Sweet taste of success

Catherine Roth meets two young local entrepreneurs who have taken the confectionery world by storm with premium chocolate that’s ‘better made’ and ‘better for you’

- Catherine Roth

Two entrepreneurs from Derbyshire are making feel-good chocolates with a difference. Raw Halo, run by Meg Haggar and her partner Jonathan Chapman, produces vegan, organic and GM-free chocolates.

A self-confessed chocolate addict, Meg cut out refined sugar from her diet in 2012. However, she found a lot of the chocolates sold in shops contained cane sugar as well as palm oil and various artificial ingredients so instead she began to make her own chocolate treats for herself, her friends and family. It was largely a result of their encouragement that Meg set up Raw Halo in 2014. She says, ‘At Raw Halo we believe in everyday luxuries that benefit mind, body and spirit. That’s why we’ve created a luxury chocolate bar that’s healthier, more natural and of better quality, making “better made” and “better for you” the new benchmark for premium chocolate.’