Haigh’s Chocolates Easter Boom: 100 Tonnes of Chocolate

0:00South Australia's highest chocolates is ramping up for a massive Easter 2026, cranking out about 100 tons of chocolate from their slick new factory in South. This place just opened late last year and is boosting their output from 1100 tons to 2000 tons a year with fancy features like 1.7 kilometers of chocolate pipes and over 1000 solar panels. Their hand crafting millions of Easter eggs this season, around 6 million eggs, plus 80,000 hot cross-bun chocolates, and 80,000. Billbees, some with foil ships straight from Italy, it's all part of their push to become Australia's top luxury chocolate brand. Keeping everything in house from making to selling, no supermarkets, involved. Folks down under have loved this stuff for over a century and now with more than 900 employees across 22 stores in Adelaide. Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, the buzz is national. CEO Peter Millard, who's been with the company

1:00nearly 20 years, says nailing prime spots like heritage buildings is key to their beautiful store. Bibes, last week they dropped news of three new stores hitting Brisbane this year, pushing toward 26 total by year's end. Millard took the top role last August after decades of family leadership and he's picky about those high-end locations to max our returns. With Easter prep kicking off 18 months early each time, including fresh designs like intricate lace foils, in bold blues, purples, and oranges. Plus a new mill cookie crunch egg hies is set for their biggest run yet. Five to 10% growth over last year, fueled by that game-changing. Factory. That wraps Adelaide news today. Brought to you with AI.