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Top 25 Hot chocolate manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 91 hot chocolate manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,611 professional contacts across them, including 374 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers hot chocolate manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 30, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 30, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
91Companies
1,611Contacts tracked
374Verified emails
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The 25 largest hot chocolate manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 91 hot chocolate manufacturers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to hot chocolate manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceAbingdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500311 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Whittard in a Tea Cup.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
2Partial evidenceHaydock, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500154 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re a food and drinks manufacturer located in Haydock, North West England.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
3Strong evidenceTelford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 20261,001-5,000142 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We’re the UK’s leading co-manufacturer for global chocolate confectionery brands, producing in excess of tons of chocolate products annually.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
4Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Expertly Crafted Chocolate Drinks are Jens Knoop's passion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
5Partial evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-50055 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Walkers Chocolates we are proud that we have almost 60 years dedicated experience in chocolate and confectionery manufacturing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
6Indirect evidenceBristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We share drink innovation and expertise with baristas and bartenders around the world with our own sense of fun and adventure.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
7Partial evidenceChichester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20043 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Montezuma's was founded in with only a kitchen sink sized machine, huge enthusiasm, spades of naivety and most importantly, a broad ideal to bring chocolate innovation to a boring…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
8Strong evidenceCarluke, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20036 contacts →

Strong evidence

“R&W Scott: Ingredients for Indulgent Treats Since 1873 R&W Scott is a UK-based manufacturer specialising in chocolate flavour coatings, confectionery fillings, speciality icings…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
9Indirect evidenceKent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Life is too short not to have the best.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
10Partial evidenceWareham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20029 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Indie artisan Dorset-based chocolate company established by Claire & Andy Burnet & winners of over 120 fine food awards since 2002, including 138 Great Taste Awards, plus multiple…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
11Partial evidenceSheffield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5027 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Keylink is the supplier for everyone working with chocolate, based in the United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
12Partial evidenceNorwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5027 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A life with sustainable chocolate is a better life worth living” Inspired to do the right thing for the environment and its customers, GNAW Chocolate is on a mission to produce…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13Strong evidencePolegate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20025 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Britannia Superfine is today one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of chocolate products, fondants, sugar and chocolate based ingredients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
14Indirect evidenceSkipton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Est.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15Partial evidenceSkegness, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“HAMES CHOCOLATES LIMITED have been making chocolate for business since 2005.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
16Indirect evidenceBodmin, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We're BUTTERM!LK, made for life’s little indulgences.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17Strong evidenceStoke-on-trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5011 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Daniel's Delights are a family run chocolate manufacturer based in Stoke-on-Trent, set up by Managing Director, Ken Harrison in 2007.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
18Partial evidenceYork, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“There’s something soul-satisfying about chocolate – like a miniature holiday for your senses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
19Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-509 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Created by expert chocolatiers, these crafted chocolate beads create a creamy, delicious hot & iced chocolate.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
20Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-506 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ITALIAN CHOCOLATE ARTISANS Serving the Best Hot Chocolate in London!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
21Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“paul.a.young fine chocolates Ltd is a company based out of London, England, United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
22Partial evidenceRichmond, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We believe chocolate, like life, shouldn't just be savoured, it should be devoured!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
23Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-504 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
24Partial evidenceHereford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“La Fleur De Chocolat is a food production company based out of Winnal Common Farm, Hereford, United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
25Partial evidenceWigston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-503 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Vive we make outrageously moreish plant-based chocolate bars!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026

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Hot chocolate manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026
23.2%Verified-email coverage
17.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
15.4%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
49
11-50
17
51-200
15
201-500
5
1,001-5,000
1
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 91 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among hot chocolate manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “hot chocolate manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names hot chocolate manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among hot chocolate manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 374 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 30, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names hot chocolate manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many hot chocolate manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 91 hot chocolate manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Whittard Of Chelsea, headquartered in Abingdon, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most hot chocolate manufacturers?

London leads with 14 headquartered companies, followed by Belfast (2) and Bristol (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 374 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 91 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 30, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.