Is Cocoa Ooze Still in Business? (2026 Update)
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Look for Cocoa Ooze on AmazonFull story →Jamie Hutcheon began making chocolate from his family's recipes at seventeen, in his own kitchen, before pitching that hobby as a proper Aberdeen chocolate business.
Going by the evidence available, the company is not just surviving, it opened a brand new physical venue in early 2026.
The Pitch And The Money
Hutcheon wanted £70,000 for a 35 percent stake, and Touker Suleyman is recorded as the investor who agreed to fund it, with terms that would ease over time as the money was paid back rather than staying fixed indefinitely.
Artisan chocolate is a crowded niche with plenty of small independent makers doing broadly similar things, and reporting from the time describes some scepticism from the panel about how original the concept really was. That did not stop an investor coming on board.
A Decade Later, Still Growing
By previous accounts, the business now trades from premises in Aberdeen's East Tullos area, reaches customers across the surrounding region and as far as the capital, and scaled back an earlier run of separate retail shops to concentrate more tightly on the chocolate itself.
The clearest recent sign of activity is a new bistro venue the company reportedly opened on Belmont Street in early 2026. Committing to a lease, staff and stock for a new physical space is not something businesses typically do while quietly winding down.