{"id":89461,"date":"2019-11-11T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qvcuk.com\/?p=89461"},"modified":"2020-02-05T11:07:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T11:07:52","slug":"inside-qvc-episode-8-angus-thirlwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/living\/podcasts\/inside-qvc-episode-8-angus-thirlwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside QVC Podcast Episode 8: Angus Thirlwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Will Gowing meets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qvcuk.com\/hotel-chocolat\/home-&amp;-kitchen\/_\/N-1z13xd2Zlfnu\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel Chocolat<\/a> CEO and co-founder, Angus Thirlwell. Find out how Angus came to own a cocoa plantation in St Lucia, what the challenges are of retailing chocolate in a hugely competitive market and why he needs to keep an eye on the big supermarket chains? 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