Cadbury and Kraft

 

Dissecting the buyout and what it means.

 

Times Online – Chocolate soldier’s surrender

 

Mail Online – How long before Cadbury’s chocolate is made in this Polish factory?

 

The Economic Times – Cadbury buyout may just have an Indian filling

 

Business Week – Ferrero Won’t Make Takeover Bid for Cadbury to Challenge Kraft

 

The Epoch Times – Analysis: Dissecting the Kraft-Cadbury Deal

 

Nestlé To Buy Hershey’s?

 

Nestlé is making noise about wanting to buy Hershey’s.

 

Reuters – Nestle waits for market pressures to soften Hershey

 

Australian Food News – Nestlé could look to Hershey as chocolate market gets a shake-up

 

China’s World Chocolate Wonderland

 

More news on China’s World Chocolate Wonderland!

 

New Tang Dynasty Television – Sweet Fashion at Beijing Chocolate Exhibit

 

ABC News – Chocolate wonderland theme park opens in China

 

Random

 

EmpowHer – Does Chocolate Protect Your Heart?

 

Miami Herald – With patience, you can grow chocolate

 

West Seattle Herald – Chocolate is good for you

 

Food Product Design – Dark Chocolate Reduces Stress Levels

 

The News Tribune – Chocolate in garden absolutely calorie-free

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It’s that time again!  Time for the weekly dive into all news chocolate…

Hostile Takeover Bids

Kraft and Hershey’s are still competing for Cadbury, and other companies are being eyed as possible prey as the economy puts a strain on some chocolatiers.

Mail Online – Lord Mandelson: Fruit & Nut is my favourite … but how can I stop Cadbury being bought?

Times Online – Cadbury chief prefers Hershey to Kraft as bid battle looms larger

Commodity Online – Chocolate industry sees more takeover bids

Business Standard – JP Morgan, BofA gear up to fund Hershey’s Cadbury bid

The Independant – Dominic Lawson: The feeble thinking that would keep Cadbury British

BENZINGA – Attorney General Approval Required For Buying Chocolate, HSY, CBY, KFT

The Associated Press – Kraft takes $16.3B offer to Cadbury shareholders

Chocolate Milk

Not only is the debate raging in school cafeterias, but it’s now spilled over into the realm of college athletics as they attempt to ascertain the health benefits of chocolate milk.

The Denver Post – Colorado schools face cartons of controversy over milk

Parent Dish – Chocolate Milk: Nutritional Powerhouse or Treat?

KETV 7 – UNO Athletes Chug Chocolate Milk Studies Tout Faster Recovery With Protein-Packed Drink

Technology

It’s not often technology makes it into the blog, but the Japanese have come up with something I found completely irresistible.

dvice.com – Melty chocolate phones might give you a sugar rush

UberGizmo – Melty Chocolate phones

Gizmodo – The Japanese Love Chocolate So Much They Made a Chocolate Phone

Inspirational

A young girl has made chocolate from the bean to the bar and is auctioning off the fruits of her labor to aid the homeless.

Lancaster Online – Girl is making chocolate to help area’s homeless

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Cadbury War Continues

Nestle has joined in the fray over Cadbury while some people are howling in protest over Hershey’s bid for the British company.  Kraft still appears to be the favorite.

Bloomberg – Hershey Pushes $17 Billion Cadbury Offer, WSJ Reports

National Business Review – Nestlé leaves sidelines to join giant chocolate battle

Financial Times – Cadbury bid: time to wake up and smell the chocolate

Boston.com – Nestle said to be considering Cadbury bid

Business Week – Why the Cadbury Deal Matters

Reuters – UK Cadbury union hopeful after talks with Kraft

Business Week – UK union not appeased over Kraft’s bid for Cadbury

Chocolate Milk vs. Plain Milk

Between the dairy companies plus the kids in the cafeterias and those that want more healthy foods in schools, the battle still rages.  The dairy companies and the kids seem to be making a pretty good case to keep chocolate milk in schools.

LA Times – Chocolate milk: better than no milk?

Examiner.com – More on the great chocolate milk debate: an SFUSD fact sheet

Random, Fun News!

Featuring everything from health related articles to the just plain bizarre.  Dark chocolate cures coughs, high school students learn about the chocolate business, and chocolate salvaged from a shot-down Nazi plane to go on display.

Star Telegram – Chocolate’s good for more than just sweet cravings

SFGate.com – TCHO chocolate- baking chocolate drops

News-Leader.com – Central, Drury students get taste of the chocolate business

PRNewswire.com – A TRUE TASTE OF HISTORY: MARS PROVIDES AUTHENTIC PRE-REVOLUTIONARY CHOCOLATE, COFFEE AND TEA TO THE ONLY 18TH CENTURY COFFEEHOUSE IN THE U.S.

Eurekalert.org – Study shows flavanol antioxidant content of US chocolate and cocoa-containing products

MercuryNews.com – A la Carte: Fair trade chocolate

Oneida Daily Dispatch – Red Cross chocolate-covered cherries now on sale

Mirror.co.uk – Nazi chocolates from German plane to go on display for first time

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How to pick healthy chocolate

“Drinking skim milk with flavanoid-rich cocoa–better known as chocolate milk–may reduce inflammation, something that could potentially reduce your risk of developing atherosclerosis, according to a new Spanish study.” For more information visit http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/May The Chocolate Be With You!

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How chocolate is used for healing in the

past and present

“The beginning of chocolate is the cacao tree, known by ethnobotanists as ‘theobroma cacao.’ According to the article, ‘Introduction: Chocolate’s History at a Glance,’ chocolate in its raw state grows in a pod like a pea, but on trees 40-60 feet tall. Cacao is native to the tropics of America. Ancient Mayans called chocolate or cacao in its bitter, raw state ‘food of the spirits.’ The cacao tree has wide branches and grows wild in Central and South America, Africa, and in the tropical parts of Asia since prehistoric times. “Archaeologists have dated cacao as chocolate being eaten by the Mayan Indians of Mexico as early as 600 CE. The cocoa bean had been worshipped by the Mayans as a heavenly gift. The beans were put on a pedestal and worshipped as an idol. In its raw form, chocolate is more addictive than heroin. Scientists currently study how chocolate addiction changes the brain, and which chemicals are released by the brain by eating chocolate.” For more information visit http://www.groundreport.com/May The Chocolate Be With You!

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