Hotel Chocolat triumphs in chocolate dispute with Waitrose

Chocolatier says supermarket has agreed to ‘do the right thing’ and discontinue alleged copycat barsHotel Chocolat is claiming victory in its bitter chocolate dispute with Waitrose, after the supermarket agreed to stop making bars that the confectioner claimed were copycats of its own.The chocolatier’s co-founder Angus Thirlwell said talks had yielded a truce that he hoped to seal with Waitrose’s managing director, Rob Collins, over a cup of cocoa. Continue reading...