Theo Chocolate‚ located in Seattle‚ Washington‚ produces premium organic and Fair Trade specialty chocolate. Their founder‚ Joseph Whinney‚ pioneered the import of organic cacao beans into the United States in 1994. Whinney envisioned building the first organic chocolate factory in the U.S.‚ as prior to Theo’s inaugural chocolate run in March of 2006‚ all organic chocolate was manufactured in Europe and imported to the U.S. market. As the first organic and Fair Trade chocolate factory in the country
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Cowgirl Chocolates Case Study Questions 1. What are some of the critical strengths and weaknesses of Cowgirl Chocolates that determine the success of this small business? Can the weaknesses be overcome by the strengths of the business? Please note that strengths and weaknesses apply to the internal issues‚ decisions‚ assets‚ people (attitudes‚ talents‚ knowledge‚ passion‚ relationships‚ etc.). 2. Referring to the total product view (Exhibit A)‚ describe the “hot and spicy chocolate truffle”
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Rising food prices Introduction: Food prices have been on the rise and have become a global issue. Prices have soared over the past year and a half and threaten to go up further if issues are not addressed immediately. Below is a look at how prices have been over the past year. Figure 1. FAO Food Price Index: February 2007 - January 2008 Source FAO‚ 2008 In this project‚ we attempt to find out the causes for this price rise‚ the trends of the rise and the effects that this rise has had on us. Causes:
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___________________________ Do you like chocolates? Very much Okay Not much Not at all How many times you buy chocolates? Once every day 2- 3 times a week Once a week On special occasions only Others‚ please specify What do chocolates signify to you? ________________________________________ Where do you normally buy chocolates from? Your local kirana shops Supermarkets like Big Bazaar Rate your preferences in choice of chocolates on a scale of 1-5 (5 being highest
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Cadbury Dairy Milk Background: Cadbury dominates the chocolate market in India with a 70% share of the market. Cadbury Dairy Milk is its largest chocolate brand which accounts fro a third of every chocolate bar consumed. The Task: In 2005 the task before Cadbury Dairy Milk was to increase its consumer franchise. The Strategy: * The task was to get the youth audience to adopt Cadbury Dairy Milk in the sweet eating or " muh meetha karna" moments * The campaign of " Jab Pappu Pass
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Quality Crafted Chocolate is an online business selling luxury‚ crafted chocolate our chocolate products are a boxed assorted chocolates for Holidays‚ birthdays‚ and more‚ we believe chocolate is a versatile gift for many occasions. As an online based company we have the opportunity to use our technology to tailor our packaging to our individual customers in ways never before possible. There are two good things to report about the chocolate market. Firstly: Consumer demand for chocolate is on the rise
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BACA Hons Chocolate questions No 3 1. Describe the creation of hand made chocolate pralines to include: Cocoa butter decoration Application of tempered chocolate to the mould Creation and application of the filling Completion and storage Answers: Reusable learning objects – chocolate Leroux S.‚ Maitre Chocolat and Design Techniques for Chocolate Editions Francoise Blouard 2008 (box set containing two books) Frédéric B Fusion Chocolate (Hardcover - 2006) 2. List the following pieces
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Why is Dark Chocolate Healthy?: Chocolate is made from plants‚ which means it contains many of the health benefits of dark vegetables. These benefits are from flavonoids‚ which act as antioxidants. Antioxidants protect the body from aging caused by free radicals‚ which can cause damage that leads to heart disease. Dark chocolate contains a large number of antioxidants (nearly 8 times the number found in strawberries). Flavonoids also help relax blood pressure through the production of nitric oxide
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source is associated to this holiday… chocolate. But when you get that heart shaped box of goodies do you stop and think about where it came from? Who made it? Who’s forced out of their homes into slavery onto cocoa farms working in inhumane conditions? How about the young boys who are beaten down at the ages of 12 to 16‚ or even younger. Neither did I. When you think of chocolate you think of words such as sweet‚ delicious‚ rich. When these children think of chocolate they think of words such as pain
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Valentino Chocolates 3 CASE STUDY Background Valentino chocolates are made in Turin‚ Italy. They are recognised as luxury products with a delicious and unique taste. Some of Valentino’s finest chocolates are handmade and have won many international awards. 3 CASE STUDY Expansion The company started by selling raw chocolate to other chocolate manufacturers. These manufacturers then used it to make their own products. Later‚ Valentino began selling packaged chocolates directly to
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