18/05/2008 21:09:08 - Big Site News:
After a busy series of tests our Chocolate Review Forum has now been migrated to a new software platform. This should be quicker than the old one, have fewer bugs and enable a number of new features. This has also led to a change in our registration and login systems (note to un/subscribe to this email and chocolate updates this is now part of the forum profile settings). There will also be a number of other changes over the next couple of weeks to add/tweak a number of other features too.
The biggest addition to this forum - we now have a games arcade! So you can hang out playing games and still stay in touch with all our chocolate discussion (just click the Arcade link in the forum).
On with the chocolate news:
Some useful and important information about Malagasy chocolate and their equitrade philosophy
Madonna loves Cadbury Creme Eggs
Hurrah for Cadbury as they plan to bring back Wispa permanently
What is it with thieves and chocolate, £20,000 worth of flakes stolen
Honda lose it completely and ban chocolate at work?!
16/03/2008 19:59:43 - A new in depth review extra is now online. This time for Hotel Chocolat's Rocky Road to Caramellow Egg.
Time's running out to enter our competition with Hotel Chocolat (closing 18 March), here's a reminder of the details:
Win luxury Easter eggs from Hotel Chocolat
Easter is coming around the corner very quickly and everyone wants that extra special Easter Egg! Chocolate Review has teamed up with Hotel Chocolat to offer you a chance to win some of Hotel Chocolat’s extra special, extra thick Easter Eggs.To enter, click here and simply answer six questions which will take you on an Easter egg hunt to find the secret code. Once you have answered each question, use the first letter of each answer to reveal the secret code. If you have found the right answer you stand a chance to win one of Hotel Chocolat’s stunning Extra Thick Easter Eggs
Also don't forget our other competition with Kinder to win 52 Kinder Beuno's! Click here to enter.
Easter News:
Speaking of Kinder Beuno, Ferrero are going to launch a white version
Cadbury have some Easter Egg trail events going on next weekend
Thanks to Adam at Smart Planet for this great behind the scenes video at Green and Blacks
McVitie's see the light and bring back Dark Chocolate Hob Nobs
Apparently (allegedly?) Cadbury has the most products with one or more additives that contribute to hyperactivity in children
A nice interview here with Willie Harcourt-Cooze (from the current Channel 4 programme)
08/03/2008 11:41:07 - COMPETITION TIME AGAIN
Yes we have more competitions for you to enter.
First up is in association with Kinder. The lucky winner will receive a tasty Kinder Bueno for every week of the year (yes 52 bars!). All you have to do is click here and answer the simple question to enter.
Our second competition is with Hotel Chocolat here are the details:
Win luxury Easter eggs from Hotel Chocolat
Easter is coming around the corner very quickly and everyone wants that extra special Easter Egg! Chocolate Review has teamed up with Hotel Chocolat to offer you a chance to win some of Hotel Chocolat’s extra special, extra thick Easter Eggs.To enter, click here and simply answer six questions which will take you on an Easter egg hunt to find the secret code. Once you have answered each question, use the first letter of each answer to reveal the secret code. If you have found the right answer you stand a chance to win one of Hotel Chocolat’s stunning Extra Thick Easter Eggs
Now to the chocolate news:
A truck filled with chocolate crashes in America (mercifully no chocolate was spilt)
Old Wispa bar is auctioned on eBay (wonder if it'll be examined for differences with the re-issued version)
Hurrah for the return of blue smarties
For those of you into online social networking, Mars has built an application for Facebook for 'celebrating' with their products.
How about a chocolate Ferrari F1 car (sadly not for sale and already eaten)
Mars is bringing back Work, Rest and Play
Cadbury/Burton's launching toffee crunch fingers until September (and the dark ones are now permanent)
Kit Kat Dark is voted chocolate confectionery product of the year (only 6.8/10 in our review at present, but I'm guessing the voters didn't have as many choices to vote on ;-)
Finally, in case you haven't seen it yet - here's the new Flake advert
06/02/2008 22:01:46 - Our newest review extra is now online, this time for Hotel Chocolat's Love Selection Box. Click here for the review.
In the news; Cadbury is funding a project to increase yield of cocoa crops (maybe it'll keep prices down).
Great sounding new chocolate TV show coming to Channel 4 about one man's quest to make premium chocolate, using Venezuelan cocoa (very tasty). Sadly the name is Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory (never mind). More details here.
Rudolph Spruengli sadly died in January, former chairman of Lindt. Details here.
Cadbury is launching a new bar based on the creme egg called Creme Egg Twisted.
And Mr T is coming back in some more Snickers adverts!
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by smurfboy
