Even though Hershey absorbed Scharffen Berger in 2005, the seed of a new movement had been planted.
Among the very first US craft chocolate makers we could find companies like @patricchocolate, @amanochocolate and @askinosie. Capturing the potential of the cacao bean became a fascinating journey for many, and by 2016 there were at least 150 craft chocolate makers in the US…
We’re used to paying about $1 for a bar of chocolate. But that price undercuts the farmer, the flavor, and the finesse that it takes to make good chocolate. To understand why many craft chocolate makers have adopted the direct-trade model — and higher prices — let’s look at how Big Chocolate works with farmers.
An excerpt from ‘Bean to Bar: America’s Craft Chocolate Revolution’
Bron: Chocolate Shouldn’t Be Cheap – Eater
Wij houden van chocolade. We zouden het de hele dag door kunnen eten. Uit onderzoek blijkt nu dat chocolade bij het ontbijt goed is voor je hersenen. Nu hebben we eindelijk een goed excuus!
Bron: Chocolade bij het ontbijt boost je hersenen – Libelle
Fast zehn Kilo Schokolade essen die Deutschen jährlich. Aber was nehmen wir da eigentlich zu uns? Georg Bernardini erklärt im Interview, was drin sein sollte, was nicht – und was jetzt aus den Osterhasen wird.
Bron: Georg Bernardini im Interview über Schokolade
We tested a range of premium bars according to cocoa percentage and came up with a list of our favourite products from around the globe.
Bron: Top 10 single origin chocolate bars | BBC Good Food
Much of the world’s cacao is farmed with forced labor, and many of the world’s best chocolate makers are broke, their companies close to folding. These are the dismal realities of cheap chocolate.
Bron: Slave Labor, the Mast Brothers, and the Looming Crisis of Cheap Chocolate | VICE News
WHY DO WE LOVE CHOCOLATE? 