Entrepreneur, chocolatier and founder of Grá Chocolates, Gráinne Mullins is a pastry chef with over 10 years’ experience in high level, fine dining establishments. In 2019 she was awarded Euro-toques Young Chef of the Year and more recently, was included in the prestigious Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list 2023, highlighting the brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders and stars.

Gráinne now has a combined social following of over 40,000 and has worked on a number of high profile campaigns including Avonmore Professional for which Gráinne is a Brand Ambassador. Gráinne began Grá Chocolates in July 2020 from a 10 sqm shed in her parents’ garden built by her Dad during the pandemic.

Starting out as a lockdown business and with herself as the sole employee, appetite grew quickly for Gráinne’s sweetly sophisticated treats and Grá Chocolates has now grown to a team of 18, hiring a further 10 employees during the busy Christmas season. In August of 2022, Grá Chocolates moved into its new premises, a 305 sqm building just outside the city centre of Galway that now houses the production of the chocolates, 30 times the size of the company’s original tiny base.

With a passion for chocolate and a commitment to craftsmanship, Grá Chocolates specialises in hand painted chocolates made with the finest ingredients in the heart of Galway. Grá Chocolates are stocked in Brown Thomas stores across Ireland, in both terminals at Dublin airport, Donnybrook Fair, Fallon & Byrne, Meadow & Byrnes, online, and are now available for shipping to the UK and USA.