Premium chocolatier Montezuma’s gains Sainsbury’s listing
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Seven flavors of the brand will be sold in 377 outlets of Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s top supermarkets, from February 8.
The supermarket chain will stock 100 g bars of Dark with Orange and Geranium, Very Dark 73%, Dark with Chilli, Spice it Up - Dark with Ginger, Sea Dog - Dark with Lime and Sea Salt, Minted - Milk with Mint and Milk with Chilli and Lime.
Montezuma’s brand manager Sarah Gainsborough said: “This arrangement is an opportunity for us to engage with as many people as we can on a scale bigger than we ever have before.”
Montezuma’s already has listings in Waitrose and at online retailer Ocado. Last year, it entered the US through a distribution deal with Trader Joe's.
The company was established in 2000 by Helen and Simon Pattinson from a single shop in Brighton, UK.