Mars to buy Britain's Hotel Chocolat for $662m

Hotel Chocolat

16/11/2023 07:23

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - British specialist
chocolatier Hotel Chocolat  HOTC.L  agreed to a 534 million
pound ($662 million) takeover offer from Mars Inc on Thursday,
after the pair agreed the food giant was well-positioned to help
the small retailer expand internationally. 

($1 = 0.8072 pounds)

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