Tag Archives: Chocolate
Who is trying to kill you?
We all thought we were safe from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, it turns out.. not so much. Earlier in the year (June) the FDA’s rule banning partially hydrogenated Vegetable oils went into place. It had been announced long before the date & responsible companies moved away from it. The FDA was taking partially hydrogenated vegetable […]
Posted in Chocolate History & News
Also tagged fake chocolate
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Shortcuts to Ruin
You want fresh authentic chocolate covered strawberries.Then why would you expect that when you are shopping by price? Here is an example of what that causes:Company “A” buys company “B”, it cost them a lot of money that they want back, so sales have to increase. To increase sales they have to lower the price […]
Posted in Chocolate History & News
Also tagged bankruptcy, Buyout, mold, rot
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The White Chocolate Con: Part 3, Hershey should have known better
Of all the companies out there you would think that a US based chocolate company would know what has to be in a product in order for it to be called “White Chocolate”, don’t bet on it, sometimes they get sloppy.
Posted in Chocolate History & News
Also tagged fraud, hershey, white
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How I did it: 3D Stuffed Chocolate Christmas Tree
Since my off work acquaintances get all the test product I make up (there is a limit to how much I can eat) sometimes I want to make up something totally different, this past Christmas was one of those occasions. These acquaintances are used to some really different things, stuffed berries, chocolate covered gummy worms, […]
Posted in Chocolate How to, Recipes (all types)
Also tagged hollow, how, make, stuffed, tree
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The mess you see is only part of the problem..
Below is a picture of what one of our major competitors sent to a customer, and it’s not pretty.
Posted in Chocolate History & News, Ordering Tips
Also tagged easy saver, fake chocolate, fraud, leaves, ordering, picture
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Individually boxed chocolate strawberries
A better way to do individually boxed chocolate strawberries Occasionally people want to order individually boxed chocolate covered strawberries for weddings or parties. The problem is while they look pretty all sealed up: a lot of packaging has to be used to make sure the berry arrives in perfect condition, and all that packaging does […]
Posted in Chocolate How to, Ordering Tips
Also tagged box, delivered, fedex, ship, single, strawberries, ups
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What our helpdesk does (plus reading 101)
Did you know that most of the helpdesk cases we get have absolutely nothing to do with our products?
Be careful what you believe…
So… you are on the internet…. reading up on some product, diet, trend (fad), celeb… How much of what you read on the internet is true? Does anyone even know? What percent of an article is true? If they write an article: it must be correct and fact checked right?
Posted in Chocolate History & News
Also tagged ads, false advertising, food safety, google, heath, spam
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Libya and Ivory Coast: Gas and Chocolate
The Ivory Coast produces over 37% of the worlds cocoa and Libya is the 9th largest oil exporter. Just as you’ve seen a huge jump in gas prices: the same thing has happened in the cocoa market. Local conditions are preventing/restricting exports.
Posted in Chocolate History & News
Also tagged delivery, discount, free shipping, gas, prices
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Beef that’s not Beef and more
One of today’s top headlines is the lawsuit brought against Taco Bell for not meeting the minimum requirements for their “Beef” to be called “Beef”. (news story ) Most of the public does not know that parts of the government make rules for what is allowed to be called certain names. The lawsuit was filed […]
Posted in Chocolate History & News, Ordering Tips
Also tagged beef, dark chocolate, fda, flavored, milk chocolate, taco bell, valentine's, white chocolate
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