Charbonnel et Walker Chocolatier is a British firm of chocolate makers based in Bond Street, London.
History
Encouraged by Albert, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, in 1875 Virginie Eugenie Lévy, née Charbonnel, of Maison Boissier chocolate house in Paris, and Minnie Walker began a partnership in London as "Parisian Confectioners and Bon-Bon Manufacturers".[1] The partnership of Charbonnel and [sic] Walker was dissolved on 16 April 1878 and Walker carried on alone until her death on 8 June 1883.[2][3] The notice of death published in the London Gazette referred to "Mary Ann Alphandery also known as Minnie Walker".[3] The company of Charbonnel and Walker Limited went into liquidation in June 1894.[4] The connection with the royal family continues, as Charbonnel et Walker held a