I'm looking for somewhere that sells really good chocolate Turkish delight in London but not Thornton's as there's isn't good at all!
Thanks
Covering turkish delight in chocolate is OK but for real decent chewy turkish delight try the selfridges food Hall and buy it from the arabic counter- fresh and delicious!
The grandson of the firm’s founder Joseph Thornton also told FoodManufacture.co.uk that current chairman John von Spreckelsen dismissed his turnaround plan for the business last year, telling Thornton he was too old and out of touch to contribute.
Hot Easter weather dented Thorntons sales for the crucial third quarter sales period up to April 30 2011, with the firm predicting a slump in full-year pre-tax profits to June 2011, which it said would range from £3m to £4.5m (£6.1m 2010)
Store sales at 370 high street stores fell 13.9% to £31.4m, while franchise sales fell 21.4%. Thorntons’ share price fell 12% as a result of the profit warning (the firm’s fourth in 12 months) and now stand at 70p against a high of 152p in April 2010.
Asked when and where he believed things had gone wrong for the UK’s largest independent chocolate maker, Thornton said: “It’s quite a long story, it goes back to 1995 when they decided to expand the shop chain quite considerably.”
Thorntons are the most recognized name in quality confectionery in Britain and on the night of their centenary, Boxset Media were in attendance to ...
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UPDATE 1-Thorntons warns on profit as Easter sales melt
However, sales at owned stores open over a year fell 12.6 percent and slumped 22.8 percent in Easter week compared to the same week last year as hot sunny weather put off shoppers from buying core chocolate items. Thorntons said the poor performance of
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Down at the Social wins Thorntons liqueur brief Manchester PR and social media agency Down at the Social has been appointed to launch Thorntons Chocolate Liqueur. The new cocoa, vodka and cream drink has been created by high street chocolatier Thorntons in partnership with drinks company and Down at |
Thorntons: far from chocolate heaven in 2011?
He said he first met Thorntons chairman John von Spreckelsen at the Institute of Directors in London last year, and “we had a pleasant lunch together”, where he seemed to keen to listen to Thornton's thoughts about the business.
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COMMENT by ALEX BRUMMER: The rich are very indifferent
We had such high hopes for chocolatier Thorntons as a national champion after Kraft gobbled up dear old Cadbury. But it is ill-prepared for the role. A hot Easter, which melted eggs, has proved as damaging as the Arctic winter.
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Easter Divides Retailers But Outlook Remains Gloomy But chocolatier Thorntons PLC (THT.LN) was forced to issue a profit warning after the warm weather dampened demand for chocolates over Easter. The already struggling electrical retail sector also got no respite from the unseasonally warm and festive |
A Thorntons employee puts the finishing touches to the chocolate Eiffel Tower at St Pancras Station The Continental City Boxes are themed around either Paris which features milk chocolates
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My cousin came back from London for the new year's, and she bought me a box of chocolates from Thornton's! (she knows I love them)
Photographers and a couple of members of the public gatheer to see Thorntons unveil "the world's largest box of chocolates" in London's Leicester Square
Children play in a pile of chocolates for a photo call unveiling "the world's largest box of chocolates" in London's Leicester Square
Thorntons unveils "the world's largest box of chocolates" in London's Leicester Square
Children play in a pile of chocolates for a photo call unveiling "the world's largest box of chocolates" in London's Leicester Square