Emirates, known for its luxurious travel experience, has revealed that passengers enjoyed a whopping 45 million pieces of chocolate across all classes in 2023. This sweet statistic, revealed in celebration of World Chocolate Day on July 7th, highlights the airline’s commitment to enhancing its ‘fly better’ slogan through delectable onboard offerings.
Last year, Economy Class passengers devoured 36.3 million chocolates, while those in the newly introduced Premium Economy savored 322,000 pieces. Business Class travelers indulged in 8.2 million chocolates, and First Class passengers, who enjoy unlimited access to chocolates and the option to take home their preferred varieties, delighted in 122,000 large gourmet chocolate boxes.
Emirates partners with expert chocolatiers worldwide, rotating its onboard chocolate selection every three months to please regular travelers. The present selection includes chocolates from Valrhona, a top French chocolatier founded in 1922 by pastry chef Albéric Guironnet. Known for over a century of dedicated craftsmanship, Valrhona is celebrated for its exceptional chocolates, commitment to sustainability, ethical sourcing, and its B Corp certification, distinguishing it among the world’s most dedicated firms. Emirates partnered with Valrhona to create a bespoke luxury chocolate box for First Class customers, which are offered after meals onboard.
Zeyneb Larabi, Global Travel Retail Director of Valrhona remarked, “Partnering with Emirates underscores our shared values of excellence, attention to detail and a commitment to creating unforgettable experiences. This collaboration goes beyond offering a delightful product, it creates lasting memories for customers enjoying the Emirates experience.”
Explore a universe of chocolate with Emirates. The airline selects chocolates from the finest producers worldwide, including Bateel, Coco Jalila, and Forrey & Galland from the UAE; Butlers from Ireland; and brands like Godiva, Canonica, and Neuhaus from Belgium, among others. These brands are chosen for various qualities, such as type of chocolate, fillings, taste, texture, recognition, trends, and sustainable practices.
Passengers across all classes can indulge in chocolate desserts and hot chocolate. In First Class, options include chocolate mousse with passionfruit, white chocolate tart, chocolate fondant with mascarpone cream, and vegan chocolate pecan cake with whipped ganache. In Business Class and Premium Economy, passengers can enjoy a vegan avocado chocolate tart or a banana mango milk chocolate dome, along with a chocolate mocha marquise wedge topped with salted caramel. Economy Class offers desserts like chocolate and orange mousse or milk chocolate caramel cake with raspberry coulis. On extended flights, chocolate candy bars and lollipops for children are available during festive times. First Class passengers have access to 85% dark chocolate from Lindt in their amenity baskets. The A380 Onboard lounge offers an assortment of vegan and non-vegan treats including M&Ms, chocolate cake, and mini chocolate treats.
The lounges provide a tempting chocolate experience with homemade Emirates chocolate ice cream, signature Costa Coffee hot chocolate, and an array of creations from Emirates MasterChef, like white chocolate and passionfruit nectar cake, rich chocolate macarons, and dark chocolate cake. The Emirates First Class dessert trolley adds another level of luxury with Valrhona Grand Cru chocolate truffles, chocolate-coated madeleines, and decadent desserts such as crunchy milk chocolate cake with hazelnut praline and a roasted banana, chocolate, and caramel cake.
