Hotel Chocolat Has No Reservations About U.S. Launch
After a quiet launch online last year, U.K.-based Hotel Chocolat is readying the debut of its first U.S. retail store later this year in Boston.
Of course, they’re not the first to have this sweet idea. Nicki Doggart, COO acknowledges that the premium chocolate market in the U.S. is crowded.
“Godiva’s prevalence in the market makes them a competitor in retail, and boutique chocolatiers are also competitors,” she says. “We’re not the only ones who make good chocolate but we have a different twist on it.”
“We’re pleased with how the product has been received so far,” Doggart adds. “There’s room for another luxury chocolate product in the U.S.”
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