As those bright sparks among you will have realised, our company name is an Anglicised form of the Aztec Emperor Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Motecuhzoma II).

Nevertheless, for those who missed that history lesson at school, or possibly are still waiting for it, we have scrambled together a brief background to Monty and his love of chocolate.

In a nutshell, Monty was boss of the Aztecs and loved chocolate, the Spanish arrived to loot their riches, Monty got the idea he was a returning god and gave him the chocolate.

If you want the full picture then feel free to read on here.

Click on the image to read more about how chocolate is made . . .