Hotel Chocolat Group plc manufactures, distributes, and retails chocolates under the Hotel Chocolat brand name in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. It offers a range of chocolates, including self purchase, gift and occasion, and rare and vintage chocolates, as well as drinking chocolates, and wine and spirits. The company sells its products through a network of 96 stores, as well as through online subscription. It also operates restaurants and cafes, as well as a boutique hotel; and holds properties. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Royston, the United Kingdom.