For a century, Queen Anne has been more than just a company; we've been a community, a family, and a cherished part of countless lives - for many people a gift of ‘Queen Annes’ has been part of their family...
As we near Queen Anne’s 100th year anniversary in 2025, we have been collecting stories of your memories of Queen Anne through the years.With Valentines’ Day just around the corner, we thought we’d share a particularly romantic story we received...
Happy New Year - this is a special year for Queen Anne, as it's our 99th anniversary! While we continue to make new and delicious chocolate treats, we are also looking back to celebrate our past. Over the years, many...
Since 1925 Christmas was the busiest time for the Queen Anne Chocolate Studio in College St, Wellington as delicious chocolate treats were sent around the country to the Queen Anne shops. Christmas & Chocolate go hand in hand - to...
Peppermint and Christmas go hand in hand and Peppermint has been one of Queen Anne’s most popular flavours since we started way back in the 1920’s. This Christmas, we’ve got a delicious range of Peppermint Chocolate treats just perfect for...
Our original 1920’s Queen Anne chocolates had their own names – the most famous of those was Kismet (from Persian origins meaning destiny). One of the earliest images comes from the Queen Anne Chocolate guide – see Kismet 2nd from...
This is the amazing story of Queen Anne ‘plastic fantastic’ fake chocolates circa 1950s, as shared by Mrs. W from Hamilton. Mrs. W recalls that she and her family had a trip to Christchurch when she was about 12. She...
In 1925 my grandfather Ernest Adams, with his partner Hugh Bruce set up the Queen Anne Chocolate ‘Studio’ in College St, Wellington and the rest, as they say, is history...Unfortunately, my grandfather died many years before the relaunch of Queen...
Since the 1920’s Queen Anne has been making caramels in all types and flavours. Does anyone remember these gems from the past? Do you remember the famous Queen Anne Turtles? We found this old artwork from the 1960s but didn’t...
