Butlers Chocolates is to expand its network of 'Butlers Chocolate Cafes' into the US.
The luxury chocolate producer has just completed a deal to open its first outlet in New Jersey with future openings expected in the following 18 months.
Butlers also opened its first UK store in the high profile Westfield shopping mall in London last week, billed as the biggest in-town retail centre in Europe. It is currently seeking additional lcoations in the London area.
'This is a very interesting time for Butlers Chocolates. We have prepared a strategic expansion plan involving store openings in the UK and US, and we are in advanced talks with a number of potential partners in the Far East,' commented Mairead Sorensen.
The company, which is owned by the Sorensen family, was established in Dublin in 1932 and opened its first Butlers Chocolate Café in Wicklow Street, Dublin, ten years ago. It has an annual turnover in excess of €28m.
