2022 closes - what a year! - Russell and Atwell

2022 closes - what a year!

It’s a wrap! I’m writing this on the train on the way up to Newcastle to spend the day sampling ...
Trust no one - where do you hide your chocolates? - Russell and Atwell

Trust no one - where do you hide your chocolates?

No question has divided the country so profoundly since the launch of marmite in 1902.   This is ...
Two years, one million chocolates... - Russell and Atwell

Two years, one million chocolates...

2 years, 2 national TV appearances, 2 very grateful founders and 1 million chocolates! Time has f...
We’re finally (almost) back to normal! - Russell and Atwell

We’re finally (almost) back to normal!

We’re so excited to return to back to a ‘new normal’ – to soon re-open the site and to start to sell our fresh chocolates batch-by-batch over the coming weeks with a view to scaling-up properly later in the year so we can have fresh chocolates available to order every day.
Make fresh chocolates at home! - Russell and Atwell

Make fresh chocolates at home!

It's completely bonkers to be a chocolate company with no chocolate to sell over Easter ...so we ...
Dragons' Den - the whole story... - Russell and Atwell

Dragons' Den - the whole story...

We made a promise that we were going to just enjoy it. We were called to the lift and stepped-out into easily the most surreal 90 minutes since we started the business...
Slow Chocolate for Fast People - Russell and Atwell

Slow Chocolate for Fast People

Making the best fresh chocolates takes time. Our chocolates are made in a 3 day artisanal process...
Palm, pouches and striving to make the right choices - Russell and Atwell

Palm, pouches and striving to make the right choices

It's difficult to know where to start when talking about the environment and the responsibility t...
Five men and an idea - 100 years in chocolate! - Russell and Atwell

Five men and an idea - 100 years in chocolate!

While Russell & Atwell celebrate our 1st year, this October also marks 100 years for Giles (A...
It's our 1st Birthday! - Russell and Atwell

It's our 1st Birthday!

Steve and I can't believe we're here - the 1st Birthday for Russell & Atwell! We started off ...
Refill, Re-use, Recycle this World Environment Day - Russell and Atwell

Refill, Re-use, Recycle this World Environment Day

The wonderful thing about starting our own business has been the opportunity to prioritise the th...
How long do fresh chocolates last? - Russell and Atwell

How long do fresh chocolates last?

How long do fresh chocolates last? Unlike the chocolate you find in your local supermarket, fresh...
A little bit of fun this 1st April - Russell and Atwell

A little bit of fun this 1st April

Well, we had a little bit of fun this April 1st, wanting to recognise a lighter (or in this case...
Our first Festive Season - Russell and Atwell

Our first Festive Season

Hello! If you are reading this, we hope you are keeping safe and well this festive season. We wa...
Russell and Atwell in the press - Russell and Atwell

Russell and Atwell in the press

We have been lucky enough to be recommended in some fabulous publications this year. Please see b...
Kickstarter launch - Russell and Atwell

Kickstarter launch

  In case you hadn't heard, we decided to launch with Kickstarter as a way to involve as many p...
Starting a Business during a Pandemic - Russell and Atwell

Starting a Business during a Pandemic

I think we’ve all run out of superlatives to describe the unprecedented events of recent months. ...
Aaaaagh - more hot weather! - Russell and Atwell

Aaaaagh - more hot weather!

Every time we make chocolate for a trial posting for consumer-assessment, we seem to get hot weat...
Butter! - Russell and Atwell

Butter!

The real pieces of deliciously creamy organic fresh butter just waiting to go into the May trial.