OLIVIA Chocolatiers Wins International Award for Dark Chocolate Makers' Olivia 76%

Organic Dark recognized by Academy of Chocolate of London England

CANTLEY, QC. (September 15, 2011)   OLIVIA CHOCOLATIERS, the Canadian Capital region based maker of fine chocolate today announce their 2011 Silver Award in the top category, Best Bean-to-Bar chocolate bar at the London England based Academy of Chocolate.  The Academy of Chocolate has recognized Olivia Chocolat 76% Dark among the finest chocolate available in the world.   Olivia Chocolat 76% was judged by over 30 of England’s accomplished chocolate professionals to be world class by its overall taste profile and mouth feel characteristics.   The Golden Bean Award is presented annually to rank fine chocolate entries from around the world including well known chocolate making countries such as England, Italy, France, Belgium, USA and now Canada.

Nature of the award: The Academy of Chocolate Awards have become an important event in the world chocolate calendar.  The Academy received over 400 entries from all over the world for 2011 and entry numbers have been growing each year. The judging took over 2 days with 30 judges who included some of the England’s leading food journalists and Michelin starred chefs that tasted and scored the entries. The Academy of Chocolate was set up by Britain’s leading chocolate professionals, united in the belief to campaign for better chocolate and to promote a greater awareness of the difference between fine chocolate and mass-produced chocolate confectionery.  Its aims are to encourage chocolate lovers to ‘look beyond the label’, to differentiate between confectionary chocolate and ‘real’ chocolate by taste and taste experience.  They also strive to improve standards and knowledge of chocolate by promoting an understanding of the ingredients through the supply chain and to encourage the transparent sourcing of cocoa in a socially fair and environmentally undamaging way.

 Available in 100g (2 x 50g) double bar and 50g single bar sizes. We have all Certified Organic 76%, 86% cocoa, Touch of Maple and Touch of Maple with Maple Flakes.                        Our new raw chocolate bar collection is made from non-roasted, Grand Cru, Criollo / Trinitario cocoa available in 92% Maple Raw, Raw 86% and Raw 76% in 50g and 2x50g sizes.

Our Raw Olivia Chocolat has a surprisingly softer taste that is immediately apparent and is very smooth.   Raw has even less bitterness at high percent cocoa without adding more sugar.  We recommend the 86% Raw Olivia Chocolat for people that normally buy our 76% Olivia or our competitors 66% cocoa solids.