LONDON, April 4, 2026 Marasu's Petit Fours, a British luxury chocolatier supplying high-end retailers and the royal family, has filed for insolvency alongside its parent company, Prestat Group. The company, founded in 1986 by Rolf Kern and Gabi Kohler, produced over 300 tonnes of sweets annually before its acquisition by Prestat in 2006. Marasu's Petit Fours supplied premium chocolates to prestigious retailers including Fortnum & Mason, Selfridges, and Harrods. Prestat, which held two royal warrants and provided chocolates to Princess Diana, also filed for insolvency. However, its online shop will continue operating. The brand is expected to be acquired by L'Artisan du Chocolat as part of a prepack insolvency deal. The chocolate industry has faced mounting challenges due to rising cocoa prices, driven by diseases and extreme weather in major producing nations like Ghana and Ivory Coast. Prestat, once ranked among the world's top three chocolate shops by *The Economist* in 2003, becomes the latest casualty of these pressures. No further details about the insolvency proceedings or the transition under new ownership were immediately available.