Hotel Chocolat plans to launch in America and Japan after reporting a 13% rise in annual pre-tax profit to £12.7m.
The retailer said that revenues had grown by 11% to £116m across its 113 shops and online operations.
It bucked high street gloom by opening 15 new shops in Britain and Ireland and expanded the number of its combined shops and cafés to 30.
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