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Chocolate Fayre Customer Service Roles – What Is The Job? We are looking for a two friendly and enthusiastic people to join the customer service team at Chocolate Fayre, Barnard Castle. ·       Hours: o   Part time role (3 x 8 hr days a week, 09:30-17:30, including most weekends, midweeks & school holidays) o   Full time[…]

Chocolate Fayre Coffee Lounge Opens 12th August

Not long now…..

As we approach the summer holidays here, we are getting ever closer to completing the refurbishment of the building next door, and it’s transformation into the Chocolate Fayre Coffee Lounge. One very important stage in the process is to open back up the link between the two buildings which existed historically. This will be done[…]

Chocolate Fayre Expansion Latest

As many of you know, we are in the middle of a substantial project to complete a considerable renovation to the former Wilson’s shop next door to us at 8 Horsemarket in Barnard Castle. The aim is to expand into this, adding to our existing shop space, while also bringing back indoor seating – something[…]

More colourful chocolates added to the Choose Your Own page of our website

Fab New Chocolate Flavours

Who likes trying new chocolate flavours? As many of you know, we have a Chocolate Tasters Club featuring 12 predominantly brand new chocolate flavours being sent out to Tasters Club members each month. These chocolates make for wonderful gifts or simply as a chocolatey indulgence enjoyed of an evening throughout the month. Once our Tasters[…]

Global Chocolate Shortage

Global Chocolate Shortages & How We Will Manage

As many of you may have seen on the news, the world faces the very real threat of a global chocolate shortage! This has been caused by a number of factors all playing their parts in making the growth, harvest and processing of the cacao bean very challenging indeed. West Africa, where the majority of[…]

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We’re Recruiting

Chocolate Fayre Customer Service Roles – What Are The Jobs? We are looking for a two people friendly and enthusiastic people to join the customer service team at Chocolate Fayre, Barnard Castle. Hours: Part time role (3 x 8 hr days a week, 09:30-17:30, including weekends & school holidays) Full time role (5 x 8[…]

Spreading Happiness with Chocolate

The Expansion Project Continues…

Over Christmas, many of you asked about our expansion project into the building next door. I tried to explain as best I could that this was a big project, and that we were taking the building back to stone and rebuild much of it, so the timeframe was somewhat flexible as a result. Anyway, as[…]

Festive Opening Hours 2023

Festive Opening Hours

As you prepare for Christmas and the New Year celebrations thereafter, we are busy making sure that we have enough chocolate gifts and sweet treats for you all to gift and enjoy. As usual, we are a popular destination for Christmas gifts, and our team work hard for months in preparation for the Festive Season.[…]

Christmas Postal Ordering Dates 2023

Last Order Dates for Christmas Delivery

I thought it would be wise to just give you some advance notice about posting gifts in the lead up to Christmas. I always want to see all of your gifts arriving in perfect condition and on time, especially for special occasions, such as Christmas. However with delivery networks already super busy, we’re seeing some[…]

The future of Chocolate Fayre

We’re Growing Up (and Out)!

As anyone who has walked along Horsemarket may have noticed, over the past 18 months, we have lost both of our previous neighbours. To one side, Indigo shoes has opened, with owner Monica on hand to help with all of your lady’s footwear needs. But to our other side, the former Wilson’s shop has remained[…]