The History of Chocolate Do you like chocolate? Who doesn’t like chocolate? Chocolate is a favorite food of many people‚ but only few people know about the history of chocolate. That is why I am going to ask you to explore the history of chocolate by reading this essay. The history of chocolate begins with a plant whose scientific name is theobroma cacao which means “food of the gods”. According to the historians‚ the Mayan in Central America is the first who learned to plant the cacao plants around
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Why is Dark Chocolate Healthy?: Chocolate is made from plants‚ which means it contains many of the health benefits of dark vegetables. These benefits are from flavonoids‚ which act as antioxidants. Antioxidants protect the body from aging caused by free radicals‚ which can cause damage that leads to heart disease. Dark chocolate contains a large number of antioxidants (nearly 8 times the number found in strawberries). Flavonoids also help relax blood pressure through the production of nitric oxide
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CONSUMER MARKETS The chocolate of tomorrow What today’s market can tell us about the future June 2012 kpmg.com R evenues from the chocolate industry continue to prove rewarding‚ with 2011 figures from IBISWorld predicting annualized growth of around 2% over the next five years‚ after dampened expectations during the dark days of 2007-09. But behind the encouraging headlines‚ many companies are battling to stay on top of a rapidly shifting marketplace. Taste is diverging‚ as fast-growing
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CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY IN UK CADBURY‚ UK The Chocolate industry in the UK has been facing many challenges in recent times. The escalation of prices of the main ingrediants such as cocoa‚ milk and sugar has forced companies to increase prices. Customers showed resistance to higher prices which prompted brands such as Cadbury & Masterfoods (Galaxy) to reduce packaging sizes. Concerns among the public regarding obesity has also led chocolate companies to bring out smaller sizes of chocolate.
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Case 7: Rogers’ Chocolates Vertical integration is present in Rogers’ because they participate in many of the steps included in the industry value chain. Firstly‚ Rogers’ produces all of their products in-house and packages them by hand. Furthermore‚ Rogers’ is fully involved in the marketing and selling of their products to consumers through their wholly owned retail stores‚ particularly Sam’s Deli‚ and by also accepting online and mail orders. This makes it evident that Rogers’ engages in
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Chocolate Industry in India OBJECTIVES * To understand the overall chocolate industry in India. * To know the challenges and opportunities. INTRODUCTION * Indian chocolates industry is growing at a rapidly18-20% per annum. * Cadbury ’s occupy about 72% of the chocolate/confectionery market with Dairy Milk‚ Five Star‚ Perk‚ Gems * The organized sector in chocolates constitutes 40%.Chocolate consumption in India is low‚ per capita consumption in urban India is estimated
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White Chocolate The history of white chocolate The first chocolate bar was invented in 1847 by the Fry Brothers in Bristol‚ England. White chocolate first appeared in Switzerland in the 1930’s. It was invented by Nestle to use excess cocoa butter. The first bar’s name was called Galak. A year later in the USA‚ white chocolate was first made by the M&M Candy Company. In‚ 1948 introduced by Nestle was the Alpine White chocolate bar containing white chocolate and chopped almonds. In 1993
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The Chocolate War: To Ban or To Not Be Banned In Robert Cormier’s The Chocolate War‚ the story itself may be considered a little controversial. Although the storyline is interesting and many people had their eyes glued to the page‚ others believe that some parts in the book are too controversial that it should be banned in schools. I personally believe that even though The Chocolate War was an interesting book to read‚ it should be banned from schools. While reading The Chocolate War‚ I noticed
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250AD – 1000AD The earliest record of chocolate consumption dates from the Classic period of the Ancient Maya of Mexico and Central America. The Maya and their ancestors made chocolate into a spicy drink (cacao paste mixed with chili peppers‚ vanilla and other ingredients) that they used in ceremonies. 14th – 16th century The Aztec‚ between the 14th and 16th centuries‚ were among those who had to trade for cacao and often required that citizens and conquered peoples pay their tribute in cacao seeds—a
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investigate the difference between the melting point of dark and milk chocolate. Hypothesis: If both chocolate is heated then dark chocolate will melt faster because milk chocolate has more fats Variables (i) Independent: Two substances will be tested dark chocolate and milk chocolate. (ii) Dependent: The temperature at which each substance melts as measure
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