The Hotel Chocolat sees a great opportunity and is expanding its chocolate shops in New York

Angus Thirlwell, CEO of Hotel Chocolat Group PLC (LON: HOTC), told Proactive Investors that the British company, which produces its own cocoa beans on its St. Lucia farm, recently opened its first store in New York second store in New Jersey.

Thirlwell says the company, which has recently made more than 80 million pounds in revenue every six months, has chosen the tri-state region for its large pedestrian traffic. He looks forward to the next Easter holiday to further boost sales.