Chantal Coady

Chantal Jane Coady O.B.E. (born 1959), is a British chocolatier, author and business woman, was born on 17 April 1959 in Tehran,[1] Iran and has lived and worked in London since the mid-1970s. Founder of Rococo Chocolates in 1983, Coady was made OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List of June 2014 "for services to chocolate making".[2] She studied at Mary Datchelor School at the age of 16.[3]

Portrait of Chantal Coady

Following her departure from Rococo Chocolates Chantal has founded another venture trading as The Chocolate Detective[4] focussed on sourcing slavery-free chocolate.[5] Chantal has been appointed co-chair of [The Academy of Chocolate].[6]

References
  1. "Soul Food: Chantal Coady on buckwheat pancakes". Telegraph.co.uk. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. "Queen's birthday honours list 2014: OBE". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. Lacey, Hester (28 November 2014). "The Inventory: Chantal Coady". Financial Times. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Notes on chocolate: spring eggs to make you sing like a thrush". the Guardian. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. "About Chantal". The Chocolate Detective. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. "The Academy of Chocolate announces new board appointments – Academy of Chocolate". Retrieved 17 May 2021.


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