(Burlington, VT) Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, introduced a new line of Chocolate Squares available in clear & wooden countertop dispensers and as Chocolate Journeys -- a boxed sampler. The eight flavors of squares feature solid milk and dark chocolates, solid high-cocoa-content dark chocolates, and milk and dark chocolates with nuts. The colorful wrappers visually "pop" on increasingly competitive retail counter space and are clearly labeled with the cocoa-content percentage of each chocolate square.
"Customers want portion-controlled sizes of darker chocolates, so that's what we're delivering with our new line of squares," said Allyson Myers, Director of Sales for LCC. "The new chocolate square dispensers allow the customer to mix & match just the flavors they like, in just the portions they want."
The new flavors are Sao Thome (70% cocoa content); Tanzania (75% cocoa content); African Blend with 80% cocoa content dark chocolate blended from Tanzania, Ghana & Sao Thome cocoa beans; Hazelnut Praline with dark chocolate surrounding gianduja -- pure, all-natural hazelnut paste whipped with dark chocolate; Triple Nut with salted almonds, pistachios & cashews in 38% cocoa content milk chocolate; and Almonds, with roasted almonds surrounded by perfectly balanced 54% cocoa content dark chocolate. Additional flavors are Milk Chocolate (34% cocoa content) and Dark Chocolate (54% cocoa content). All flavors are crafted in small batches to ensure absolute freshness. Chocolate Journeys is a 4-ounce, 10-piece boxed sampler of all eight flavors.
Chocolate Journeys retails for $7.95. The individual squares retail for $0.55-0.60 (depending on cocoa content) and display in clear cylindrical 110-piece dispensers. A wooden dispenser that holds six flavors of squares is also available. The squares are wrapped in embossed gold foil, then covered by a paper wrapper, making them look like miniature chocolate bars. The wrappers are UPC-scanner friendly.
Lake Champlain Chocolates, celebrating their 25th anniversary, offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite. Preservative-free and Kosher-certified, Lake Champlain Chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, and honey. Lake Champlain Chocolates are available online at www.LakeChamplainChocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, at three company-owned retail stores in Vermont, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.