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Top 25 Specialty chocolate makers companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 429 specialty chocolate makers companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 5,224 professional contacts across them, including 1,146 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers specialty chocolate makers companies 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 19, 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.

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429Companies
5,224Contacts tracked
1,146Verified emails
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The 25 largest specialty chocolate makers companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 429 specialty chocolate makers companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty chocolate makers companies: 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
1Strong evidenceRoyston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,429 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Luxury British cacao grower and chocolatier Hotel Chocolat was founded to make people happy through chocolate!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000536 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Here at Thorntons, we’ve been crafting chocolate for over 100 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceAbingdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500311 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Whittard in a Tea Cup.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceFakenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000230 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kinnerton is far from your typical brand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceTelford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000142 contacts →

Partial 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 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200108 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceTenbury Wells, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50098 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At OV we create confectionery ingredients and decoration solutions that add flavour, texture and visual appeal to bakery, chocolate, ice cream and sweet snacking.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20085 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Why send flowers when you can send Biscuiteers instead?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceWembley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceKent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Rhokett is a premium quality, bespoke dessert manufacturer based in Kent.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20043 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Batch’d is an independent dessert brand specialising in handmade, small-batch bakes that don’t hold back.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceChichester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceAshford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Artisan du chocolat is celebrated as one of the finest luxury chocolatiers in the UK with a growing reputation worldwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceCarluke, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceKent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Partial evidenceWareham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
19Partial evidenceSheffield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5027 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceNorwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
21Partial evidencePolegate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20025 contacts →

Partial 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 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceKenley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We create exceptional confectionery that brings joy and delight to people worldwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceArbroath, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MacIntyre Chocolate Systems, located in Scotland, is a worldwide supplier of chocolate manufacturing and processing equipment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceHolsworthy, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Moo Free Chocolates is a multi-award winning, world-leading manufacturer of dairy-free, gluten-free, organic and vegan chocolates that actually taste like milk chocolate.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceSkipton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Est.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Specialty chocolate makers companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
21.9%Verified-email coverage
12.2Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
18.9%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
283
11-50
90
51-200
37
201-500
5
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
4

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 429 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 specialty chocolate makers companies, 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 “specialty chocolate makers companies”. 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 specialty chocolate makers companies), 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 specialty chocolate makers companies, 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, 1,146 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 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Specialty chocolate makers companies by metro

  • Specialty chocolate makers companies in London81

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 specialty chocolate makers companies, 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 specialty chocolate makers companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 429 specialty chocolate makers companies 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?

Hotel Chocolat, headquartered in Royston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most specialty chocolate makers companies?

London leads with 81 headquartered companies, followed by Nottingham (7) and Bristol (6).

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 1,146 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 429 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 19, 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.