Resilient and hardworking in a business she taught herself, Christine Walthour — together with her husband — helped establish B.T. McElrath Chocolatier as a leading premium artisanal chocolate house in the confectionery industry.
While consumers always expected a personal experience, they are also interested in convenience and authenticity, at least according to Barry Callebat’s predictions for the chocolate market of 2014.
Unlike the doomsday date (Dec. 21, 2012) posed by the cyclic end of the Mayan calendar that some interpreted as the end of the world, the year 2020 has much more credibility as a valid deadline. In fact, it could very well represent the end of cocoa and chocolate as most consumers know it.
Warheads Super Sour Candy Canes, Christmas-inspired Dum Dum flavors and an Ovation Mint Filled Break-A-Part, are just some of the items slated to be showcased at this year’s Candy Planning: Christmas and Halloween ECRM event, Feb. 18-21 at Marriott San Antonio Rivercenter in San Antonio.
The Rodeo Drive of online domains is finally on the market.
Sedo, the largest domain name marketplace, announced the sale of Chocolate.com and its accompanying business.
Eleven chocolate companies and 11 confectionery companies were among the 114 companies recently honored during the third annual Good Food Awards Ceremony.
Endangered Species Chocolate has added two new flavors to its 3-oz. natural bar line: dark chocolate sea salt and almond bar; and dark chocolate with cherry bar.