{"id":22069,"date":"2021-08-18T07:16:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T07:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=22069"},"modified":"2021-08-18T07:17:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T07:17:03","slug":"hotel-chocolat-expands-uk-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/hotel-chocolat-expands-uk-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"HOTEL CHOCOLAT EXPANDS UK MANUFACTURING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelchocolat.com\/uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Chocolat<\/a>, the UK retailer that has built up a substantial war chest through conducting recent share sales, plans to invest a part of that money into expanding its production capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>140 new full-time employees will be hired by the company to work at the company&#8217;s manufacturing plant in Huntingdon, which will be transformed into a 195,000 square foot facility from the existing 45,000 square feet. With 275 employees currently, this represents a significant increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A wide range of job positions, including chocolate technicians, are on the company&#8217;s hiring list, and it expects to finish building the new facilities by 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ollie Hughes, site manufacturing manager at Hotel Chocolat said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-944d1d8 ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-944d1d8 .ugb-blockquote__quote{width:70px !important;height:70px !important}.ugb-944d1d8 .ugb-blockquote__text{font-size:0.75em !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\">Hotel Chocolat is on an exciting journey so we are heavily investing in our Huntingdon site to make it the \u2018centre of excellence&#8217; for chocolate production.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hughes continues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-5af62d6 ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-5af62d6 .ugb-blockquote__quote{width:70px !important;height:70px !important}.ugb-5af62d6 .ugb-blockquote__text{font-size:0.75em !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\">It will look remarkably different as it evolves over the next five years, and we are over the moon to be boosting the local job economy at the same time.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The company has stated that it wants to be the dominant player in selling chocolate online in a strategy shift away from retail after the impact of the pandemic on the retail landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A better-than-expected financial performance has been forecast by the company, largely attributable to strong sales in the US and Japan. 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