Hotel Chocolat is predominantly based in the U.K., with 124 domestic stores plus outlets in Ireland and Gibraltar. However, to date overseas expansion has been anything but smooth and chocolatey.

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 ...

Mars has made a move to buy Hotel Chocolat, a UK retailer of upmarket chocolate products. The Galaxy and Snickers owner has had an offer worth £534m ($662.4m) accepted by the publicly-listed chain.

Mars is buying Hotel Chocolat in a deal that values Britain’s largest independent chocolate maker at £534 million ($661 million) and could boost its growth prospects outside of the United Kingdom.

Angus Thirlwell, President and Founder of Hotel Chocolat, says the company is bringing a new take on chocolate and it has ...

Mars wants more chocolate. The family-owned food giant behind Snickers and M&Ms has reached a $662 million agreement to buy Hotel Chocolat Group, which sells high-end chocolate under the slogan ...

LONDON — Hive Bidco, Inc., a subsidiary of Mars, Inc., has agreed to acquire Hotel Chocolat Group PLC, a premium chocolate company in the United Kingdom with international expansion goals.