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Hotel Chocolat achieves £3m full-year pre-tax profit

The chocolatier increased group sales 10.2% to £81.1m, and operating profits were £3.5m for the year ending 28th June 2015. The company’s results are particularly strong following a £7m pre-tax loss the previous year.

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