Taking the biscuit: consumers spend more but get less as chocolate prices rise by 15% Poor cocoa harvests have triggered multiple rounds of shrinkflation while luxury brands struggle to make profits The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025
Why a weekend in medieval Rye is the perfect British seaside escape Along with its otherworldly beaches, Emilee Tombs fell for the cobblestone streets and olde-worlde charm of Rye The Independent UK · May 23, 2025
Hot chocolate chain Knoops in £8 million funding round to double store numbers Knoops plans to open new venues in Canary Wharf, Battersea Power Station and Hampstead to take its total number of stores to 40 Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023
Knoops taps French aristocrat for £6 million loan in bid to become the ‘new Starbucks’ The hot chocolate chain is now eyeing as many as 200 stores in the UK Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023
Inside the new shop that's a chocolate lover's paradise The cult chocolate brand has launched its first Northern store and there's already queues down the street Manchester Evening News · Apr 23, 2023
Luxury hot chocolate cafe serving twenty different flavours to open in Manchester It's site on Cross Street will be the first in the north of England Manchester Evening News · Feb 21, 2023
Knoops to open Knightsbridge store as hot chocolate firm eyes national expansion Luxury hot chocolate maker Knoops is marking another milestone on its rapid expansion across London with the opening of a new flagship store in Knightsbridge. Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023
Best hot chocolates for a decadent drinking experience *Rushes to put the kettle on* Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2023
‘People are bored with coffee’: how posh hot chocolate is conquering the UK Companies such as Knoops are capitalising on a new desire for luxury hot chocolate with super-strength cocoa The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2022