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Diolch Drinks was born from Pip’s Real Hot Chocolate Co.  Since 2013 Pip has been making and selling real hot chocolate preparations to industry and for home use, but with the pandemic and massive seasonal variation expanded the range in 2022 and created Diolch Drinks.

diolch

Etymology

Welsh, from di- (“from, of”) + golwch, gwolwch (“praise”).

diodydd diolch

Translation

Thank you drinks (lit.)Drinks of praise/thanks

This all started as a side-business with Pip’s Real Hot Chocolate in 2013, but it became a full-time income in 2015.  After years of making his own hot chocolate by buying quality dark chocolates and melting them into milk on the hob, it finally dawned on Pip that he was doing this only because a good hot chocolate just wasn’t available in the shops!  He refined his recipes and created an amazing range of hot chocolate using the best chocolates and natural flavours, and making sure as many of his friends as possible could enjoy what he was doing by reducing the allergens and sugar content – with almost thirty varieties!

Five years and a few months after making this his living, Pip found himself (along with the rest of the world) in a pandemic situation.  This led to the closure of all the physical revenue streams such as cafés, gift shops, etc.  A better online presence and a greater range of less-seasonal product was needed.  Selling via Amazon now as well as pipsformilk.co.uk, and expanding into other territories via platforms such as Ankorstore and Faire answered the first part.  Forging relationships with other hot drink producers, and creating new innovations is resolving the second.

Coffi Diolch is Welsh for “Coffee, Thanks”.  Diolch i Tea is a play on a Welsh phrase that means “Thanks to you”.  Diolch Drinks brings three brands together under one new roof.  Pip has found wonderful producers of drinks that complement the high quality of his own hot chocolate, able to create custom blends to his own exacting specifications.  Add to these partnerships Pip’s ability to innovate and 2022 will see more new products, including Cocoaffee (a coffee/cocoa blend for cafetières with a focus on health).

Diolch Drinks supplies retail with GS1 barcodes, and foodservice with small or large tubs depending on need, and is happy to talk about white-label options.