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Premium chocolate maker Scharffen Berger returns to private ownership
FOODDIVE.COM Premium chocolate maker Scharffen Berger has returned to private ownership after The Hershey Co. sold the brand for an undisclosed amount.Happy Chocolate Day! July 7, 2021
Happy National Chocolate Ice Cream Day! June 7, 2021
Scientists discover new ‘chocolate frog’ in swamp
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a curious “chocolate frog” tree frog in the lowland rainforests of New Guinea. Tree frogs are known for their green skin — but due to its brown coloring, researchers named it “chocolate frog” — and the name stuck.
How the mold influences a chocolate bar’s crystalline structure
When enjoying a chocolate bar, most people don’t think about how the molecules within it are organized. But different arrangements of the fats in chocolate can influence its taste and texture. Now, researchers have found that the side of a chocolate bar facing the mold has a more orderly crystalline structure than the side facing air, knowledge that might help chocolatiers produce tastier confections, the researchers say.