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Hotel Chocolat savours record Christmas sales amid expansion plan

The chocolatier, which was bought by Mars last year, said it is planning to open 25 new stores and hire 200 more people.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025

How Hotel Chocolat became a £534m prize for Mars

With US group’s might behind it, upmarket UK chocolate firm may overcome recent stumbling blocks

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

Hotel Chocolat founders to land £280m after it agrees £534m Mars takeover

US food company pays big premium for UK chocolates maker and says it will keep manufacturing in Britain

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

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Mars to buy Hotel Chocolat; ‘too early’ to consider UK interest rate cuts; US jobless claims rise – as it happened

Mars to swallow Hotel Chocolat, and Bank of England’s Megan Greene says fall in inflation is ‘good news’, but it’s too early to think about cutting borrowing costs

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

Sweet £140m for Hotel Chocolat founders as Mars agrees to buy chain for half a billion

Mean more than £100 million for each of Hotel Chocolat’s two co-founders, Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris,

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2023

Hotel Chocolat hails return of high street shopping after sales boost

The chocolatier is eyeing expansion of its London footprint

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2023

Hotel Chocolat seeks to reverse botched Japanese expansion with new deal

The retailer plans to incorporate local ingredients into its recipes and add a ‘Japanese design aesthetic’ to the packaging of products sold in the territory

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023

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Hotel Chocolat to axe discounts for Christmas as profits melt away

Strategy offering more full-price products aims to focus on ‘quality not quantity’ and will ditch beauty brand

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

Hotel Chocolat sinks into the red over botched Japan expansion

The confectioner’s CFO and Chair are set to leave in the new year after it was forced to write off almost £30 million from its insolvent Japanese venture

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022

Sales of fans at Asda up 1,300% in UK heatwave shopping mania

Burgers, paddling pools and ice creams also flying off the shelves

Wales Online · Jul 19, 2022

Fans, paddling pools and burgers fly off the shelves in heatwave shopping spree

Temperatures have reached 40C for the first time on record in the UK.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Hotel Chocolate shares plummet 42% after overseas expansion setbacks

Shares in luxury retailer Hotel Chocolat plummeted 42% in early trading this morning as the chocolatier’s strong UK sales were overshadowed by setbacks in its overseas operations.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

Hotel Chocolat expanding as hot chocolate machine success inspires Aldi version

'We’re going to be showcasing a Hotel Chocolat ‘store of the future’ look'

Wales Online · Mar 2, 2022

Hotel Chocolat looks to open more cafes as hot chocolate proves a winner

The high end chocolate business said new stores will be bigger than older ones as it sees a strong boost in sales of its hot chocolate machines.

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Nut-based chocolates prove a winner for Hotel Chocolat

The high street chocolate retailer said customers turned to more premium products and stepped away from novelty chocolates.

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