Chocolate Week partners include:
Mexico Tourism Board
The Mexico Tourism Board, legally known as Consejo de Promoción Turística de México, S.A. de C.V., is a Government agency that has as an objective, the design and operation of the country’s tourist promotion strategies domestically and internationally, with the participation of other entities of the tourism industry.
Hotel Chocolat
Hotel Chocolat is a luxury British-owned chocolatier and cocoa grower with 32 stores nationwide and a highly successful ecommerce website. Using quality, authentic ingredients is an ethos that has been fundamental at Hotel Chocolat since the beginning, and the ‘no nasties’ approach bans the use of additives such as hydrogenated vegetable fat and artificial colours in order to let the pure chocolate flavours through. This position is strengthened by their own historic West Indian cocoa plantation, Rabot Estate, where fine flavour Hotel Chocolat cocoa is cultivated. Go online to learn more about Hotel Chocolat and the Rabot Estate cocoa plantation.
Thornton's
Thorntons appointed Keith Hurdman, one of the UK’s best chocolatiers as their Head Chocolatier last year. Keith is committed to developing quality products for this much-loved British chocolate company.
Divine Chocolate
Divine, the Heavenly Chocolate with a Heart, has supported Chocolate Week for the past four years and organises fantastic events for chocolate lovers across the country. Made with Fairtrade cocoa and supplied by the farmers in Ghana who co-own the company, Divine is made with natural ingredients and no artificial flavours or additives. Their range includes delicious flavours in 70% dark, milk and white chocolate. We are very pleased that they are on board for 2009.
Food & Travel
Award-winning Food and Travel magazine has always understood the importance of quality, authenticity and provenance – whether it’s the ingredients we include in the 40 pages of recipes that run in every issue or the regional dishes and delicacies we uncover in our Gourmet Traveller features. Food and Travel’s 78,000 readers want the best and are happy to indulge their passions for good food, wine, hotels, restaurants and delis – all the good things in life.
The May Fair Hotel
An icon of expressive contemporary design The May Fair is home to the Chocolate Unwrapped event. One of London’s most luxurious hotels, we are delighted to have them as our Venue Partner.
The Sick Children's Trust
Our chosen Charity Partner for the week, The Sick Children’s Trust provide ‘Home from Home’ accommodation for the families of seriously ill children being treated in hospital far from the family home. We are very excited about their Big Chocolate Tea Party campaign, which will be launched during Chocolate Week 2009.
Visit The Sick Children's Trust website
Chocolate awards
The Academy of Chocolate was set up in 2005 to improve the standard and knowledge of chocolate in the UK. Their most high profile endeavour to date is the Academy of Chocolate Awards. For details of the 2009 award winners visit the academy’s website.
