![]() How much chocolate would you say you eat in an average week? It’s genuinely the best job in the world! One day I can be out visiting our partner farmers in Ghana, St Lucia or Colombia, the next sitting around a table in our Inventing Room in Cambridgeshire tasting the latest creations from our Chocolatiers, and next out to one of our stores supporting our retail team on their chocolate knowledge. Head of Cocoa Innovation sounds like a great job, can you tell us about your role? It tastes as good as our classic milk chocolate. We’ve just launched a milk chocolate that's made with hazelnut and without milk. Less sugar and more environmentally-sensitive sourcing. What is new or coming up in the chocolate world we can expect to see? Throughout history we’ve enjoyed chocolate in a variety of ways, from drinking chocolate from small dishes to eating it in solid blocks. Without a doubt our caramel filled little Easter bunnies. What are predicted to be your best-selling chocolates this Easter? This Easter many of us will be enjoying chocolate. (Discover more about the evolution of the Easter egg in our blog). Finally the industrialisation of the UK in the 19th century allowed eggs to be mass manufactured and popularised. Decorated eggs were gifted and when chocolate became available in the 18th century chocolatiers started creating chocolate eggs. Eggs are associated with Easter because of the symbology of new life and the connection with the resurrection story. How did chocolate become associated with Easter? Eating chocolate evokes childhood memories for me of Christmas and special treats, when I eat Chocolate these memories flood back. Our techniques for making date back over 200 years, of course we give ours a modern twist. Why is heritage important in the production and marketing of chocolate today?Ĭhocolate is steeped in tradition and heritage. Quaker industrialists were looking for a healthy alternative and tried to switch people to drinking chocolate. As people moved from farm to factory they turned to gin for solace. Well we have to thank the Quaker families during the industrial revolution for this. ![]() Can you tell us how and why it increased in popularity in England? We think this is why cocoa gained its special status in ancient civilisations.Ĭhocolate has a fascinating history. These give you feelings of well-being, love and are stimulating to the brain. Why do you think chocolate has been so highly regarded for so many years?Ĭhocolate naturally contains some interesting molecules. The ancient Mayans, Aztecs and Olmecs used chocolate as currency and as an offering to their gods. ![]()
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