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.

Mars Inc. plans to purchase British chocolate retailer Hotel Chocolat for £534m. Although under Mars initial focus will remain on the UK market, both parties have hinted to potential international ...

The owner of confectionery brand Mars is buying retailer Hotel Chocolat in a deal worth £534 million, as it plans to help grow the luxury chocolatier overseas. Hotel Chocolat said it has reached an ...

If ever there was a sweet takeover deal, then surely today's extraordinary offer by candy giant Mars to acquire Hotel Chocolat is it. The global confectionery business has announced that it will ...

Hotel Chocolat has 131 stores in the U.K. (Philip Toscano/Zuma Press) Mars wants more chocolate. The family-owned food giant behind Snickers and M&Ms has reached a $662 million agreement to buy ...

Pet food and confectionery giant Mars has announced it will buy ailing UK chocolate business Hotel Chocolat, in a cash offer that values the company at about £534 million (€611 million ...

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.

Shares of chocolate company Hotel Chocolat soared after it was announced that candy giant Mars would be acquiring the company. Mars offered to buy Hotel Chocolat shares at a price of 375p per share, ...

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 ...

Hotel Chocolat has agreed to a £534m takeover offer from Mars, the maker of goods from Snickers bars to Pedigree dog food. The UK specialist chocolatier retailer said the cash offer represented a ...