Pakistan, Jan. 18 -- Hashoo has announced the launch of a new chocolate brand, L'Artisan, made exclusively with the highest quality Belgian chocolate.

Hundreds of guests were there for the ribbon cutting of the first L'Artisan chocolate shop at Islamabad Marriott Hotel.

Belgian Ambassador Frederic Verhyden and his wife Mookda Mairue performed the ribbon-cutting. As part of a collaboration between Hashoo, Belgian chocolate maker Callebaut, and the Chocolate Academy, renowned chocolatier Marc Pauquet visited Pakistan to train pastry chefs in the art of chocolate making at all Pearl-Continental and Marriott hotels across the country.

Following the launch of their first chocolate shop at Islamabad,L'Artisan plans to expand to all major cit...