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How To Start A Chocolate Business

STREETWISEJOURNAL.COM Do you love chocolate? Do you dream of starting your own chocolate business? If so, you’re in luck! This blog post will teach you how to start a chocolate business from scratch. It will cover everything from choosing the right ingredients to marketing your products. So, what are you waiting for? Start reading! (click HERE)

Nestlé pays to eliminate child labor from chocolate supply chain

FT.COM

The Swiss multinational wants to raise long-term incomes for west Africa’s cocoa farmers. Learn more, HERE.

You’ve (Probably) Been Storing And Eating Your Chocolate All Wrong

HUFFINGTONPOST.COM.UK

The optimum temperature for keeping chocolate at its best is 18ºC, according to food scientists at Galaxy, meaning unless you have an exceptionally hot household, a cupboard will do just fine. Despite this, over three quarters (78%) have been getting this wrong, by popping their sweet treats into the fridge. Perhaps surprisingly, the company’s food scientists recommend the best time to eat chocolate is earlier in the day, between 9am -11am – something only one in five (20%) of Brits already do. Apparently, this will ensure your palate isn’t tainted by other flavors from lunch. To take this idea one step further, they recommend drinking a glass of cold water before indulging in chocolate. Learn more, HERE.

Food Experts Say Chocolate Shouldn’t Be Kept In The Fridge

TODAYFM.COM

Food experts are advising people not to put chocolate in the fridge. A survey by Galaxy, of 2,000 adults, found 78% store chocolate in the fridge. 18 degrees celsius is believed to be the perfect temperature for chocolate to be both stored and eaten. Experts say the low temperatures, and high humidity levels in fridges can cause blooms, oxidation, and transfers of taste and odor of the chocolate.

Do you chew your chocolate? Eat more than six squares? Enjoy it at night? You’re doing it wrong!

THEGUARDIAN.COM

One of life’s simple pleasures turns out to be surprisingly complicated. Here’s what a food scientist says (click HERE).