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Cocoa Hernando Pops Up in Covent Garden

April 22 2013

Stroll along Monmouth Street and your eye might well be caught by simple yet striking window display – an open leather suitcase containing some colourful bars of chocolate, Welcome to [...]

Nestle recalls Kit Kat Chunky products

March 25 2013

NESTLE’s Kit Kat Chunky Collection Giant Egg is one of five products that has been recalled by the confectionery giant. Customers are also urged to return: KIT KAT CHUNKY PEANUT [...]

Cocoa Mountain chocolatiers “never want to leave” Durness

January 30 2013

TWO English chocolatiers say they don’t want to leave the Scottish village in which they chose to set up their business, Cocoa Mountain. A sheriff has just found the case [...]

Chocolate Museum opens in south London

January 15 2013

A NEW permanent exhibition about Chocolate has opened at the Chocolate Museum in south London. Visitors to the main display at the Chocolate Museum in Brixton can learn about the [...]

Chocolate Festival returns to London

December 7 2012

A THREE day celebration of chocolate kicks off today on London’s South Bank. The Chocolate Festival returns to London and promises to be packed full of “surprises, gifts and chocolates.” [...]

Chocolate in pop-up form

November 20 2012

Today (Tuesday November 20th) sees acclaimed chocolatier Damian Allsop launch his own pop-up shop in Tunbridge Wells as well as a pop-up shop at the Corinthia Hotel. “The opportunity presented [...]

Valrhona launches Dulcey, its new ‘blond’ chocolate

September 12 2012

Founded in 1922, Valrhona, the renowned French chocolate company, continues to innovate. To celebrate its 90th anniversary, September 11th, 2012 saw Valrhona launch its new creation – ‘Dulcey chocolate’ – [...]

International Chocolate Awards announce European winners

June 26 2012

THE WINNERS in the European Semi Final round of the International Chocolate Awards have been announced. Gold awards went to legendary Michael Cluizel in the Dark Bar, Milk Bar and [...]

Chocolate Festival heading to Bristol

March 9 2012

THE CHOCOLATE Festival has chosen this Easter as the time to launch its popular event in Bristol. The city will host a range of stalls showing off artisan chocolates, cakes, [...]

Chocolatiers have a merry Christmas

January 27 2012

Despite the economic doom and gloom, the market for quality chocolate is in buoyant form. While Tesco’s sales slumped in the run-up to Christmas, independent chocolatiers around the country enjoyed [...]