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Chocolate Fun Facts and Trivia

February 21, 2011
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Now how about some other fun facts and trivia about chocolate…. Ghirardelli (mentioned previously) was founded in San Francisco in 1852 and was the oldest family owned chocolate company in the United States. Dominbro Ghirardelli came to California as part of the Gold Rush and decided the sure way to gold was to sell chocolate to the other miners. Ghirardelli Square is now a…

February 10, 2011
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Continuing the celebration of National Chocolate Month....stay tuned for more! There has been a renaissance of sorts with Artisan chocolates becoming very well-known, wide-spread and popular. You may have noticed a number of chocolate products with the percentage of chocolate liquor in them. When Ghirardelli starts putting “60% chocolate chips” on the shelf at Publix, you know this is here to stay! …