Chocolate News
Worker rescued after falling into 20,000-pound tank of chocolate in New York
WABI A worker at a New York chocolate and candy factory jokes he’s never going to eat chocolate again after falling into a 20,000-pound tank of the sweet stuff and injuring his arm.How Hershey became America’s iconic chocolate brand
In 1900, Milton Hershey sold his caramel company and started experimenting with milk chocolate. Over the next 100 years, Hershey’s Chocolate grew into an iconic global brand.
Ack! I need chocolate! The science of PMS food cravings
Premenstrual food cravings are the punchline of endless jokes. Like most good jokes, they’re funny because they’re true. Certain parts of a woman’s menstrual cycle do seem to go hand in hand with the desire for chocolate ice cream and potato chips. Researchers have studied food cravings for years; one of the most cited studies dates back to 1953. Scientists – and lots of others – want to know who has food cravings and why, what they crave, when they crave it and how to minimize the cravings. Here’s what the research has found (click here).