Hotel Chocolat launches Deliveroo gift range and adapts Tesco chocolate packs
Hotel Chocolat launched a curated gifting range on Deliveroo in September 2026, targeting two gifting occasions, and adapted its hot chocolate packs for Tesco's weekly shop. The Deliveroo launch targets last-minute gifting and evening indulgence, while the Tesco arrangement, now nearly a year old, brings hot-chocolate refills into the regular grocery basket.
On Deliveroo, the range includes boxed signature collections for gifting and smaller selector packs designed for self-treating. Henshaw said the Deliveroo partnership lets the brand use the platform’s rich search and sales data to refine its offer as it develops. For Tesco, Hotel Chocolat reformatted its hot chocolate offer, creating Velvetiser refill packs with a smaller unit count to lower the price point and let shoppers try several flavours. The smaller packs let customers top up on drinking chocolate alongside their Saturday big shop instead of making a separate trip, and the brand notes this fits the weekly shop mission.
“A lot of gifting is happening at the last minute, and it’s almost the instant gratification of gifting. The birthday you’ve forgotten, or something to take round someone’s house for an evening meal,” Jonny Henshaw, head of sales at Hotel Chocolat said.
“The biggest learning was essentially around the formats. We’ve built packs that ultimately exist around the weekly shop, and the Velvetiser refills specifically,” Jonny Henshaw, head of sales at Hotel Chocolat said.
Hotel Chocolat has been placing curated ranges in new channels to capture everything from the weekly shop to last‑minute gifting without diluting its premium positioning. The company is also expanding its physical retail portfolio in the United States, adding locations beyond its original Chicago store.
What we know
Hotel Chocolat launched on Deliveroo in September 2026.
Hotel Chocolat’s relationship with Tesco is nearly year‑long (as of October 2026).
The Deliveroo range is built around two broad occasions: a “gift for you” and a “gift for me”.
The Tesco partnership required adapting pack formats, specifically Velvetiser refills for the weekly shop.
Hotel Chocolat grows its own cacao, created the Velvetiser recipe and puts cacao first in its recipes.