In our continuing series on diving into the Marabou Chocolate Candy empire of Sweden, today’s features are Brejk- milk chocolate confection of rice crispies, caramel and chocolate cookie. And Skotte- dark chocolate with a chocolate mousse filling of raisins and tiny bits of almond. First up: Brejk Packaging It reminds me of Butterfinger and I [...]

Most of the chocolate candy I encountered in Finland wasn’t exactly stuff that I wanted to drag home and write about. I tried a few, but I’ll be covering two. One which I liked and was unusual and one which was the worst thing I think I have ever put in my mouth. Read on, [...]

Oh those Swedes. They come up with Ikea, Aquavit and a veritable treasure trove of chocolate candy to choose from. In particular, Marabou, a Swedish chocolate company (despite having being acquired by Kraft Foods in the early ’90′s) is the ruler of Swedish supermarkets. Go into any supermarket in Sweden, check out their candy aisle [...]

In an effort to create their own stimulus package of sorts, the Mars Candy Company is launching a campaign for Free Chocolate Fridays, coined the “Real Chocolate Relief Act.” The media blitz launched yesterday with a full page ad in USA Today, How I Met Your Mother’s Neil Patrick Harris (also known as Doogie) handing [...]

That’s right, if you haven’t already heard, there’s a way to fuel your car on biofuels from waste created by chocolate factories. London scientists are aiming for a 145mph speed range and the car itself is made from recycled materials such as plant based fibers and soy bean oil foam. While I was hoping for [...]

The 135th Kentucky Derby provided to be day for the longshot, as 50-1 Mine That Bird took the crown. Despite speculation and a personal hope from yours truly, Jenny Craig’s horse Chocolate Candy did not win the fastest two minutes in sports. However, Cocoa-Heaven would like to adopt Chocolate Candy as an ambassador and credit [...]