The co-founders of Hotel Chocolat will each get £144m after agreeing to sell the British business to Mars. The US confectionery giant will pay £534m for the firm that Angus Thirlwell and Peter ...

Did you know the founder of Hotel Chocolat’s dad was the inventor of Mr Whippy? Yep ― Angus Thirlwell, who launched the brand in 2004, is the son of the iconic soft-serve inventor. Speaking to ...

Mars is offering almost $700 million to buy Hotel Chocolat. The British company was founded 30 years ago by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris. They stand to become about $180 million richer if the ...

If ever there was a sweet takeover deal, then surely today's extraordinary offer by candy giant Mars to acquire Hotel Chocolat is it. The global confectionery business has announced that it will ...

CHICAGO, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago's chocolate lovers are in for a treat as Hotel Chocolat, the renowned UK-based chocolatier, opens two new retail stores in the city's vibrant Lincoln ...

Hotel Chocolat today sought to reverse the fortunes of its botched Japanese expansion after signing a strategic partnership with Tokyo-based Eat Creator Corporation. Under the deal, Eat Creator ...

The retailer has already found success with its Velvetiser Café format, which was named after the popular hot chocolate gadget sold by Hotel Chocolat. Ian Mackie, head of Velvetiser Café ...

A strictly over-18s property, the Islington is a boutique luxury hotel located at the foothills of kunanyi / Mount Wellington in South Hobart. Since it’s a little further out of the CBD (but ...

If you want to put a twist on a classic, though, Hotel Chocolat’s The Velvetiser Drinking Chocolate Advent Calendar is the perfect way to do it. Priced at £50 and featuring 24 days of different ...