News of the World
Our weekly roundup of chocolate related news, politics and products. Catch up with what’s happening every Sunday.
Week 31: July 26 – August 2
It’s the News of the Week! Happy Sunday!
I think I had the week of the year wrong for a bit. Hopefully no one sets their watch to this blog.
Some articles this week on Marou and Theo in Forbes and the Guardian! Check em out and learn a bit more about both!
Here’s some science news for you: can people learn to curb their chocolate cravings by pretending to eat it? Spoiler alert: pretend to eat 30 pieces. Apparently this might help satisfy you. Sounds luxurious!
Mikado brand chocolates have released an ad that is deemed inappropriate for TV audiences in the UK. Unfortunately it’s not nearly inappropriate enough to be entertaining. You can watch the ad in the link but have to sit through another ad to do so.
El Niño is going to drive up the prices of coffee, chocolate and sugar. Not really much we can do about that… Booooo.
A company called Choc Edge unveils their newest chocolate 3D printer! Load up your design, load in your chocolate and let your creations come to life. Though it seems to make only 2D type images. It’s over $2000 but it does have wifi!
Well that’s the news of the week. Have a great Sunday.
Chris/Vancouver
Being the son of a chocolatier Chris has always enjoyed talking about chocolate as much as he loves eating it. He’s an artist and designer as well as a co-founder of the Chocolate Codex.