26 Nov 2018 07:00
26 November 2018
Hotel Chocolat Group plc
("Hotel Chocolat", the "Company" or the "Group")
First Hotel Chocolat Store in Japan Opens
Hotel Chocolat is pleased to announce the opening of the first Hotel Chocolat store in Japan, at the Aeon Lake Town shopping mall in Tokyo, the largest mall in Japan.
Angus Thirlwell, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hotel Chocolat, said:
"The reaction to Hotel Chocolat in Japan on our first day of trading last week was hugely encouraging. Customer engagement, media attention and sales performance were all well ahead of expectations. Our portfolio of products landed with aplomb. Hot chocolat drinks, our 8g sculpted chocolate batons, and our Selector range were all in high demand. We look forward to unfolding the brand further here."
Click here for a picture of the Japan store.
For further information:
Hotel Chocolat Group plc c/o Citigate | + 44 (0) 20 7638 9571 |
Angus Thirlwell, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer |
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Peter Harris, Co-founder and Development Director |
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Matt Pritchard, Chief Financial Officer |
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Citigate Dewe Rogerson - Financial PR | + 44 (0) 20 7638 9571 |
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Angharad Couch |
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Liberum Capital Limited - Nominated Advisor and Broker | + 44 (0) 20 3100 2222 |
Clayton Bush |
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Notes to Editors:
Hotel Chocolat is a premium British chocolatier with a strong and distinctive brand. The business was founded in 1993 by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris and has traded under the Hotel Chocolat brand since 2003. The Group sells its products online and through a network of stores in the UK and abroad. The Group has a cocoa plantation and eco-hotel in Saint Lucia, offering complete cocoa immersion thorough tree-to-bar experiences and wellness treatments. The Group also has a flagship restaurant and cocoa roastery in London's Borough Market: Rabot 1745. The Group was admitted to trading on AIM in 2016.
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