Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has introduced two additions to its Small World Chocolates line.
The complex Grenada (60% cocoa content) and fruity Sao Thome (70% cocoa content) chocolates are now available in 3-ounce bars.
Wrapped in elegantly textured gold foil, the bars are also individually boxed.
"The health benefits of dark chocolate continue to increase the demand for high cocoa-content bars," said Allyson Brown, Director of Sales for LCC.
"Grenada and Sao Thome cocoa beans offer remarkably complex taste characteristics."Select origin chocolates are those made from cocoa beans grown in a specific geographic area of the world.
Ecological factors ? such as soil, rainfall, heat, humidity, and adjacent crops ? create the unique aroma and flavor profiles coveted by chocolate connoisseurs.Sao Thome, an island off the west coast of Africa, offers a fruity vanilla taste with deep chocolate tones.
Grenada, an island in the Caribbean, presents an intricate flavor profile with multiple taste characteristics that change dramatically as the chocolate melts on the palate.Eye-catching, stackable boxes allow consumers to keep the bars fresh between tastings, and merchandise well with the Small World Chocolates line.
Complementary products include Small World Truffles, Sensations, and Select Origin Squares.
The bars retail for $4.25 and are packed in twelve-count cases.Lake Champlain Chocolates offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite.
Preservative-free and Kosher-certified, Lake Champlain Chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, honey, fruits, nuts, and other natural flavors.
Lake Champlain Chocolates are available online at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, at three company-owned retail stores in Vermont, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.Visit LCC at the NASFT Summer Fancy Food Show, Booth 1946.Please call or e-mail for photographs.Prices, specifications, and packaging are subject to change..
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