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Canadian Candy Nostalgia, a candy manufacturer specializing in reviving discontinued snacks, took the country by storm in 2021 when it introduced its version of Rum & Butter bars, not dissimilar to Cadbury’s bar of the same flavour from over 40 years ago. After an initial surge of popularity two years ago, the candy company is […]

The mountain range-mimicking chocolate bar Toblerone will no longer be allowed to claim its “Swiss-made” status due to a change of location in production. Previously situated in Bern, parent company Mondelez International will move a portion of its production in Q3 of 2023 to the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. According to CNN, the triangle-shaped breakable delight will officially lose its well-known Matterhorn […]

Fans of Bounty bars have been left fuming after it was announced that the chocolate treat would be removed from some Celebrations boxes as part of an upcoming pre-Christmas trial.  According to ITV, Mars Wrigley is attempting to omit the coconut-loaded sweet after 39% of consumers said they wanted the chocolate axed from Celebrations completely. Set to be rolled out […]

It was like a scene out of the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Thursday when two employees from the Mars Wrigley plant in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania were rescued after falling into a tank filled with chocolate, WPMT reports.  A Lancaster County 911 spokesperson told TODAY that a call was received around 10:51 a.m. about the incident. “The incident […]

We knew Nick Cannon was a multi-hyphenate, but we never would’ve thought he’s also a self-proclaimed “Snickle-eating champion.”  Cannon had a segment about strange food combinations with food blogger Emily Chan on a recent episode of his self-titled talk show. After being pleasantly surprised by the air fryer pasta chip concoction and utterly repulsed by mac and cheese ice […]

A group of 26 fourth graders protested their elementary school’s decision to remove chocolate milk from their lunch menus, and their efforts paid off. Jordan Reed, 9, urged his fellow classmates at Sierra Vista K-8 School in Vacaville, California to join him in protest of a 2020 decision made by the district over the drink’s sugar […]

As the hip-hop world continues to reel from the loss of Memphis rapper Young Dolph who was tragically killed last week, the small business that he often supported is planning to pay homage to the hometown hero. Makeda’s Cookies, the Black-owned bakery that Dolph frequented and the place he was killed at, has just reopened […]

The long in-the-works prequel to the beloved children’s movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has been given a release date (though it’s far enough off to be considered a bit of a hand wave). Currently titled Wonka, it’s set to hit theaters on March 17, 2023. Variety reports that the movie will be produced by […]

It was a sweet sweet fantasy for those living in the town of Olten, Switzerland. On Tuesday, residents were shocked to discover fine particles of cocoa powder falling from the sky after the ventilation system at a nearby chocolate factory malfunctioned, the New York Daily News reports. In other words, it was snowing chocolate!  Photos […]

A kindergartner from Vista, California understands the reason for the holiday season. Katelynn Hardee, a 5-year-old who attends Breeze Hill Elementary School, recently found out that some of her classmates’ families have trouble paying off their lunch balances. When the young girl overheard one of her peers’ mother discussing their lunch debt, Katelynn asked her […]