Find out more about what has been happening at Chocolate Fayre.
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[…]
Recently we had the pleasure of hosting a couple of students on work experience. Now, everyone has talents, abilities and intelligences, however often these just aren’t what’s desired from our current education system. So, while our work experience students got stuck into the world of chocolate, coffee and ice cream, I also wanted to know[…]
As we mark the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day operations of June 1944, which signalled the beginning of the end of the Second World, we look at the small, but important part which chocolate played during this time. While we’re all familiar with war rationing, and the fact that sweets (including chocolate were heavily rationed[…]
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[…]
As April’s eternal wind and rain finally abated and the long awaited spring sunshine tentatively peered round the corner of a cloud before making a full appearance almost in time for the early May Bank Holiday weekend, the Chocolate Fayre team gave our Secret Garden its spring clean, while also adding lots of greenery and[…]
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[…]
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[…]
4 years ago, it all began to get very serious. we closed our shop and re-opened to online orders and phone orders only, and Barnard Castle emptied of cars, with only a handful of businesses able to still operate. Terms like social distancing, home-schooling furlough and working from home became part of everyday language,[…]
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[…]
Following months of the dark, cold days of winter, February can sometimes be a challenging month. But then it is also when we begin seeing snowdrops appear in gardens and roadside verges, the days are getting longer and warmer, and steadily the shadow of winter is shaken off, while spring is almost in sight. During[…]
