If you had to guess, how many Easter treats do you think the local chocolatiers at in Courtenay make every year? Chances are, whatever your initial guess was, you can safely double it.

The answer? 14,500 鈥� that鈥檚 approximately how many Easter products the Hot Chocolates team hand-crafts every year!

Serving 鈥� and tempting! 鈥� the Comox Valley for 37 years, it鈥檚 no wonder the local shop is an integral part of many families鈥� celebrations.

鈥淚t鈥檚 an honour to be a part of so many families鈥� holiday traditions. We have multiple generations of families visit us every Easter and many more that visit to take photos with our 鈥楨aster Bunny,鈥欌�� says Shuka Moosmann, Retail Lead & Social Media Manager and rest assured, 鈥淗ot Chocolates鈥� Easter Bunny will be back again this spring and 鈥榟opping鈥� around the store for those interested in photos.鈥�

Hot Chocolates has been a Courtney staple since 1986 and opened its sister store Cake Bread in 2006. Together, the two businesses employ more than 40 local employees 鈥� including many who were young customers long before they became employed by the business.

鈥淲e often see a full circle type situation at Hot Chocolates and Cake Bread. Many of our young employees were wide-eyed young customers before working at the store,鈥� Moosmann says.

鈥淲e see them head off for college or university, and often coming back for summer employment. In some cases we even see them come back as new parents themselves, coming home to Courtney to raise their own family and the cycle starts over again.鈥�

You can skip the line-ups and pre-order your Easter treats this year and pick them up within 48 hours of placing your order.

Make sure to follow Hot Chocolates and CakeBread on social media for updates on coming sales and events:

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Don鈥檛 forget to pop into Hot Chocolates this Spring for all your Easter goodies and wish them a happy 35th anniversary!