Monday, October 1, 2007

Trends: Chocolate is Good for You

Trends: Dark Chocolate is Good For You

There has been much of current research showing the chocolate is good for you.

See some great articles (below) from reputable news sources.

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/20/health.chocolate/index.html

CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/20/earlyshow/saturday/main2710675.shtml

MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7339594/

WEBMD: http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030827/dark-chocolate-is-healthy-chocolate

The message in all of these articles is the same. Dark chocolate, in moderation, is good for your heart and cardiovascular system. We carry more than 30 brands of dark chocolate, both in packaged items such as bars and boxes of chocolate and bulk, such as chocolate covered fruits, nuts, and with chocolates with fillings such as caramel or truffles.


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I did see something about needing 40 calories of chocolate per day to get the full benefit. 40 calories - HA! At that point, your favorite blogger here is just getting warmed up. Oh well, at least the first few bites I'm doing for my health.


Redstone has been selling chocolate for over 40 years now. Never before have we sold so much dark chocolate as a percentage of total chocolate sales. This is especially true for higher end product. For example, if we add a new high end, gourmet chocolate bar line that has 10 items, 6 dark and 4 milk, 80-90% of what we sell will be dark. This is less true for chocolate covered nuts and clusters, but the trend continues there as well.


How does this work for your stores? Do you see this trend as well? Let us know in the comments.



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