# Vegan chocolatier says Toblerone lawsuit could force her business to close

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vegan-chocolate-company-owner-24-who-is-being-sued-by-toblerone-for-copying-their-famous-shape-says-battle-will-collapse-her-small-business/
- Published: 2026-11-03T20:49:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T21:07:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16257129/Vegan-chocolate-sued-Toblerone-copying-famous-shape.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- Toblerone’s owner is suing Catherine’s Originals over its O’bar shape.
- Founder Catherine Dodd says legal costs could threaten the business.
- The Sussex company produces up to 15,000 bars a day.

## Summary

Catherine Dodd, 24, says a trademark lawsuit brought by Toblerone owner Mondelez International could force her small vegan chocolate business to close. Mondelez accuses Catherine’s Originals of infringing its trademark and passing off Toblerone’s distinctive shape through its O’bar range; Dodd disputes the claims and says the legal action feels like an attempt to pressure the company.

Dodd founded the Sussex business with her boyfriend, Jamie Miller, after becoming vegan at 12 and finding plant-based chocolate options uninspiring. They began making chocolates by hand and launched at Brighton Christmas Market in 2021, later moving production to a factory in West Sussex. The company now employs ten people and wraps up to 15,000 bars a day; Dodd says legal costs could wipe it out. Mondelez says it is responsible for protecting its trademarks and intellectual property, and the parties were unable to reach an agreement.

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