Taza Chocolate has launched three new Amaze Bars inspired by the popularity of their best-selling, ultra-dark chocolate bar: 95% Wicked Dark. Joining the line are 95% Wicked Dark with Toasted Coconut, 95% Wicked Dark with Ginger and 95% Wicked Dark with Toasted Quinoa.
Though smaller brands have more diffi culty winning shelf space and consumer purchases than well-established,multinational brands, they often have more flexibility and can adapt quicker to trends and consumer needs.
Hi-octane chocolate as well as reimagined marshmallows and marzipan catch the attention of Candy Industry’s trends spotter at the Winter Fancy Food Show.
The release of a new Star Wars movie seems to be affecting craft chocolate makers. Dark bars with a “force” factor above 80 percent cacao abounded at last week’s Winter Fancy Foods Show at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.