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Buy a Chocolats Favoris Franchise

Chocolats Favoris is a Canadian chocolatier founded in 1979 in Lévis, Quebec, where it began as a small artisanal shop making seasonal chocolates before growing into a national brand. The business pairs a chocolate shop with an ice cream parlour and is best known for its signature chocolate-dipped soft-serve ice cream, first introduced in the 1990s.

Stores sell handmade fine chocolates, fondue, gift assortments, and ice cream dipped in a range of pure chocolate flavours, alongside real-fruit sorbets suited to a vegan diet. Products are made at the company’s 42,000-square-foot Quebec factory using sustainably and fairly sourced cocoa and no added oils. The dual chocolate-and-ice-cream format is built to draw customers year-round rather than depend on a single season.

Entrepreneur Dominique Brown acquired the company in 2013 and led its expansion beyond Quebec under parent La Fabrique Chocolats Favoris. After opening corporate locations across the country, the brand moved to a franchise model and now operates a network of roughly 60 shops nationwide, serving around 1.5 million customers a year.

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Why buy a Chocolats Favoris Franchise?

Chocolats Favoris is one of Canada’s most recognisable chocolate brands, with a distinctive two-in-one chocolate shop and ice cream concept that few competitors match. Its signature chocolate-dipped ice cream, regularly refreshed product range, and playful launches such as Kooky cones and the ChocoFav Poutine give the brand strong consumer pull and repeat visits in a category that has proved resilient across economic cycles.

Buying a Chocolats Favoris franchise means joining a single-brand network backed by a head-office team of more than 150 people. Owners do not need chocolate-making experience; products are supplied from the company’s central Quebec factory, and franchisees receive operational coaching, recruitment help, and national marketing campaigns. The brand’s community profile, including its role as a major partner of Opération Enfant Soleil, supports local goodwill an owner can build on.

Chocolats Favoris Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Total Investment

      $650,000 - $750,000 CAD

    • Cash Required

      Approximately 35% of total investment

    • Initial Liquid Assets

      At least $200,000 personal cash needed

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      Varies

  • Training & Support

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Chocolats Favoris – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Chocolats Favoris supports franchisees from a head office of more than 150 staff, and no prior chocolate-making experience is required. Candidates spend a day in an operating store paired with an established operator before a structured onboarding and training plan covers operations. Once running, owners receive ongoing operational coaching, recruitment help, national marketing campaigns, and product supply from the company's central Quebec factory. Resale buyers should confirm with Chocolats Favoris what transfer onboarding and operations training the franchisor provides to incoming owners and new hires when ownership changes.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Chocolats Favoris looks for hands-on, full-time operators who will be present in their store and community for the long term rather than absentee investors. The model suits people who enjoy retail and hospitality, excel at customer service, and are comfortable hiring, training, and managing a team in a busy, seasonal-peak environment. No chocolate-making background is needed, but owners should be community-minded, strong with day-to-day operations, and ready to act as a local ambassador for the brand.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Chocolats Favoris has grown from a single Lévis chocolate shop into one of Canada's best-known chocolate brands, recognised for its handmade chocolates and signature dipped ice cream. It has been named Ottawa's Top Choice Chocolate Shop for service excellence, and draws around 1.5 million customers a year, selling more than three million ice cream cones. The brand is also a major partner of Opération Enfant Soleil. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific store's local reviews, reputation, and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    Chocolats Favoris operates in the North American chocolate market, valued at about USD 37.8 billion in 2026 and projected to grow near 5.5% annually toward USD 58 billion by 2034. Demand is supported by premium and artisanal preferences, gifting occasions, and treat spending that tends to hold up across economic cycles. The brand's pairing of chocolate with ice cream broadens its appeal into warmer months, easing the seasonality that affects confectionery-only shops. For resale buyers, local foot traffic, tourism patterns, and seasonal swings are key factors in a store's performance.

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