Chocolate News
The world’s true cradle of chocolate
BBC.COM There are nearly a dozen artisan chocolate companies in Belize taking cacao from bean to bar, part of a robust movement to reclaim the small country’s rich chocolate heritage.Can You Die From Eating Too Much Chocolate?
Many of us will have made the mistake of indulging in excessive amounts of moreish chocolate, but would a death literally caused by eating too much chocolate really be possible? According to some experts, the answer is yes. Find out why, HERE.
Penn State brings back summer chocolate short course after decades long hiatus
This summer, for the first time in nearly three decades, the department of food science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will host the Penn State Chocolate Short Course, a unique offering for not only craft and industrial chocolate manufacturers, but also entrepreneurs interested in starting up a new chocolate business.
Happy National Chocolate Chip Day! May 15, 2022
Engineering students 3D print decorative molds for Mānoa chocolate shop
When you see a box of chocolates, you might not realize how much engineering goes into each individual truffle. Students in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Mechanical Engineering learned first-hand as part of the new course in Advanced Additive Manufacturing. Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Tyler Ray, approximately 10 upper-level mechanical engineering students spent the spring 2022 semester developing a system based upon 3D printing to produce custom chocolate molds for the chocolate shop Choco leʻa, located in Mānoa valley just one mile away from campus.