Waitrose No.1 Dominican Republic Milk Chocolate 49%

The Waitrose No.1 Dominican Republic Milk Chocolate is a premium confectionery product under Waitrose & Partners' luxury private label range. Specifically, this bar showcases single-origin cocoa solids (49%) sourced from the Dominican Republic to provide a velvety texture and deep cocoa notes. While the cocoa is sourced from the Caribbean, the final manufacturing and processing of the No.1 chocolate range are typically carried out in Italy by specialist chocolatiers to ensure high artisanal standards.

Waitrose & Partners is an iconic British brand that originated in 1904 as a small grocery store in Acton, London, founded by Wallace Waite, Arthur Rose, and David Taylor. The brand is unique in the retail world as it is owned by the John Lewis Partnership, a worker-owned cooperative where all employees (partners) have a stake in the business. The company remains headquartered in the United Kingdom, maintaining a reputation for ethical sourcing through certifications like Fairtrade, as seen on this packaging.