Casemir Chocolates - News Page

April 2007 - The Restaurant Show 2007 - Earls Court 2, London. 8 - 10 October 2007

We are delighted to announce that we will be appearing at The Restaurant Show 2007 from October 8th to 10th 2007. Our stand number is G115, come and see us!

Our stand will exibit just about every product we make and all kinds of branding options that will enhance your business.

We will have company experts on hand and we can arrange individual visits for later in the year, if you prefer.

We look forward to seeing you!

March 2007 - First Brick is Laid on the New Workshop in Madagascar

The first brick has now been put in place for the new workshop being built onto the Akany Avoko orphanage in Madagascar. This new workshop will provide training facilities for the orphans in order to help prepare them for an improved adult life in Madagascar. The much needed skills they will learn will give them the opportunity to earn a living outside of the orphanage when they leave as adults.

Casemir Chocolates are very proud to be able to sponsor this work as part of our ongoing Social Responsibility programme. Once built, Casemir Chocolates will sponsor two teachers for the workshop, as well as continuing to sponsor two teachers for the Casemir classrooms built and opened in 2006. (See the article from 14th March 2006 - "Social Responsibility and Madagascar", below).

"James Ecclestone lays the first brick watched by some of the children from the Akany Avoko orphanage. After displaying his brick laying skills the children give him a warm round of applause!"

Click here to visit the Akany Avoko website

February 2007 - Casemir's Expansion Continues with Our Brand New Unit

Casemir Chocolates are excited to have signed the papers for our brand new unit in Enfield. This new unit will give us more room and better facilities for both manufacturing and distributing our fantastic handmade luxury chocolates to businesses all over the United Kingdom.

We are in the process of fitting the unit out to meet the very exacting standards of the British Retail Consortium, in order to maintain our top level 'A' certificate status, as well as meeting modern day Health and Safety standards.

If you don't currently use us as your chocolate supplier, please contact our office, or email our .

February 26th - 28th 2007 - See us at ScotHot - Stand 4260

We are delighted to announce that we will be appearing at the ScotHot show from February 26th to 28th 2007. Our stand number is 4260, come and see us!

Our stand will exibit just about every product we make and all kinds of branding options that will enhance your business. We will have two company experts on hand for most of the time and we can arrange individual visits for later in the year, if you prefer.

We look forward to seeing you!

September 2006 - UK Great Taste Challenge - Casemir Chocolates Win Another Gold!

We are pleased to announce that our fantastic Dill chocolate won a Gold Medal at this year's UK Great Taste Awards. Congratulations to our chocolatier.. again. It's always an honour to receive such an award when being judged against the very best in the chocolate business.

You can ask for this award winning chocolate when ordering your chocolates from us. We will gladly let you experience the Gold Medal taste of this chocolate. If you don't currently use us as your chocolate supplier, please contact our office, or email our .

14th March 2006 - Social Responsibility and Madagascar

Casemir Chocolates Ltd. run their business with a strong social responsibility policy and fund appropriate third world capital projects. Our most recent is the sponsorship of a new classroom block at Akany Avoko in Madagascar. More information to follow...

Click here to visit the Akany Avoko website

27th December 2005 - Change of Address

As you may have read from the trade press we are commencing building work this year on our new production facility in East Enfield. As part of this exercise we have decided not to renew our lease on the retail shop at 13 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. We will be keeping the shop, offices and packaging premises in Tetherdown, London N10, at least until we move to the new factory.

This is an exciting time for Casemir as we will be able to produce some 6,000 kilos per month in the most perfect environment as well as conduct educational trips in chocolate work for customers. We have made provision for central London deliveries and the level of service will not fall below what I hope are your highest expectations.

In the meantime could I ask you to update your records and correspond as follows:

Casemir Chocolates Ltd
The Chocolate House
Tetherdown
Muswell Hill
LONDON N10 1ND

Telephone 020 8365 2132
Fax 020 8444 9293

Please do get in touch if you need any further information. May I end by thanking you for all your business in 2005 and wish you every success for 2006.

J M Ecclestone
MD Casemir Chocolates Ltd

September 2005 - UK Great Taste Challenge

At this years UK Taste Challenge, generally regarded as the Oscars of the UK food industry,
Casemir Chocolates Ltd continued to set the standard in hand made chocolates by winning two golds, a silver and a bronze. Winning gold in the mint category was Casemir's Fresh Garden Mint. Two kilos of fresh garden mint are used each week to make around seventeen kilos of chocolates. An infusion is made from the leaves and marinated in Crème Fraiche for at least twenty four hours. This is then blended with chocolate made from Sao Tome beans, these are chosen for their low acidity and clean bitter aftertaste. The cocoa solids are 75%. Finally the chocolate is enrobed and decorated with a single fork mark. The second gold for Casemir's Basil was awarded in the plain chocolate single flavour category. The same proportions of fresh basil and used as in the mint chocolates. In addition four kilos of fresh strawberries and needed for seventeen kilos of finished chocolates. After the infusion has marinated it is blended with 70% Madagascan chocolate, a perfect foil for the peppery taste of the basil. A pinch of Turmeric is added which is also used as final decoration. The lesser awards of silver and bronze were awarded to Casemir's pulped raspberry and Tonka bean respectively.

Casemir supply sixty of the AA's top 200 hotels and a number of the countries best known restaurants from their modest production of 3,000 kilos of chocolates per month. Many of the centres are inspired by some of the countries top chefs and are supplied exclusively to them. Amongst Casemir's customers are The Ritz, Carlton Tower, Dukes, Stafford, Millenium and Marriott Hotels. Although 85% of the chocolates produced go to the hospitality trade consumers can purchase the award winning chocolates through the companies website www.casemirchocolates.co.uk or at their shop The Chocolate House, Tetherdown, Muswell Hill, London N10 1ND - Tel: 020 8365 2132

Certificate number 5236

Part of the certification process involved the introduction of complete Quality Assurance which is now in place as part of our day to day trading activities and is reflected in every aspect of our customer service provision.