Owners of Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier have announced plans to take over a former GODIVA Chocolatier store at the Saint Louis Galleria in St. Louis, Mo.

GODIVA announced in January it would leave its 128 North American stores through sales and closures in order to focus on its online and food, drug and mass retail sales.

In a departure from plans announced in 2019 to open 2,000 GODIVA locations worldwide, the chocolatier said it will instead continue its “aggressive focus” on food, drug and mass retail and online sales.

GODIVA hopes to honor the tradition of expressing love through chocolate with its limited-edition Valentine's Day collection.

GODIVA has officially named Nurtac Ziyal Afridi as CEO after she served at the company’s helm for two months in the interim.

Artisan du Chocolat has sold a majority stake to Mohamed Elsarky, former president and CEO of Godiva Chocolatier.

GODIVA has launched Signature Mini Chocolate Bars, featuring eight perfectly portioned, individually wrapped mini versions.

In the past few weeks, GODIVA has donated chocolate, coffee and other treats to hospitals, doctors, nurses, caregivers and other supporting hospital workers.

GODIVA has launched the Lady GODIVA Initiative, a program designed to support charitable organizations that empower women around the world.