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Francesca Campello, The Action

Media Relations, Press Office

About Prestat Chocolate

KEY FACTS ABOUT PRESTAT

●      Prestat Finest Chocolate and Truffles is one of the UK’s best-loved chocolate brands: its famous truffles are internationally considered an exquisite and genuine experience of the British Art of Chocolate Making.
●      Prestat is a Holder of a Royal Warrant from Her Majesty The Queen as a Purveyors of Chocolates.
●      Founded in 1902 by the chocolatier Antoine Dufour, this timeless Brand continues to be celebrated because of its outstanding quality, its unique and romantic style and its commitment to fair trade. Roald Dahl author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory wrote: “I do so adore chocolate truffles as Prestat Makes them”.

●      In March 2019, Prestat joined Gruppo Illy, the Trieste based International Super Premium Food and Beverage Company, which already owns Domori, the Italian Brand widely recognized for making some of the finest chocolate in the world. Thanks to this deal, Prestat can access to Domori’s acclaimed single-origin couvertures, making it the only chocolatier with a Royal Warrant, and the only sizeable UK artisan chocolatier to have complete control of the chocolate-making process from tree to truffle or bean to bar.
●      In June 2019, Domori’s Ceo Andrea Macchione has been appointed Chairman of Prestat and Micaela Illy, the 4th generation of the family, has joined the Board.
●     Both Domori and Prestat are part of the Gruppo illy sub-holding “Polo del Gusto” - chaired by Riccardo Illy - gathering all the extra-coffee activities.

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www.prestat.co.uk