Dubai’s Emirates serves over 40m chocolates a year

Ahead of World Chocolate Day on July 7, the airline announced details on the scale of chocolate industry on Emirates flights and lounges.

The 40m chocolates served by Emirates are selected, in part, on their “instagrammability” and come from leading confectioners around the world.

Emirates plane chocolate

Sweetening the travel experience, Emirates selects and serves a selection of artisan chocolate as part of the meal service in all classes, to 140 destinations around the world.

Throughout the past 12 months:

• 35 million chocolate treats have been served in Economy Class
• More than 160,000 chocolates in Premium Economy Class
• 4 million chocolate pairs offered in Business and First Class.

Emirates also introduced large gourmet chocolate boxes to First Class in December 2022, offering premium passengers the chance to indulge in a sample onboard and even takeaway some of their favourite flavours, with chocolate fans relishing more than 36,000 boxes in the past six months.

The airline collaborates closely with connoisseur chocolatiers from around the globe, including Bateel, Coco Jalila and Forrey & Galland from the UAE, Godiva from Belgium, Valrhona from France, Butlers from Ireland, Canonica and Neuhaus from Switzerland, Pacari from Ecuador and Hotel Chocolat from the UK.

The chocolate brands are selected for a multitude of reasons including taste, texture, brand recognition, sustainability and even “instagrammability”.

Each handpicked chocolate brand is on board for a minimum of three months before a new selection is introduced to delight frequent flyers.

Across all classes, customers are offered chocolate desserts and hot chocolate.

The most popular chocolate desserts onboard Emirates historically are the Molten Chocolate Cake in First Class and the Milk Chocolate Mousse for children.

On longer routes, chocolate bars are served in a snack tray and chocolate lollipops are offered to children during festive celebrations.