Post by: smurfboy on June 12, 2006, 02:36:57 pm
1. Cabana is gone and as no one will even admit they made it, the chances of it coming back are minute.
2. Willy Wonka is a fictional character. Most chocolate companies are multi-nationals who exist to make money and if building on a popular brand such as Dairy Milk will help them do that, they will.
3. Yes, some British manufacturers don't use the level of cocoa solids European manufacturers do. If you want more cocoa solids, several brands offer chocolate with 30% +. Buy that.
4. Nestle have made a terrible hash of former Rowntree bars by cutting production costs, but as Rowntree were bought out in 1991 and even the original factory is going, they're not going to be magically resurrected. However, Nestle are rumoured to be considering selling the confectionery side of their business, so from that point of view we may get better Lion Bars/Toffee Crisps etc. at some point in the future.
5. Chocolate, like most things, costs more than it did 20 years ago.
There we go - I'm sure there will be no comeback on this subject whatsoever. 
Post by: goldencup on June 12, 2006, 05:12:14 pm
Post by: smurfboy on June 12, 2006, 05:14:45 pm
Post by: kevvosa on June 12, 2006, 06:12:47 pm
Post by: loulou on June 12, 2006, 06:19:00 pm
1. Cabana is gone and as no one will even admit they made it, the chances of it coming back are minute.
Post by: smurfboy on June 12, 2006, 07:00:01 pm
Quote from: smurfboy1. Cabana is gone and as no one will even admit they made it, the chances of it coming back are minute.
Awwh, now I feel guilty...
Post by: loulou on June 12, 2006, 07:56:29 pm
Post by: minty on June 12, 2006, 08:07:58 pm
Post by: loulou on June 12, 2006, 08:57:05 pm
Post by: on June 12, 2006, 09:51:28 pm
Yes, some British manufacturers don't use the level of cocoa solids European manufacturers do. If you want more cocoa solids, several brands offer chocolate with 30% +. Buy that.
What if you would like a British (ahem) manufacturer to make a chocolate bar without hydrogenated vegetable fat and use cocoa butter instead?
Cocoa solids aren't the big issue for me, it is the lethal HVF.
Post by: loulou on June 12, 2006, 11:18:59 pm
Post by: minty on June 12, 2006, 11:38:26 pm
Post by: smurfboy on June 12, 2006, 11:39:07 pm
Post by: on June 13, 2006, 12:04:45 am
Why don't Nestle and Cadbury make a "European" variety though?
HVF is NOT good for you. Why not go down the line of quality and better for you?
Is it because the British are too thick to know any better?
Oh, that and multi nationals will use whatever they think they can get away with.
Post by: smurfboy on June 13, 2006, 01:24:43 am
But look how many people say they hate Australian chocolate, which has no vegetable oil whatsoever. It's down to a) personal taste and b) what you're used to.
Post by: goldencup on June 13, 2006, 03:04:01 pm
Post by: minty on June 13, 2006, 06:04:07 pm