COCO Chocolatier - The Art of Chocolate

What COCO Chocolatier - The Art of Chocolate does

COCO Chocolatier is an Edinburgh-based artisan chocolate company founded in 2004 that produces and sells premium single-origin Colombian chocolate finished in Scotland and wrapped in design-led artwork by independent global artists. Its core product range comprises hand-wrapped 80g chocolate bars at £6.00, mini bars at £2.65, artisanal truffles from £17.95, drinking chocolate in 1kg and 200g formats, fruit and nut products, sweets, and gift vouchers from £10. The company operates no proprietary technology of note; its consumer-facing channel is a Shopify-powered e-commerce store with PCI-DSS compliant payment processing, and its B2B operations run through trade accounts, UK distributors, and a dedicated corporate gifting sales function with volume pricing and personalization.

The business makes money across four streams: direct B2C e-commerce to UK consumers, wholesale/trade accounts supplied via UK distributors (including a North American ordering pathway), corporate gifting with multi-year contract volume pricing, and digital/physical gift vouchers. Customer segments span individual chocolate enthusiasts seeking premium, design-led products; corporate clients buying branded gifts; retailers and specialty stockists buying wholesale; and vegan/dairy-free consumers served by a dedicated vegan range. Sourcing is anchored on a 2016 partnership with Casa Luker in Colombia, where beans are processed into couverture before shipment to Edinburgh for finishing — an "Impact Trade" model that also drives the company's B Corp certification and Living Wage employer credentials.

The firm's marketing leans heavily on earned media (Financial Times, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Wallpaper*, The Guardian, TATE) and artist collaborations (40+ independent artists across the UK, France, Peru, Colombia, USA, Germany, Mexico, Spain, Romania, Netherlands, Scotland) including institutional tie-ups with V&A Dundee, William Morris Gallery, and film/sector partnerships with Holyrood, Kilchoman, Edinburgh Gin, Innis & Gunn, Talisker, and Poor Things. Distribution is UK-domestic only — the company explicitly states it does not currently ship internationally — although a North American wholesale route exists via UK distributors.

Name

COCO Chocolatier - The Art of Chocolate

Legal name

Coco Chocolatier SCO

Website

https://cocochocolatier.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Edinburgh-based artisan chocolate company founded in 2004 that wraps ethically sourced Colombian single-origin chocolate in design-led artwork by 40+ independent global artists, selling premium bars, truffles, and drinking chocolate via DTC e-commerce, UK wholesale, and corporate gifting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Premium Artisan Confectionery

NAICS

Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing (31135), Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate (311352), Confectionery and Nut Retailers (445292)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Chocolate & Chocolate Confectionery (CRADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Chocolatiers & Confectionery (CRAHAGAH), Local Artisan, Handmade & Craft Gifts Retail (CRALAJAL)

Keywords

• Artisan chocolate bars
• Single origin chocolate
• Premium truffles
• Drinking chocolate
• Corporate chocolate gifts

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Direct B2C E-commerce: Direct sales to consumers through their Shopify-powered online store at cocochocolatier.com, selling chocolate bars, truffles, drinking chocolate, and specialty products.
2. Wholesale/Trade Accounts: Wholesale distribution through trade accounts and UK distributors, supplying retailers and businesses with bulk chocolate products.
3. Corporate Gifting: Volume sales to corporate clients for business gifting purposes, with personalized branding and volume pricing available.
4. Gift Vouchers: Digital and physical gift vouchers starting from £10.00, enabling gifting and driving future sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

COCO Chocolatier manufactures and sells premium artisan chocolate products — single-origin Colombian chocolate bars, artisanal truffles, drinking chocolate, fruit-and-nut products, sweets, giant buttons, and gift vouchers — wrapped in design-led artwork by independent artists. The company sells primarily direct-to-consumer via its own Shopify e-commerce store in the UK, with supplementary wholesale distribution through trade accounts and a dedicated corporate gifting service offering volume pricing and personalised branding.

Product overview

COCO Chocolatier is an Edinburgh-based artisan chocolate company offering hand-wrapped single origin chocolate bars, truffles, drinking chocolate, fruit & nut products, and sweets. The product portfolio centers on ethically sourced Colombian cocoa transformed in Scotland, wrapped in bold design-led artwork by independent artists from around the world. The core offering consists of single origin chocolate bars (80g at £6.00), artisanal truffles (from £17.95), luxury drinking chocolate (1kg and 200g formats), mini bars (20g at £2.65), fruit & nut products, and gift vouchers (from £10). Supporting services include corporate gifting with volume pricing and personalised branding, and a wholesale program with UK distributors. The company operates a B2B channel through wholesale accounts and corporate gifting, alongside direct-to-consumer e-commerce. Collaborations with artists and brand partners (William Morris, Holyrood Distillery, V&A Dundee) drive limited edition product releases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Atelier Bingo: Collaboration with French illustrator duo Maxime Prou and Adèle Favreau for chocolate bar artwork.
• Project Ampersand

Products and services

• Single Origin Chocolate Bars Hand-wrapped 80g luxury chocolate bars featuring bold design-led artwork by independent artists, available in various cacao percentages and flavor profiles including dark, milk, and flavoured varieties such as Colombian Dark 61%, Colombian Milk 40%, Isle of Skye Sea Salt Dark, and Salted Caramel. Priced at £6.00 per bar.
• Truffles Artisanal 125g truffles including Sea Salt Caramel, Marc de Champagne, Cocoa Dusted, Whisky, and Single Malt Scotch Whisky varieties, dusted in cocoa and presented in keepsake packaging. Priced at £17.95 per box.
• Drinking Chocolate Luxury drinking chocolate available in 1kg (£29.95) and 200g (£11.95) formats, featuring Colombian Plain and Isle of Skye Salted Caramel varieties for hot chocolate preparation.
• Sour Apple Sweets 100g Fruit-flavoured jelly sweets made with real fruit flavours, weighing 100g, priced at £6.95.
• Fruit & Nut Products Caramelised hazelnuts and cocoa-dusted almonds in 135g packaging, priced at £11.95, featuring the same artist-designed packaging as the chocolate bars.
• Mini Bars Smaller 20g chocolate bars featuring popular flavours such as Salted Caramel and Isle of Skye Sea Salt Dark, priced at £2.65 per mini bar, designed for gifting or sampling.
• Giant Buttons Large-format chocolate buttons for baking, cooking, or melting, packaged in the same artist-led design language as other COCO products.
• Vegan Chocolate Range Curated dairy-free chocolate collection including dark chocolate bars and vegan drinking chocolate made with plant-based ingredients, served by a dedicated vegan collection page on the storefront.
• Gift Vouchers Digital gift vouchers starting from £10.00, redeemable across the COCO product range, allowing recipients to choose their own products.
• Corporate Gifting Service B2B corporate gifting service offering volume pricing and personalised branding options for organisations buying premium chocolate gifts for clients or staff, supported by brochure and price-list materials.
• Wholesale Program Wholesale distribution programme for retailers, gift shops, art/design stores, and hospitality buyers, with dedicated UK distributors serving UK and North American retailers.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Luker (Casa Luker)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Colombian chocolate company working with cacao farmers across Colombia. Since 2016, COCO has been sourcing chocolate 'at origin' through Luker - beans are processed into chocolate couverture at Luker's facility in Bogotá, then shipped to Edinburgh. Luker also provides agricultural training to local farmers. This partnership is fundamental to COCO's Impact Trade model and ethical sourcing commitment.
• V&A Dundee with Irregular Sleep PatternflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner2025 collaboration featuring artwork by artist Irregular Sleep Pattern on COCO chocolate products, part of V&A Dundee's design programming.
• Sancho (Artist)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch artist collaboration featuring Sancho's artwork on the Colombian Dark 61% Chocolate bar as part of the 2025 collection.
• Roman KlonekflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish-born German artist and woodcut printing specialist whose artwork features on Isle of Skye Sea Salt Dark Chocolate and other 2025 collection products. Creates distinctive bold images blending vintage comics, propaganda posters, and Eastern European folklore.
• Holyrood DistilleryflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdinburgh whisky distillery collaboration producing Single Malt Scotch Whisky Truffles - blending COCO's chocolate expertise with Holyrood's whisky.
• Kilchoman DistilleryflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIslay whisky distillery collaboration inspired by the geology of the island, creating whisky-infused chocolate products.
• Edinburgh GinflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Edinburgh Gin on gin-infused chocolate products, embracing Edinburgh's spirits culture.
• Temperley LondonflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with fashion designer Temperley London combining fashion and chocolate artistry.
• The Wallace CollectionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuseum collaboration with London's Wallace Collection featuring artwork inspired by the museum's collection.
• TATEflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner2018 collaboration with TATE resulting in products and exhibition presence at the renowned art institution.
• TaliskerflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkye whisky collaboration inspired by the region's geology, complementing COCO's Isle of Skye Sea Salt products.
• Innis & GunnflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject Ampersand collaboration with Scottish beer brewery Innis & Gunn on beer-infused chocolate.
• Wallpaper* MagazineflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAugust 2019 collaboration with design lifestyle publication Wallpaper*, featuring exclusive chocolate products.
• Poor Things (Film)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerFilm collaboration bringing cinematic art to chocolate packaging for enhanced marketing reach
• GlasweginflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlasgow gin collaboration featuring COCO chocolate paired with Glaswegin spirit products.
• William MorrisflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLimited edition collaboration featuring William Morris artwork on Sea Salt Dark Chocolate, Salted Caramel Milk Chocolate, Marc de Champagne Truffles, and Sea Salt Caramel Truffles - bringing Arts and Crafts movement design to chocolate.
• Atelier BingoflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench artist duo (Maxime Prou and Adèle Favreau) from Clisson, France specializing in screen printing and graphic techniques. Their artwork features on the Colombian Dark 61% Chocolate bar.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hotel Chocolat: UK-based premium chocolate brand selling bars, truffles, and drinking chocolate through DTC, retail stores, and wholesale. The closest direct competitor to COCO, with a larger physical retail footprint and a publicly listed parent that can out-invest on marketing and international expansion.
• Rococo Chocolates: London-based artisan chocolatier producing single-origin bars, truffles, and drinking chocolate. Closely comparable to COCO on premium positioning, single-origin sourcing, and design-led packaging, with a small-batch atelier model.
• Divine Chocolate: Fairtrade and farmer-owned premium chocolate brand with strong ethical credentials. Closely comparable to COCO on mission-driven positioning, single-origin African supply chains, and B Corp-adjacent values, with a stronger presence in grocery multiples.
• Tony's Chocolonely: Ethical premium chocolate brand built on a mission-led, slave-free cocoa supply chain. Directly comparable to COCO on the ethical-sourcing and impact-trade positioning, and significantly better funded for international growth.
• Artisan du Chocolat: UK premium chocolatier producing single-origin bars, truffles, and hot chocolate. Directly comparable to COCO on premium single-origin positioning, gift-led product mix, and B2B/wholesale distribution.
• Prestat: London-based premium chocolatier with a Royal Warrant, selling truffles, chocolate bars, and gift lines. Comparable to COCO on premium gifting positioning, UK heritage, and design-led packaging, with a stronger London-centric presence.
• Neuhaus: Belgian premium chocolatier known for filled pralines and truffles sold as gift assortments. Comparable to COCO on premium gifting, praline/truffle category, and design-led packaging.

Broad incumbents

• Lindt & Sprüngli: Global premium chocolate incumbent with a strong UK presence across grocery, travel retail, and gifting. Comparable on premium positioning and gifting, with vastly greater scale and marketing investment.
• Green & Black's: Established premium and ethical chocolate brand owned by Mondelez. Comparable to COCO in positioning (premium, organic, ethical) but operates at mass scale across grocery, dwarfing COCO's reach.

Emerging players

• Pump Street Bakery: UK-based small-batch chocolate and bakery producer with single-origin bars and award-winning packaging. Comparable to COCO on small-batch artisan craft, single-origin sourcing, and design-driven branding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cocochocolatier
• Instagraminstagram.com/cocochocolatier
• Xx.com/cocochocolatier
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cocochocolatier

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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