Italian Chocogelateria Venchi opens first UK airport store at London Gatwick
- Venchi has opened its first UK airport store, bringing premium chocolate and gelato to London Gatwick
- Passengers can enjoy authentic Italian treats including rich hot chocolate, gelato shakes and gourmet coffee
- The store showcases Venchi’s seasonal gift collections and offers more than 40 varieties of premium chocolates
Venchi, the iconic Italian gourmet chocolatier and gelato maker, has opened its first UK airport store at London Gatwick, offering passengers an elevated taste of Italy before they fly.
The artisan boutique, located past security in London Gatwick’s North Terminal departure lounge, officially opened its doors on 11 December, offering passengers a curated selection of treats ahead of the Christmas getaway period.
Founded in 1878, Venchi combines more than 145 years of chocolate-making expertise with high-quality, all-natural ingredients to craft its renowned artisan chocolates and creamy gelato.
Passengers can indulge in more than 20 flavours of authentic Italian gelato, freshly prepared each day in the in-store gelato lab, alongside hot chocolate, gelato shakes and gourmet coffee.
Inside the store, Venchi’s iconic chocolate bar wall, displays of artisanal Brutto & Buono slabs and seasonal gift collections.
The store also features a My Venchi Mix station, where passengers can create their own chocolate assortment from 40 varieties, including favourites such as Chocoviar, Gianduiotto and Cremino - perfect for gifting this Christmas or enjoying before your flight.
Venchi’s launch follows the recent opening of Discover London, a premium souvenir and gifting shore that showcases the best of the capital.
Stephane Geffroy, Head of Retail at London Gatwick, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Venchi to our North Terminal - another first for UK airports following the opening of Gail’s in the South Terminal earlier this year, and a testament to London Gatwick’s commitment to offering a unique experience before the flight.
“Whether passengers are picking up a last‑minute Christmas gift or treating themselves to Venchi’s iconic flavours, the new store enhances our retail and food and beverage offering, supporting our vision to be the airport for everyone, whatever their journey.”
Founded in 1878, Venchi has grown into a global leader in the world of chocolate, exploring it in all its forms — including gelato. With over 145 years of history, we now offer more than 350 chocolate recipes and 90 gelato flavors, always embracing the principles of the Mediterranean diet. For us, it’s the ingredients that make the difference. Every taste of our chocolate and gelato is the result of a constant commitment to quality: an irreversible journey made of dedication and ingenuity, designed to deliver intense sensory experiences. Using on the finest fruits of nature, we craft clean, authentic recipes, interpreted with great creativity, always pushing the boundaries of taste and well-being a little further.
Venchi can be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.
With 43m annual passengers, London Gatwick is the UK’s second largest and one of Europe’s top ten airports. It is a vital piece of national infrastructure that drives both the national and regional economies by generating £5.5bn GVA and supporting over 76,000 jobs (2023). Almost 60 airlines fly from the airport to over 150 short-haul and more than 50 long-haul destinations. With a declared capacity of 55 movements an hour, London Gatwick is the most efficient single runway airport in the world.
The airport is located 28 miles south of the UK capital and is extremely well-connected, with more than a quarter of England’s population (15m people) – including all of London – less than one hour away by road or rail. A six-year, £2bn sustainable growth programme includes an ambitious plan to be a net zero airport by 2030 and to increase capacity by bringing the airport’s existing Northern Runway into routine use, alongside its Main Runway. VINCI Airports owns a 50.01% stake in the airport, with Global Infrastructure Partners managing the remaining 49.99%.
VINCI Airports, as the leading private airport operator in the world, manages the development and operation of more than 70 airports located in 14 countries. VINCI Airports draws on its expertise as a comprehensive integrator to develop, finance, build and operate airports, leveraging its investment capability and know-how to optimise operational performance and modernise infrastructure while bringing about their environmental transition. In 2016, VINCI Airports became the first airport operator to commit to an international environmental strategy, setting itself the aim of reaching zero net emissions (scope 1 and 2) across the network by 2050 while supporting the territories’ local climate transition.
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London, UK, 10 December 2025
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