Chocolate News
Entrepreneur uses bicycle to make organic chocolate
AFRICA NEWS In Ivory Coast, Dana Mroueh’s chocolate factory is a rarity – and not only because the world’s top cocoa grower produces precious little finished chocolate. In the middle of the floor of her company Mon Choco’s factory sits a grinding bike, surrounded by large trays of carefully sorted cocoa beans. Poured in a funnel, beans are transformed into a paste by a grinder activated through pedaling.How to ward off chocolate cravings
One recent poll shows chocolate is the No. 1 craved food in the US. According to the Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. Susan Albers, our brains are wired so when the thought of chocolate pops into our heads, our brains begin to elaborate on it. She says before we know it, we’re thinking about how it smells and tastes, and then we want more. To diffuse those consuming thoughts, think about something else as quickly as possible.
The WWII Bomber Who Dropped Chocolate Over Germany
At the end of World War II, Germany was divided. Berlin, its capital, was in crisis. The city was partially controlled by the Soviets, who held it under a siege. In order to save millions from starvation, the United States and England devised a plan: They would send in basic supplies by air and defy the Soviets. But candy? Well that was just a sweet surprise.
Best chocolate chip cookie in Florida? It’s in Orlando
You may know people who prefer a batch of homemade oatmeal raisin or sweet sugar cookies over the classic chocolate chip, but it’s probably not many. According to Insider, the best chocolate cookie in our home state is in Orlando.
Inside Newcastle’s Nestlé chocolate factory – how tons of favorite sweets are made
Business editor Graeme Whitfield is given a tour of the Nestlé plant at Fawdon. The plant, which opened in 1958 when then owners Rowntree needed to add capacity to its York factory, covers more than 100,000 square meters and employs almost 600 people to churn out hundreds of tons of sweet treats every week. It makes some of the best known names on the sweet aisle, from Rolos and Toffee Crisps to Fruit Pastilles, Caramac and Matchmakers.