Yellow Door director on 'deadly expensive' chocolate and 'creative' bakers

Jilly Dougan

Margaret Canning

Price rises are nothing new in the hospitality industry, and as it looks ahead to Christmas, catering firm Yellow Door is puzzling over how to manage the rising cost of chocolate.

Jilly Dougan, a director of the company and the wife of founder Simon, says the reasons behind rising prices are among the geo-political factors feeding into its commitment to sustainability.