Tag: chocolate

Business

It's Not Chocolate, It's Mockolate!

MayorBob.

Posted to Business on Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 02:00:42 PM EST (promoted by DEMachina). RSS.

For the longest time, when people thought chocolate, one of the names which would pop into the consciousness would be Hershey's.  The Pennsylvania business, which lent its name to the town where its headquarters is, manufactured all sorts of candies and treats which had one thing in common - chocolate.  But, betrayal and outrage are the only possible reactions to the distressing news coming out of the candy giant.  If you're a chocolate connoisseur, Hershey's chocolate isn't really chocolate.

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Etcetera

You Paid WHAT For That?

port1080.

Posted to Etcetera on Tue Jan 30, 2007 at 03:46:53 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.

Foodies and wine enthusiasts have long been willing to pay top dollar for that special bottle of wine, or what the Zagat's claim is the best hot chocolate in New York. What's new is that in this day and age, and the moment of the celebrity chef, even the proles are beginning to appreciate the allure of good food and fine wines.

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