Chocolate News

How Hershey became America’s iconic chocolate brand

CNN In 1900, Milton Hershey sold his caramel company and started experimenting with milk chocolate. Over the next 100 years, Hershey’s Chocolate grew into an iconic global brand.

Ack! I need chocolate! The science of PMS food cravings

THE CONVERSATION

Premenstrual food cravings are the punchline of endless jokes. Like most good jokes, they’re funny because they’re true. Certain parts of a woman’s menstrual cycle do seem to go hand in hand with the desire for chocolate ice cream and potato chips. Researchers have studied food cravings for years; one of the most cited studies dates back to 1953. Scientists – and lots of others – want to know who has food cravings and why, what they crave, when they crave it and how to minimize the cravings. Here’s what the research has found (click here).

Here’s some fun (and not-so-fun) facts about Chocolate

CNN

With enough chemical stimulation to rival even the best sloppy kisses, chocolate is one of the most powerful substances on Earth. Get the lowdown on all things cocoa, down to the sweet, sour and downright bitter details (click here).

The dream job: Making bars of chocolate

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In Belgium, chocolate is a big industry and an art. Chocoholic Brussels chocolate-store manager Patricia Lafargue makes bars by hand. Watch her (click here)!

Happy World Chocolate Day! July 7, 2019