Hotel Chocolat

Hotel Chocolat Group
FormerlyHotel Chocolat Group Limited (2013–2016)
Company typeSubsidiary
LSE: HOTC
IndustryChocolatier
Founded1993 (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

Hotel Chocolat Group is a British chocolate manufacturer and cocoa grower. It produces and distributes chocolate and other cocoa related products online and through a network of cafés, restaurants, outlets and factory stores.

By 2023, it had been reported that the firm had 125 stores spread across the United Kingdom. It is the only company in the UK to own its own cocoa farm. Its acquisition by Mars Inc. was completed in January 2024.