Belgian bean to bar chocolate maker Benoît Nihant has opened his first store in the Middle East.
The shop is the second opening this year following the inauguration of a second store in Brussels in the Fort Jaco area in Uccle.
The store (photo above) was inaugurated on 1 October at the City Walk complex in Dubai.
The opening of the store in Dubai is part of Benoît Nihant’s strategy to expand with the opening of more shops while retaining the artisanal approach that makes his chocolates so special.
All the chocolates and products are produced in the workshop in Awans, close to the Belgian city of Liege and distributed to the five shops in Belgium as well as Japan and Dubai.
The Belgian chocolatier is one of only a few chocolatiers worldwide who starts his chocolate making process buying his beans directly from different plantations worldwide.
In an interview with Food and Wine Gazette he had said it was not an easy journey because he had to start from scratch not only to find the raw materials but also the machines he uses in his workshop.
A mechanical engineer by education, he decided to follow his passion and quit his corporate job together with his wife just before they turned 30. Together, they set up Benoît Nihant and today they are reaping the rewards of their work by being recognised as one of the elite chocolatiers in the world.
International customers can buy his chocolates online at his online store.
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