–2016)[1]
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryChocolatier
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Founder
  • Angus Thirlwell
  • Peter Harris
HeadquartersRoyston, Hertfordshire
Number of locations
125 (2022)
Products
  • Chocolate
  • Hot Chocolate
  • Gifts
  • Cooking Chocolate
  • Cuisine Items
Revenue£226 million (2022)
Number of employees
600–650
ParentMars Inc. (2024–present)
Websitehotelchocolat.com
Footnotes / references
[2]

Hotel Chocolat Group, trading as Hotel Chocolat, 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]

  1. ^ "HOTEL CHOCOLAT GROUP PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Store Locator". Hotel Chocolat. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ^ Jolly, Jasper (16 November 2023). "How Hotel Chocolat became a £534m prize for Mars". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Our Story | Hotel Chocolat". www.hotelchocolat.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Hotel Chocolat to open 50 new stores as it enjoys best Christmas shop sales". Financial Times. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Mars completes acquisition of premium chocolate brand Hotel Chocolat". Mars, Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2024.