Chocolate Festival of Wales

06/09/2026

Lots of little chocolatey treats are coming! The Chocolate Festival of Wales/Gŵyl Siocled Cymru will be full of chocolate treats in all sorts of forms 🍫

From the return of the hot chocolate popup to delicious cacao bites, plus chocolate bars, truffles and more - you’ll get to explore the many sides of chocolate and cacao.

Join us on Saturday 24th October for a day of delicious chocolatey tastes and experiences 🍫🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💚🎉

05/09/2026

Lovely to see the Festival popping up at Nation.Cymru 🍫🍫🍫

Nation.Cymru staff A chocolate festival which attracted more than 2,000 visitors in its first year is set to return this autumn. The Chocolate Festival of Wales/Gŵyl Siocled Cymru will return to Llanidloes, Powys, on Saturday, October 24, bringing together chocolate producers and businesses from ac...

03/09/2026

If you're interested in learning more about Craft Chocolate, this is going to be a great session!

𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑: From Bean to Border: Navigating Craft Chocolate Across the UK, US & Europe 🍫🌍 Last Chance to book!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞? Beyond the bar itself, a wider ecosystem of consumers, retailers, educators, judges, and industry communities shapes how fine cacao is discovered and enjoyed.

Join the Academy of Chocolate for an exclusive, hour-long live panel featuring three renowned international chocolate judges as we explore:
✨ How consumer tastes and expectations differ across global markets
✨ What local palates tell us about chocolate preferences
✨ The key roles of retail, education, awards, and festivals in shaping craft chocolate culture
✨ What different chocolate communities can learn from one another

🌍 Panellists:
🇬🇧 Tommy Purkis (United Kingdom)
🇺🇸 Nettie Atkisson (United States)
🇵🇹 Rosario da Cunha Brandão (Portugal)
🎙️ Host: Cherrie Lo (AOC Board Member & Grand Jury Judge)

📅 Date: Monday, 7th September 2026
🕒 Time: 19:00–20:00 BST (UK) / 19:00–20:00 WEST (Portugal) / 14:00–15:00 EDT (US East)
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
🎟️ Cost: FREE (Registration required)
⏰ Registration Deadline: Sunday, 6th September 2026 at 12:00 BST

👉 Reserve your complimentary ticket now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academy-of-chocolate-webinar-from-bean-to-border-tickets-1997451828188?

01/09/2026

Did you know… / Oeddech chi’n gwybod… The cacao tree is a really special and rather delicate plant. The pods need to be cut by hand from the tree so it doesn’t get damaged.

Unlike nearly every other fruit tree, the pods grow on the branches AND the trunk. When they’re ripe, the pods are all sorts of pretty colours!

And yes, cacao (the base for chocolate) does start out as a fruit. Though sadly we’re not quite sure it counts as one of your 5 a day 😉

You’ll find out all sorts of fascinating facts and stories around chocolate and cacao during the Chocolate Festival of Wales. There’ll be lots of chocolate experts so come armed with taste buds and lots of questions 🍫🍫🍫

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29/08/2026

Thanks so much to Powys County Times for covering the Chocolate Festival of Wales 🍫

Chocolate Festival of Wales returns to Llanidloes on October 24 with free entry, tastings, family activities and local traders.

19/03/2026

PART TIME PERMANENT SALES ASSISTANT.

We're looking for a confident, smiley, well-presented, outgoing person who is happy working alone (after training), can engage with customers, serve on shop floor, pack chocolates, make up boxes, stock management and associated duties including end of day cleaning and cashing up.

Must be over 18yrs old as we sell alcohol.
Good communication skills.
Honest, reliable, punctual and trustworthy.

Needs to learn about our handmade artisan products as customers often ask questions.

Every Thursday and Friday: 9.30am to 5.30pm and alternate weekends. (Saturday 9.30am to 5.30pm and Sundays 10.00am to 4.30pm). More hours in the run up to Christmas.

Uniform provided.
Good rate of pay for the right person.

In the first place please email your CV to: [email protected] with two references.
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