Since 1913
A Belgian house, at home in Britain
One hundred and thirteen years of one idea: make chocolate properly, and sell it while it is still fresh.
1913
Brussels, a confectioner and a copper pot
Leonidas Kestekides came to Belgium for a world fair and stayed for a country. He opened a small salon, made pralines by hand, and sold them the same day they were made. The habit stuck.
1935
The window that changed the trade
A marble counter opening directly onto the street let people buy one piece or twenty, without ceremony. Luxury chocolate stopped being something behind glass.
Today
The UK Master Franchise
Leonidas UK holds the Master Franchise for the United Kingdom, bringing the full Belgian repertoire to British boutiques, homes and boardrooms — with weekly deliveries from Brussels.
The Quality Promise
Six commitments, kept quietly
100% Pure Cocoa Butter
The single most expensive decision we make, and the one we will never revisit.
No Palm Oil
In no recipe, in no season, in no format. Not now and not before.
Fresh Belgian Cream
Real dairy in the ganaches, which is why they are best eaten soon.
Sustainable Cocoa
Certified beans, traceable cooperatives, relationships measured in decades.
Hand Finishing
Filled, enrobed and decorated by chocolatiers, not only by machines.
Weekly Freshness
Stock arrives from Belgium every week. Nothing waits in a warehouse.