Cadbury unveil Christmas 2013 chocolate range

Cadbury has recently unveiled its range of Christmas chocolates for 2013.

Featuring new festive packaging across its entire chocolate range the company has high hopes for these products.

'2013 is set to be our best Christmas offer ever with our extensive range of traditional self-eat, giving and sharing products, and our first ever festive TV advertising campaign' said Rick Lawrence, marketing manager for Cadbury Dairy Milk.

'We have the number one seasonal range, the top three bestselling SKUs at Christmas and exciting innovation to drive growth. We are looking forward to bringing true magic to stores this season'.

Amongst the new products that Cadbury will be introducing is the Cadbury Dairy Milk Winter Wonderland tablet - a limited edition which comprises of white and milk chocolate tree-shaped chunks.

In addition they will also be introducing the following:

- Cadbury Dairy Milk Mousse Snowman

- Cadbury Dairy Milk Freddo Popping Candy

- Cadbury Wishes

- Cadbury Snowman and Santa hollows

- Terry’s Chocolate Orange White Ball

Personally I think they all sound good and can't wait to try them!

Article posted by Spencer Samaroo, Managing Director, Moo-Lolly-Bar. A true chocoholic, he also is chief editor of I Love USA Candy.


Source and Photo: Food Bev

Russia Imposes Sanctions On Chocolate Imported From The Ukraine

According to a recent report from Confectionery News Russia has imposed new trade sanctions upon the importation of a range of Ukrainian made products including chocolate and other consumer goods.

In what is believed to be a retaliation for the recently introduced Ukrainian emergency import tax on cars Russia has informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intention to boost charges on Ukrainian made chocolate, as well as coal and glass. The increase of import tax on chocolate is expected to be 0.1€ per kilogramme.

Russia is not the first country to take this stance. Turkey has recently registered a similar notice in response to new Ukrainian sanctions, claiming that it would raise taxes on walnuts brought in from that country. Furthermore The European Union as well as Japan and South Korea have also expressed their opposition to the Ukrainian car tax.

Russian officials have confirmed their proposed tax on imported Ukrainian chocolate would materialise as soon as it was adopted by the Customs Union. An organisation that also includes Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Article posted by Spencer Samaroo, Managing Director, Moo-Lolly-Bar. A true chocoholic, he also is chief editor of I Love USA Candy.


Source: Confectionery News

Hotel Chocolat to launch the 'world's most exclusive chocolate bar'

Hotel Chocolat, the renowned bean-to-bar grower, manufacturer and retailer of high end chocolates are about to launch what they are calling 'the most exclusive bar of chocolate in the world'.

Called the 'Rabot Estate Marcial 70% dark', the product is unique in that it originates not just from one sole manufacturing estate - the exclusive plot in St Lucia which they own - but also from only single part (or 'cote' as it is known in the trade) of it.

In what has been described as 'the most extreme example yet of chocolate specialisation' the label of the chocolate bar will not only specify the year of harvest but will also include such information as the temperature it was manufactured at, the length of time it was roasted for and the total amount of time it was involved in the refining process. Furthermore it will also make reference to the head chocolatier, Olivier Nicod.

In launching this product Hotel Chocolat want to mould consumers of premium chocolate towards the same mindset of those who buy fine wines by fostering within them a greater product knowledge that would ultimately prompt them to spend more money on the best quality products.

Those wanting to taste the single Cote Marcial will soob be available to do so in branches of Hotel Chocolat in the UK. The cost of the bars will start from £3.50 for a 35g tablet (approx AUS$6).

Article posted by Spencer Samaroo, Managing Director, Moo-Lolly-Bar. A true chocoholic, he also is chief editor of I Love USA Candy.


Source and Photo: Telegraph UK