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M&M’s Chocolate Bars Now Exist, and They Come in 5 Delicious Flavors
M&M’s Chocolate Bars Now Exist, and They Come in 5 Delicious Flavors
The M&M’s family is growing! The candy company that produces the bite-sized morsels, announced that M&M’s Chocolate Bars are now rolling out in retail stores nationwide. The bars, which consist of smooth milk chocolate with whole M&M’s Minis scattered throughout, come in five tasty flavors – peanut, milk chocolate, crispy, almond and crispy mint.
Bite-Sized Rice Krispies Treats Covered In Chocolate Are Coming In 2019
Bite-Sized Rice Krispies Treats Covered In Chocolate Are Coming In 2019
Kellogg’s has plans to get wild in the new year. Among the bunches of new snacks they’re introducing come January are the Rice Krispie Treats Snap, Crackle, Poppers.
Officially, the company is describing them as “ooey, chewy, bite-sized Rice Krispies Treats coated in a smooth, silky topping.” As far as flavors, they’ll come in “Chocolatey, Vanilla Crème, and Cookies ‘n’ Crème.”
Canadian government reverses ban on chocolate milk, juice sales in schools
Canadian government reverses ban on chocolate milk, juice sales in schools
Students in New Brunswick schools will once again be able to sell chocolate milk and fruit juice after the provincial government made changes to its nutrition policy Wednesday. The previous Liberal government updated the decades-old Policy 711 in June with stricter guidelines that prohibited food and beverages with “lower nutritional value that contain few nutrients and are higher in saturated fats, sugar or salt.” The requirements extended beyond the school cafeteria and applied to breakfast programs and fundraisers. The policy was met with backlash from school officials and after-school programs.
Global Chocolate Market to Reach $161 Billion by 2024
Global Chocolate Market to Reach $161 Billion by 2024
The global chocolate market was valued at around $103.28 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach approximately $161.56 billion in revenue by 2024, growing at a CAGR of around 7% between 2018 and 2024, according to a Zion Market report Chocolate Market by Type of Chocolate (Dark, Milk, and White) and by Sales Category (Everyday Chocolate, Premium Chocolate, and Seasonal Chocolate). The huge demand for chocolate on seasonal and festival occasions is driving the expansion of this market. However, the high cost of raw material might hamper the global chocolate market during the forecast period.
6 Reasons Chocolate is a Miracle Health Food
6 Reasons Chocolate is a Miracle Health Food
Chocolate is prized as a delectable treat. Historically, it was also highly desired for its healthful properties. “For several centuries in pre-modern Latin America, cacao beans were considered valuable enough to use as currency,” wrote Amanda Fiegl for Smithsonian.com. And she reports that anthropologists at the University of Pennsylvania say chocolate was consumed as a beverage as far back as 1400 B.C. Here are six reasons to indulge in healthy chocolate the next time you’re craving sweets.
A DARK, HANDSOME RIVAL PLANS TO MUSCLE IN ON NUTELLA
A DARK, HANDSOME RIVAL PLANS TO MUSCLE IN ON NUTELLA
It’s being called the jar wars. For decades, the Italian spread known as Nutella has sat placidly upon its throne—the undisputed queen of the chocolate (and chocolate-hazelnut) spreads, with 54% of global market share. Now there’s a pretender looming in the wings. Pasta manufacturer Barilla—you know them by their blue boxes—is formulating a rival chocolate spread that aims to knock Nutella from its lofty shelf. The spread is to be called Crema Pan di Stelle—a liquid form of the famous, star-studded chocolate cookies.
Five Steps to the Ultimate Chocolate Experience
Five Steps to the Ultimate Chocolate Experience
One does not need to be an expert to fully enjoy fine chocolates, or know how to distinguish single-plantation from single-origin chocolates. Chocolate-tasting is a far more informal affair, guided by one’s own personal preference and palate. Some may prefer the strong bitter taste of pure dark chocolate while others might lean towards creamier, lower-percentage chocolate confections.
Good chocolate, when savored properly, allows you to appreciate subtleties of flavor and tones that you would not want to miss out on. The key thing to remember is to engage all your senses to make it truly an ultimate sensorial experience. The following are a few guidelines.
Chocolate flows down German street after factory accident. Willy Wonka couldn’t be reached for comment
Chocolate flows down German street after factory accident. Willy Wonka couldn’t be reached for comment
A ton of chocolate hardened on a German street, leaving 25 firefighters to clean it up using hot water, shovels and blow torches. German newspaper, Soester Anzeiger, reported that a “small technical defect” involving a storage tank caused the liquid chocolate leak from a DreiMeister chocolate factory in Westoennen on Monday night. It apparently overflowed. Quite a bit. Onto nearly four miles of a nearby street.
Mum makes reward chart with chocolate prizes – and one big twist parents love
Mum makes reward chart with chocolate prizes – and one big twist parents love.
Parenting is tough – so a mum has developed a chocolate-based reward system for herself. Lots of mums and dads like to encourage their kids’ good behavior by rewarding them with sweets or gold stars. One mum has totally flipped this on its head and created a system to treat herself for her patient parenting – and it’s brilliant. Maralee Bradley, a blogger from Nebraska, has created a chart where she gets a different kind of chocolate snack for being a good mum.
EATING CHOCOLATE COMBINED WITH ZINC COULD HELP YOU ‘LIVE LONGER,’ STUDY SUGGESTS
EATING CHOCOLATE COMBINED WITH ZINC COULD HELP YOU ‘LIVE LONGER,’ STUDY SUGGESTS
Eating chocolate and drinking coffee and tea may help you live longer, according to a new study. To reap the benefits of the treats, however, they must be consumed with zinc supplements – which together activate a compound that slows down aging. According to the researchers from the University of Erlangen in Nuremberg and Auburn University in Alabama, the combination can lengthen life by protecting against naturally-occurring “oxidative stress” – a gas that leads to aging and other illnesses such as cancer, inflammation or degenerative diseases.
Eating Three Bars of Dark Chocolate a Month Cuts the Risk of Heart Failure by 13%
Eating Three Bars of Dark Chocolate a Month Cuts the Risk of Heart Failure by 13%
For all those chocoholics who have been wondering if there is any truth to what the naysayers have to say, it turns out that chocolate can benefit your health more than it can harm it. Eating up to three bars of dark chocolate a month can lower the risk of heart failure, claims a recent comprehensive study. However, indulging in such treats on a daily basis may increase the risk of heart failure by 17%, according to researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the U.S. They also found that people who ate up to three bars a month had a 13% lower risk of heart failure compared to those who ate none.
Utah State University Opens USU’s Aggie Chocolate Factory
Utah State University Opens USU’s Aggie Chocolate Factory
The long awaited USU Aggie Chocolate Factory has its grand opening! Although the factory will serve many purposes, first and foremost will be a laboratory in the food science program. This is the only university that has a bean-to-bar processing facility that can be used for teaching and research. The chocolate factory will introduce Aggies to high cacao content chocolate bars, as well as dark, frozen hot chocolate and pastries at the factory’s cafe.
Giant Chocolate Waterfall Comes to Union Square in NYC
Giant Chocolate Waterfall Comes to Union Square in NYC
An Italian sweets shop claiming to have the “largest chocolate waterfall in North America” recently opened. Venchi, an Italian chocolate store has a 45-foot long, 10-foot high, chocolate waterfall within the store. Other than gourmet chocolates, Venchi also sells gelato, crepes, and coffee.
So What is “Ruby Chocolate”?
So What is “Ruby Chocolate”?
Pink isn’t a color that comes to mind when we think of chocolate. But a new, smoky rose-colored variety called “ruby chocolate” made its U.S. debut in Dallas, this summer, selling a ruby chocolate line from Prestat, the London chocolatier favored by Britain’s royal family. As described in THE DAILY MEAL, Chicago-based Vosges haut-Chocolat will start shipping orders this month. Also check out DAME CACAO for what ruby chocolate is and where to buy it.
Hershey Fights Higher Costs by Charging More for Chocolate
Hershey Fights Higher Costs by Charging More for Chocolate
Chocolate maker Hershey says price increases, ‘hot cocoa’ Kisses and a thinner Reese’s peanut butter cup will help boost sales next year.
Chocolate has been around for millennia. New research suggests it’s even older than we thought.
Chocolate has been around for millennia. New research suggests it’s even older than we thought.
As archaeologists have generally understood it, chocolate goes back to the Aztec and Mayan people, who first domesticated cacao in what’s now Central America about 3,900 years ago. But new research suggests it’s older than that — about 1,500 years older. And it didn’t originate in Central America, either.
Cadbury Stockpiling Chocolate in Advance of Possible Brexit Creme Eggs Shortage
Cadbury Stockpiling Chocolate in Advance of Possible Brexit Creme Eggs Shortage
Good news, English chocolate fans: Cadbury CEO is looking ahead to the future in advance of possible food shortages associated with Brexit.
White Chocolate Peanut M&M’s Finally on Shelves
White Chocolate Peanut M&M’s Finally on Shelves
The company says the M&M’s White Chocolate Peanut will feature peanuts surrounded by rich white chocolate and wrapped in the brand’s signature colorful shells.
Wine, Beer and Chocolate, Eating and Drinking These Foods Linked to Living Longer
Wine, Beer and Chocolate, Eating and Drinking These Foods Linked to Living Longer
Consuming food and drink with anti-inflammatory properties could lower a person’s risk of dying, according to a study. Anti-inflammatory food and drink highlighted by researchers included vegetables, fruit, whole-grain bread, breakfast cereal, low-fat cheese, olive and canola oil, nuts, chocolate, tea and coffee.
Makers of Healthier Chocolate Look to Challenge the Industry
Makers of Healthier Chocolate Look to Challenge the Industry
At Expo East, founders at organic chocolate companies said their better-for-you treats are beginning to take a bite out of the traditional industry.
93 Year Old Iowa Man Gives to His Community One Chocolate Bar at a Time
93 Year Old Iowa Man Gives to His Community One Chocolate Bar at a Time
LONG GROVE, Iowa — Bob Williams has spent the last 10 years connecting to strangers, one chocolate bar at a time. To date, Williams has given out almost 6,000 Hershey’s bars to people in his community. His reason is simple – to bring the people around him closer together.
STUDY SHOWS DARK CHOCOLATE COULD HELP VISION
STUDY SHOWS DARK CHOCOLATE COULD HELP VISION
A new study is showing there’s a reason to indulge in some chocolate.
SEARCHING FOR CHOCOLATE’S ROOTS AND ENEMIES IN COLUMBIA’S WILDERNESS
SEARCHING FOR CHOCOLATE’S ROOTS AND ENEMIES IN COLUMBIA’S WILDERNESS
Each cacao pod usually encases about 40 beans—the source of cocoa powder and chocolate. But these pods, on Gildardo Ramirez’s farm in Columbia, will never make chocolate. The healthy white, sweet pulp that normally encases the beans are diseased and infected. It’s just one of many threats that plague the region’s chocolate farms – and chocolate.