Ritter has expanded their line of Ritter Sport 100 gram bars to include assortments in stand-up bags.

The a la Mousse au Chocolat and Dark & Milk Chocolate Assortment can be seen at retailers such as Target and other discount stores.

The mini sizes of the bars were previously only available in sampler assortments.

For Ritter Sport enthusiasts, the German version of the site has rather fun animation.

Labels: Chocolate, ritter

One of the newest chocolatiers to enter the market is Filthy Food Company, a UK-based confectioner, that's playing up the sexiness of eating in sin.

The company has crafted some saucy little chocolate dessert bites to tempt and tease your palate in a new kind of way.

Filthy's new chocolate desserts takes burlesque glamour run amok, and packs it into a bite-sized piece of sweet decadence, intended to heighten your pleasure and senses. It's belgian chocolate encasements feature a melting sensation said to burst its payload into your mouth, oozing and dribbling down your throat.

Pictured here are the "Kinky Creme Brulee Bites", which combine "creamy" Madagascan vanilla with "sensuous" smooth brulee, inside a "hard" belgian chocolate shell.

Other varieties include their "Cheeky Chocolate Bites", "Seductive Strawberry Creme Bites", and "Captivating Caramel Bites".

However, Filth Food's sexually appealing chocolates are only available in the UK at this time, and only at Sainsbury's. Perhaps they'll offer online ordering soon.

Visit Filthy Food Company online at...
http://www.filthyfoodcompany.co.uk

Labels: Chocolate, Filthy Food Company

Lillie Belle Farms of Jacksonville, OR, took the top honors of the 2008 Scovie Awards for its "Cayenne Caramels", in the candy division.

Cayenne Caramels are described as a semi-liquid center packed with full cayenne pepper flavor and encased in a dark organic chocolate shell.

The Scovie Awards is a promotion of the National Fiery Foods Show. It's named after James Scoville who devised a measuring system for registering how spicy-hot foods are.

Cayenne Caramels can be purchased online from Lillie Belle Farms...
http://www.lilliebellefarms.com/product.asp?specific=jnqmqsd0

Labels: Caramel, Chocolate, Lillie-Belle-Farms

Ghirardelli announced this week the launch of a new chocolate variety in its line of Intense Dark Chocolates, "Midnight Reverie" an 86 percent cacao bar, one of the highest cacao content bars widely available nationwide.

The famed chocolate maker cites a growing obsession with dark chocolates in America, with sales figures having grown 49 percent from 2003 to 2006, culminating in $1.2 billion in sales last year.

Ghirardelli describes the Midnight Reverie as having a deep, full bodied flavor, with hints of dark cherries, dried plums and a roasted flavor. It has a "supremely smooth texture" with a fine, crisp snap.

You can buy it directly from Ghirardelli through its website...
http://shop.ghirardelli.com/....Midnight_Reverie

Labels: Chocolate, Ghirardelli-Chocolate