10 December 2024: Hot off the heels of opening its new Brisbane Arcade shop, Noosa Chocolate Factory has announced its Adelaide Street cafe and store is undergoing a massive renovation, ready to increase supply of caffeine and chocolate to city workers in the New Year.
Due to open in late December, work has already started after the Queensland chocolate business took over the lease from their neighbouring store on Adelaide Street opposite Queens Plaza. The expansion flies in the face of increasing global prices of cocoa as demand continues to grow for Noosa Chocolate Factory’s handmade chocolate and confectionery that is delivered fresh to the city from its Noosa Factory.
“Work is now underway in our 156 Adelaide Street store and cafe, with space already created to stock more hand-crafted chocolates alongside our takeaway coffee offering. In the New Year, we will be fully open with additional new space giving our loyal Brisbane customers and visitors the chance to sit and enjoy their coffee and hot chocolate in-store,” said Nick Southon, General Manager of Noosa Chocolate Factory.
“We are investing in our retail offering that is within an hour or two drive of our Noosa factory to ensure product quality and freshness is never compromised. Our chocolates are handmade using natural ingredients and no chemicals, which means it is truly unique to South East Queensland,” added Southon.
The news comes weeks after the retailer opened a permanent new store in Brisbane Arcade stocking seasonal and best-selling chocolates and confectionery. Southon says the store has proven popular with Christmas shoppers looking to spend less overall this year on gifts whilst not compromising on giving friends and family quality.
“Chocolate is a much smaller price point than other goods that people might have previously been given at Christmas time. Our speciality seasonal hampers and chocolates are items people are proud to give without stretching their wallets too far,” he said.
On the topic of wallets, Southon says globally the chocolate industry is faced with rising commodity prices of cocoa leading to Noosa Chocolate Factory raising their retail prices slightly earlier in the year to cover additional costs.
“Our customers were understanding about the slight rise in prices earlier this year and, for us, it was a necessary step in ensuring our business is sustainable and that we stay true to our promise of quality. We are committed to using natural ingredients rather than substituting with artificial flavours or diluting the cocoa quantities in our products,” Southon says.
The store is located at 156 Adelaide Street, Brisbane and is open seven days a week.
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About Noosa Chocolate Factory
The Noosa Chocolate Factory was established in 2009 and is the manufacturing facility for all Noosa Chocolate Factory products. The factory specialises in panned, slab and moulded products, and conducts research into the creation of new products and chocolate trends.