Chocolate Facts
by: Amy
January 04, 2010
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Cacao is a tropical evergreen tree, its beans are dried and fermented to make cocoa powder, cocoa butter and chocolate.
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Candy College...What a Sweet Time!
by: ????
June 25, 2009
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Candy College...What a Sweet Time!
Fox News came in to tape a segment of Steven Ashworth's City Street Sweets Candy College!
Can these kids be any cuter? And could they be having any more fun than making their own candy treat?!
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Some Candy Statistics
by: ????
December 10, 2007
Amount the average American spends on Candy - $84
Amount of candy consumed annually by the average American = 23.9 pounds
Amount of chocolate candy annually consumed by the average American - 11.6 pounds
Percentage of the world's almonds that end up in chocolate - 40%
Percentage of candy sales that are impulse buys - 55%
Rank of Holidays listed by Candy Sales : 1. Halloween 2. Easter 3. Christmas 4. Valentine's Day
Typical color distribution in the M&M's : Blue 10%, Green 10%, Tan 10%, Red 20%, yellow 20%, brown 30% (+/- 2% per color)
Largest Per capita candy consumption in the world: Denmark
Largest per capita chocolate consumption in the world: Switzerland
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