Thorntons unveils record breaking chocolate bar

Wednesday 12th October

Combining the company’s centenary and Chocolate Week celebrations, Thorntons has created the world’s largest chocolate bar, weighing in at a staggering 5,792.5kg (that’s almost six tonnes!). The bar is made in Thorntons’ special recipe milk chocolate, measures four metres wide by four metres long and is the equivalent of 75,000 Thorntons Chocolate Blocks.

The previous record of 5,529.29kg was held by an American confectioner, who broke the record just last month. Not to be outdone by the Americans, Thorntons wanted to show that the Brits really do lead the way when it comes to chocolate and what better time than Chocolate Week, when the whole country is talking about chocolate!

Thorntons Master Chocolatier, Keith Hurdman, says: “It’s been one of the biggest challenges we’ve ever had to face here at Thorntons, and has put all of our chocolate-making expertise to the test. I’m really proud of all of the team; it’s taken months of planning and over 50 people were involved in the making of it so the Guinness World Records title is a fantastic achievement and a great way to celebrate our 100th birthday.”

100 lucky winners of the Thorntons Golden Key competition visited the chocolate factory to witness the spectacular unveiling today and received a behind-the-scenes factory tour. After its stint in the limelight, the bar will be broken down and will be available in Thorntons stores in the coming weeks, with the proceeds going to charity.