Photos: Monica Eng/Axios Plus ... airy croissants and even baguettes that you can order drizzled with hot liquid chocolate. Hotel Chocolat staff can make drinks at 70%, 85% and 100% dark chocolate.

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 ...

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 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.

But instead of rushing out for an afternoon pick-me-up that’s often more sugar than actual chocolate, you can whip up a cup of your own using the popular and discounted Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser.

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Hotel Chocolat (HOTC.L), opens new tab agreed to a 534 million pound ($662 million) takeover offer from Mars Inc, as the specialist chocolatier succumbs to the ...

The co-founders of Hotel Chocolat will each get £144m after agreeing to sell the British business to Mars. The US confectionery giant will pay £534m for the firm that Angus Thirlwell and Peter ...

Hotel Chocolat is back in the game with strong sales at its new UK shops, according to the company's boss. The chocolate retailer's shares saw a boost on Thursday morning as a result. However ...