snegovaya pad is now opened in vladivostok . 19 aug 2016 royce 7th singapore shop is at tampines mall 1 aug 2016 royce 2nd canada shop is at oakridge centre the making of real good chocolate royce was founded in sapporo in 1983 . through acquiring the best techniques and enriching our experience we are able to make chocolate of world class quality in hokkaido where the climate and the clean air are ideal for making confections . the fundamental principle of royce has been and will always be the painstaking sourcing of high quality ingredients . because of increasing demand over the course of time royce began taking telephone orders from customers from outside of hokkaido . customers names and addresses were recorded by hand and their orders were sent one by one from our factory . that was the beginning of our mail order system . when we started to bake cookies at a small factory the smell of fresh baked sweets tempted and attracted the neighbors . a table was put in front of the factory and cookies were sold . that was the beginning of the direct management stores . looking back the history of royce has been based upon the support of many people . today royce chocolate is enjoyed not only by the locals of hokkaido but by chocolate lovers from all across the world . we will continue to make world class chocolate by observing our fundamental principle and pressing forward with our challenging creative spirit . we are not able to ship products outside japan for individuals . copyright c2012 royce confect co. ltd. .