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WRS stories about “chocolate”
Wednesday, 17 March, 2010
It’s being called the “sweetener of tomorrow” by food and drink manufacturers, yet the South American plant stevia is still banned as a food additive in the EU, with the exception of France. WRS video journalist Amy Wong put on a hair net for a stroll through the Villars chocolate factory to find out more:
Tuesday, 10 February, 2009
While the world is suffering through a global financial crisis, the industry says 2008 was its best year on record with sales nearing 2 billion francs and the addition of 180 jobs, according to ChocoSuisse, the Association of Swiss Chocolate Manufacturers.
World Radio Switzerland’s Alex Helmick visited a few chocolateries to find out how business was going on the ground and what they expect for 2009.
Monday, 29 December, 2008
Last week cocoa prices hit a 23-year high – a move that bodes ill for the Swiss chocolate industry and chocolate lovers everywhere. The price surge comes amid fears of falling cocoa production in Africa. So what impact will this have on consumers, as well as Swiss chocolate makers such as Lindt & Sprüngli, Barry Callebaut and Nestlé? WRS’s Mark Butcher spoke to Dr Franz Schmid, director of chocosuisse, the Association of Swiss Chocolate Manufacturers.
Thursday, 16 October, 2008
Swiss chocolate Toblerone turns 100 this year. World Radio Switzerland’s Pete Forster talks to Daniel Meyer from Kraft foods, the company that owns Toberlerone.
Wednesday, 2 July, 2008
Stir It Up is WRS’s new food programme with co-host Anne Glusker, who introduces us to her upbringing in the foodie heaven that is New York and her pedigree in food writing for major league U.S. news outlets. Her first adventure with WRS took her in search of the country’s best chocolate…
Tuesday, 11 March, 2008
The world’s largest food and drink company says it wants to be the first name in premium chocolate. Nestlé, based in Vevey, is spending about 20 million Swiss francs to build a research and design facility that will experiment with the fanciest of chocolates. World Radio Switzerland’s Alex Helmick was at the site and has this report.
Tuesday, 29 January, 2008
With the imminent arrival of Valentine’s Day, now is the best time to take a look at that venerable Swiss institution: chocolate. And seeing as it’s the season of love, why not add some spice to the mix? From hot cha-cha chocolate to a red-hot martini to chocolate and chili cupcakes, Caitlin Zaino helps us put the hot back into chocolate.
Wednesday, 23 January, 2008
Last year was a good one for a couple Swiss chocolate makers, but could a possible recession in the U.S. as well as global growth slowdown take a bite out off the chocolate makers profits for 2008?Lindt and Callebaut both posted higher sales for the year. World Radio Switzerland’s Alex Helmick reports.
