Luxurious and decadent, Grá Chocolates are exquisite artisan confections made with love in county Galway. Created and crafted in small batches by award-winning pastry chef, Gráinne Mullins, each exquisite chocolate is meticulously made and painted by hand. Combining the finest raw ingredients with native Irish flavours, it’s time to experience the pure taste of happiness. 

The genesis for Grá Chocolates is Gráinne Mullins, a pastry chef with over 10 years’ experience in high level, fine dining establishments. Gráinne is the current holder of the Eurotoques Young Chef of the Year title and has amassed over 10,000 social media followers for her chocolate and dessert designs. The innovative, responsive and stylish Chef has a huge audience and fan base in Ireland, the EU and beyond. This has already proven to be a very important show window to her market and she has been consistently posting about her chocolate creations generating a pre-launch buzz for when and where followers can buy her product. High-worth followers such as Neven Maguire, JP MacMahon and Jess Murphy are all endorsing her chocolate's unique eye-catching design and delicious fillings. 

With her insight, talent and knowledge of the food industry, supported by industry mentors such as Nigel Murray from Gran Gran’s Artisan Foods, Gráinne is in a unique position to source the best local Irish ingredients while embracing her ethos of showcasing fantastic local producers, such as Sliabh Aughty Honey and Achill Island Sea salt. Using local produce not only supports other local businesses, but anchors the USP of the brand and reduces travel miles, all of which is in keeping with the company’s ethos. 

Great family cooking was a part of Gráinne Mullins’ childhood, and she grew up in Galway with a love and respect for good food. Setting foot in a commercial kitchen as a teenager only deepened her connection with food and she began working part-time in the pastry section of five-star hotels. Interrupting a science degree to move to France, she spent two years working in a Michelin-starred restaurant in Aix-en-Provence. Cooking won out over science, with Gráinne following her heart. Returning home to work in pastry in many of Ireland’s leading kitchens, the self-taught chef was the winner of the prestigious 2019 Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year. Channelling the skills, artistry and joy she has learned from some of the country’s most talented chefs, Gráinne founded Grá Chocolates in her hometown of Kilchreest in 2020.

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