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Five minutes with…
Barry Tilley from The Original Candy Company, owner of the Chocca Mocca brand.
Tell us a bit about the lines you supply to the Middle East market.
Chocca Mocca is a new entrant to the HORECA market, both in its home country of England and also in the Middle East.
As a supplier of its premium chocolate range to up-market department stores around the world, such as Harvey Nichols in England, Galeries Lafayette in Paris and Mitsukoshi in Tokyo, its award-winning chocolates and packaging have been a hit with consumers for many years.
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Following positive comments from visitors at Gulfood in 2007 and 2008, it was decided to introduce a Chocca Mocca pack aimed specifically at quality hotels and restaurants. The result is the new 25g pack, with the top-selling ‘Strawberries and Cream’ and ‘Cranberries’ flavours. The shelf life is 10 months from manufacture.
How do you think your products could enhance an outlet’s festive F&B offering?
Chocca Mocca chocolates, whether in the new 25g size or the classic 100g ribboned box, are the perfect treat for the Christmas season — perhaps as a gift to customers in hotels and restaurants or as a show of appreciation for loyal guests.
Executive chefs will want Chocca Mocca as a high-quality decoration, while hotel boutique shops will want 100g boxes to tempt hotel guests — especially the Strawberries and Cream flavour, with its festive red
and white colours!
Five minutes with…
Daniel Hutmacher, managing director, Swiss International Chocolates
Tell us a bit about the lines you supply to the Middle East market.
We supply the region with three regular lines, all hand-made by our master chocolatiers.
Firstly there is Taste of Arabia, local products and local vision transformed with our skills as Swiss chocolatiers for local tastes; the Classic line, an international selection of exclusive chocolates with flair, suitable for the true chocolate connoisseur; and the .DOT line of sugar-free chocolates, which is our response to the growing demand for sugar-free products for the diabetic market and those with special dietary requirements.
We also have a Winter Collection — a limited edition of 24 different chocolates to suit the festive season, with products taking our customers back to their childhood favourites.
In addition to our current ranges, which are all proving very popular, we also have plans to introduce a kids’ line in the near future, with some surprising ideas for the little ones!
How do you think your products could enhance an outlet’s festive F&B offering?
The festive season is the highlight of the year for discerning diners, with all those wonderful traditional flavours to experience.
Our Winter Collection reflects this, featuring spiced gingerbread, candied ginger, dried apricot from Syria, fig and star anis, golden truffle, and other classics — they are a great way to round off a special, celebratory meal!
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