Our Story
Apr 23, 2022
It started with spirit
When the very first Hotel Chocolat shop opened its doors to guests in North London in 2004, it was the start of a revolution in British chocolate. Two entrepreneurs, Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris, were on a mission to make chocolate exciting again.
Today, we have 126 stores, as well as cafés, restaurants, outlets, and factory stores. We’ve opened our first three boutiques in Copenhagen, have stores in Japan and the USA, and a luxury eco-hotel on our working cacao farm in the Caribbean. We are on a continual journey of development and growth, yet everything we do is still guided by the three basic values that we started with – and it always will be…
What we stand for
Originality
We’re constantly striving to be fresh, creative, and innovative, and always one surprising step ahead. We take inspiration from everything we love; from our cacao farms’ lush rainforest surroundings to classic British desserts and tipples.
Authenticity
Chocolate starts at the roots of the cacao tree. As growers ourselves, with direct links to cacao farmers across the globe, we have an intricate understanding of how to turn quality cacao beans into irresistible chocolate.
