Chocolate News
The WWII Bomber Who Dropped Chocolate Over Germany
TOWN NEWS 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.
Dove Chocolate Is Building a Safe, Secure Marketplace for Women in West Africa
Mars Wrigley Confectionery brand Dove Chocolate is celebrating International Women’s Day by breaking ground on a new marketplace in West Africa to support cocoa farming communities in the Ivory Coast.