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IN THE NEWS
2026: Eating Well
Fake Chocolate Is on the Rise—Here’s How to Tell What You’re Really Buying
Hotel Chocolat expert chocolatier, Rhona, shared insight key ingredients in authentic chocolate.
— Rhona MacFayden, EatingWell
To cut costs, many chocolate companies have turned to cocoa alternatives, like palm and soy oils, that MacFadyen says are often formulated and sold as ready-to-use cocoa butter equivalents. "These fats are much cheaper than cocoa butter and can mimic the smooth texture and mouthfeel that cocoa butter provides. At Hotel Chocolat, we believe that there is no substitute for the real thing."
2026: Elle
An Elevated Guide to Wedding Gifts That Go Beyond the Expected
Hotel Chocolat’sVelvetiser intro pack features amongst Wedding gift guides tagged ‘for chocolate-lovers’.
2026: Food & Wine
We Tasted Every Hot Chocolate Mix We Could Find — Here Are the Best
Hotel Chocolat’s Classic 70% Drinking Chocolate was featured as the ‘most balanced’ hot chocolate tasted.
— Food & Wine
Our Favorite Hot Chocolate Mix:
The Hotel Chocolat Classic 70% Hot Chocolate stood out as the most balanced hot chocolate I tasted — rich and sweet, but not overpowering in the slightest. Plus, the packets make it easy to portion and serve.
5 STAR REVIEWS:
Classic 70% Hot Chocolate
"I absolutely love this hot chocolate. It has the perfect amount of chocolate flakes and flavor. Whenever I make this for someone they rave about it as well. Perfect for my morning commute or around the fire pit at night. So glad I found this!" - Cheryl E.
About Hotel Chocolat:
Luxury cacao grower and chocolatier, Hotel Chocolat, was founded in 2004 to make exciting chocolate with three guiding principles – authenticity, originality and ethics. These principles remain central to the brand’s success today. From its sustainable cacao farm in Saint Lucia to its chocolate manufacturing facility in Cambridgeshire, UK, Hotel Chocolat connects every part of the journey – from tree to consumer. With a growing portfolio of stores in the UK and internationally, the brand continues to push boundaries of how chocolate is cultivated, crafted and enjoyed, by marrying sustainable cacao agriculture with the hedonism of top-quality chocolate, Hotel Chocolat reinvents the chocolate experience to make both people, and nature happy.
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