In the high-pressure world of business journalism, subject to the authority of the smartphone and the inflexible tyranny of the presses, seldom do we hacks wish for our contacts to arrive late. Lorenzo Spoerry finds that at the Thorntons factory in Derby however, visitors – even journalists – soon find themselves wishing precisely that.
The lobby of the largest premium chocolate manufacturer in the country is, like its signature boxes of chocolate, replete with the best this country has to offer in the way of sugary treats. Chocolate ganaches infused with Marc de Champagne and bite-sized Valencia chocolates are piled high among the low tables. Plates of bright white…
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