Chocolate News
Hershey claims all teardrop-shaped chocolate is its intellectual property
THETAKEOUT.COM Hershey is embroiled in a legal battle after complaining about another company’s cookie packaging.KitKat bar is most famous chocolate candy around the world
This candy bar has been around and popular since 1935. In 2014, Time Magazine interviewed candy experts and historians, to find the top candy bars that had the biggest impact on the chocolate bar industry and the world. Time points out the Kit Kat bar was the first candy to be marketed around the concept of sharing. It was also one of the first candy bars to become popular around the world. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar took second place on the list. Toblerone, Nestlé’s Milk Chocolate Bar and Snickers rounded out the top five.
A cocoa bean’s ‘fingerprint’ could help trace chocolate bars back to their farm of origin
A new study from the University of Surrey has revealed that biotechnology could be the missing ingredient in helping cocoa farmers get a better deal for their beans.
Phospholipids create just the right crystals for silky smooth chocolate – no tempering needed
Scientists have discovered how a single ingredient can create glossy, tasty, melt-in-the-mouth chocolate without having to go through the complex and lengthy tempering process.
Will Chocolate Survive Climate Change? Actually, Maybe
The forecast has been bad for domesticated cacao. But some environments in Peru might hold the key to the future of the world’s sweet tooth.