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fromwww.thelocal.de
3 weeks ago

Rising prices hit Christmas treats in Germany

If you've set foot in a supermarket in Germany in the past couple of weeks, you'll have seen shelves stacked with Christmas sweets and seasonal treats like chocolate Santa Clauses and packets of gingerbread cookies (Lebkuchen) in various shapes and sizes. In Germany, these seasonal foods tend to hit shelves well ahead of the advent, often even before Halloween, to give shoppers plenty of time to stock up ahead of the holiday festivities.
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Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit look away now

McVitie's Club and Penguin use less cocoa, now classified as 'chocolate flavour', replacing cocoa with palm and shea oils to manage soaring cocoa costs.
Food & drink
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Something Weird Is Happening With Halloween Chocolate

Candy makers are reducing chocolate content and introducing alternative flavors and coatings in response to rising cocoa prices and consumer demand for novelty.
Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Shrinkflation bites as boxes of Quality Street and Celebrations lose weight

Popular chocolates have been reduced in size: Quality Street, Celebrations, Toblerone, and Terry's Chocolate Orange have lost weight due to shrinkflation.
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fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago
SF food

Tariffs give 157-year-old chocolate maker Guittard a bitter taste

Etienne Guittard's chocolate legacy has thrived despite numerous historical challenges, now facing new obstacles from tariffs and rising cocoa prices.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
7 months ago
SF food

Bitter truth: Why has chocolate become so expensive?

Cocoa prices surged dramatically due to extreme weather and supply issues, leading to significantly higher chocolate prices this year.
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