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Bendicks Today
Bendicks continues to provide chocolate perfection
Today we still pay the same attention to detail at our factory as we did when our chocolates were made in a tiny basement beneath our shop in Kensington.
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1988
Bendicks becomes part of the Storck family!
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1986
Mint Collection launch
We created our Bendicks Mint Collection - the most premium selection of after-dinner mints perfect for entertaining and gifting.
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1962
The Royal Warrant
Our unrivalled reputation for excellence was recognised when we were awarded a Royal Warrant by Her Majesty the Queen in 1962. A prestigious stamp of quality that has adorned every one of our beautifully distinctive chocolate boxes ever since.
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1933
A phenomenal success
By 1933, Bendicks was developing an enviable reputation for quality and a new store was opened in the heart of London’s exclusive Mayfair. The rich, the beautiful and the fashionable flocked to our doors.
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1931
The birth of our unique Bittermints
This was where, in 1931, Lucia Benson, our founder’s sister-in-law created a remarkable new mint chocolate recipe. Our quest for chocolate perfection led to the development of a mint fondant which was thickly covered in a 95% cocoa solids chocolate. We named it the Bittermint, now our most famous mint, and a phenomenon from the start.
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1930
The story of Bendicks begins
Our story began in 1930, when Mr Oscar Benson and Colonel ‘Bertie’ Dickson acquired a small confectionery business at the unassuming address of 184 Church Street, in Kensington, London.
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