Top 10 Chocolate Brands

Lindt & Spugli Chocolates

Lindt & Spugli is a swiss premium chocolate and confectionery company.Lindor is a type of chocolate produced by Lindt, which is characterized by a hard chocolate shell and a smooth chocolate fillingLindt also produces the 'Gold Bunny', a hollow milk chocolate rabbit in a variety of sizes available every Easter. Each bunny wears a small red ribbon bow around its neck, with a bell attached. The bunny also comes in dark and white chocolate. The dark chocolate bunny wears a dark brown ribbon and the white chocolate bunny wears a white ribbon. Also chocolates wrapped to look like carrots, chicks and lambs are made. The lambs are packaged with four white lambs and one black. At Christmas, Lindt produces a variety of items including, but not limited to a chocolate reindeer, which somewhat resembles the classic bunny, in addition to hollow European style santa, 'Snowmen' figures of varying sizes, bells, advent calendars and chocolate ornaments.

Ghirardelli

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a United States division of Swiss candymaker Lindt & spugli. chocolate is sold in bar version or is cut up into squares and individually packagedGhirardelli is one of the few chocolate companies in the United States to control every aspect of its chocolate manufacturing process,rejecting up to 40% of the cocoa beans shipped in order to select what the company calls the "highest quality" beans. The company then roasts the cocoa beans in-house by removing the outer shell on the bean and roasting the inside of the bean, or the nibs.

Ferrero Rocher

Ferrero Rocher is a spherical chocolate sweet made by Italian chocolatier Ferrero Spa.The sweets consist of a whole roasted hazelnut encased in a thin wafer shell filled with hazelnut cream and covered in milk chocolate and chopped hazelnuts and walnuts.Apart from the traditional hazelnut flavor, Ferrero Rocher comes in other flavors. There are several other flavors: Including coconut & dark chocolate also Pistachio, Strawberry, Coconut and Lemon are the Ferrero Garden Varieties. The original Ferrero Rocher is in a gold wrapper whereas coconut is in a silver wrapper and dark chocolate a brown log.

Thorntons

Thorntons is a British Chocolate company.Over the next few years, as Thorntons got a name for itself, we created a uniquely rich and chewy ‘special’ toffee, that became so popular it became the fuel of the city’s steelworkers.Hand-finished dark and milk chocolates, created using cocoa beans from five regions around the world and selected for their individual characters, flavours and aromas.In the true style of Fusions Cuisine it has blended a new collection of chocolates, harmonising the smoothness of Belgian chocolate, made with cocoa beeans from Papua New Guinea, Tanzania and Sao Tome.

Hershey's

Hershey's is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States, and an American icon for its chocolate bar.While his company was successfully selling sweet chocolate products, Milton Hershey knew that a fortune lay in creating and selling milk chocolate products. Milton built a milk-processing plant .later Hershey introduced a new candy, small flat-bottomed conical-shaped pieces of chocolate that he named hershey's kisses.Hershey's Symphony is a famous chocolate product of hershey's which contains less sugar and is creamier than "normal" Hershey's chocolate. The ingredients lists of it and its normal counterpart are identical;,so one can not know for sure how greatly the proportions differ in Hershey's Symphony.
Guylian is a Belgian chocolate manufacturer.Guylian Chocolates are some of the finest available! Decadent, rich and perfect chocolates for your dining pleasureGuylian is most famous for their production of chocolate sea shells, with a praline filling.Following the success of the chocolate Sea Shells, Guylian now offers a wide range of premium gift boxes, individually wrapped chocolates and bars.A fine chocolate is velvety smooth without the graininess that comes from incomplete refinement. Roll the chocolate over your tongue, allowing the flavors to permeate your mouth.

Godiva


Godiva's assortment offers a great combination of Solid Milk Chocolate, Solid Dark Chocolate, Solid White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate with Smooth Caramel, Milk Chocolate with Almonds, and Dark Chocolate with Raspberry all-of-a-kind chocolate assortments are designed for those who know exactly what they want in milk chocolates. All with the intensity, silkiness and richness of Godiva chocolate.Godiva Dark Chocolate Pearls has an Instant dark chocolate decadence. The mini-tins are perfectly packaged to go with you.Godiva continually strives to create new, prestigious products. The Almond Butter Dome, similar to a peanut butter cup, utilizes almond butter instead of peanut butter, elevating it far above everyday peanut butter confections. The nutmeats used in the products are U.S. Grade #1. The milk chocolate gift box includes Cinnamon Blush, Coffee Feather, Open Oyster, Almond Praline Raindrop, Pecan Caramel Duet, and more.

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Neuhaus

The Neuhaus Chocolate offers comprehensive selection of our individually hand crafted Belgian chocolates. It celebrates history of creating the finest and best Belgium chocolateAt Neuhaus chocolate makers produce quality Belgian milk chocolates, white chocolates and dark chocolates, each delicately infused with a range of tantalising and indulgent fillings.Gift boxes with a variety of Belgian chocolate assortments including both pralines and truffles. For a strong cocoa flavour you can try out our dark Belgian chocolate collection.It provides a delicious selection of pure belgian chocolates from large bars to small bars and chocolate covered almonds to eat on the go.

Forget Holidaying In The Maldives, I’d Be Happy At Their Future Airport

Doesn’t that look tranquil? Even those scared of flying would feel at ease, surrounded by all that water and inside the hundreds of mini skylights. It’s part of a concept brief for the transformation of their Hanimaadhoo Island airport.
Dreamed up by the Norwegian architectures Narud Stokke Wiig and UK agency Haptic, the island currently hosts a smaller domestic airport but will soon be revamped to make way for this stunning terminal.
Haptic described the design as having the following:

“The roof is formed as a timber diagrid structure with a lightweight, highly insulated skin. The terminal employs several passive design measures, from north facing rooflights and large roof overhangs, to minimise solar gain, to rainwater harvesting and roof mounted photovoltaics.”

I love how all those sunlights dot sun patches across the floor. [Haptic via DesignBoom]





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Madive Capital city Male' n Airport

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Maldives 45th Independence Day celebrations across the Maldives

Independence Day celebrations across the Maldives
Celebrations are underway across the Maldives as the tropical island nation celebrates Independence Day.

Locals and tourists alike will find plenty of spectacles and entertainment taking place throughout the rest of the day and also tomorrow (July 26 and 27).

Today began with the hoisting of the red and green national flag in front of crowds in Republic Square in Male' before President Nasheed addressed the nation. It was followed by a watersports display in the adjacent marina, before the President proceeded to the new National Museum to officially inaugurate it. The new museum is host to fascinating artefacts from the Maldives' cultural heritage, as well as a collection of its natural wonders including a whale skeleton.

Further highlights of today will include a music show at Alimas Carnival Stage, attended by Maldivian actor Moosa "Chilhiya' Maniku", at 8.30pm.

Tomorrow there will be various other events and military drills around the capital and surrounding islands, including another music show at Alimas Carnival Stage at 8.30pm.

Heads of state from around the world have sent their congratulations to the Maldives on the occasion of the nation's 45th Independence Day celebrations.

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Coconut Oil Extract May Be A Weapon Against Food Bacteria

Monolaurin, an extract from coconut oil could be used as a microbial agent in food. Monolaurin has been recognized as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is known for its antimicrobial properties. If used in combination with other antimicrobial agents, monolaurin can present an effective barrier to microorganisms.
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Researchers from Zhejiang University in China studied the use of monolaurin as a nontraditional preservative in food products by combining it with commonly used antimicrobials in various concentrations and testing it on bacterial strains including Esherichia coli and on food components such as soy protein and water-soluble starch. Researchers made the following findings:
  • Monolaurin combined with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA),a binding agent, was effective against Esherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis but not Staphylococcus aureus.
  • When combined with the antimicrobial nisin, monolaurin was synergistically effective against all three bacteria.
  • Researchers studied monolaurin’s interaction with food components and found that its antibacterial effectiveness was reduced by fat or starch but was not affected by protein.
“These results contribute to a better understanding on the use of monolaurin as a nontraditional preservative for antimicrobial purpose in food products. The antimicrobial effects of monolaurin can be increased if used together or in combination with other preservative systems,”.
Source: Sciencedaily


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