What happened to Godiva stores?

This week, chocolatier Godiva announced it will close all 128 North American of its Godiva stores and cafe locations in the coming months. After years of growing its physical presence in the U.S., one of its largest markets, Godiva is doing away with its retail operations to focus on wholesale and digital sales.

Who owns Godiva?

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Yıldız Holding
Godiva Chocolatier/Parent organizations

Can I still buy Godiva chocolate?

Godiva Chocolates is closing all of its stores in America. But don’t worry, you can still buy and enjoy the tasty chocolates! Godiva produces some of the best, freshes chocolates in the game. The source shares that the brand is closing its stores in North America, all 128 of them!

Who bought Godiva chocolate?

Godiva was bought by Campbell’s Soup Co. — though they no longer own it — in the 1960s and a Godiva plant in Reading, Pennsylvania has been pumping out the chocolates ever since.

Is Godiva or See’s better?

See’s chocolates are soft all the way through. The filling is a bit fluffier than Godiva’s, whose denseness can seem almost gummy. The fillings — coconut cream, orange buttercream, mocha — are familiar and tasty to an American palate. See’s tends to be sweeter than Godiva, but is not overly sweet.

Is Godiva good chocolate?

It even won over our newly appointed resident chocolate snob, Steinmann, who said that Godiva “tastes like European chocolate: Nice and sweet, but with some body and flavor to it.” Verdict: Although pricy, this bar is worth every penny — although it wasn’t a unanimous favorite, it won by a hefty landslide.

Why is it called Godiva chocolate?

History. Godiva was founded in 1926 in Brussels, Belgium, by the Draps family, who opened their first shop in the Grand Place in Brussels under its present name in honour of the legend of Lady Godiva. The first shop outside Belgium was opened in Paris on the Rue Saint Honoré in 1958.

Will Godiva sell online?

Godiva products will still be available to buy online, as well as through its grocery, club and retail partners, the company said.

Will Godiva continue to sell online?

“We have always been focused on what our consumers need and how they want to experience our brand, which is why we have made this decision.” Godiva, which is owned by Yildiz Holding, will continue to sell its products in the U.S. through grocery, specialty stores, department stores and other outlets as well as online.

Is Godiva owned by Nestle?

Godiva Chocolatier (/ɡəˈdaɪvə/; French pronunciation: ​[gɔdiva]) is a Belgian chocolate maker which is jointly owned by Turkish conglomerate Yıldız Holding and South Korean equity company MBK Partners.