About this episode

The episode explores the history and experience of Trader Joe's Blonde Bar chocolate, featuring insights from its Italian supplier.

Sometimes a chocolate bar is just a chocolate bar. And sometimes it's something else entirely. Sometimes it's an experience, and sometimes that experience comes with a remarkable history. Trader Joe's Blonde Bar, our first foray into the world of blonde chocolate, is this kind of chocolate bar. Join us as we pay a visit to our Italian bean-to-bar chocolate supplier, where the third generation of the founding family is both honoring their history and embracing modern technologies to push the boundaries of what's possible. Transcript (PDF)

People in this episode

Host: Trader Joe's

Topics covered

• chocolate
• history
• food experience
• bean-to-bar
• Italian chocolate

Keywords

• Blonde Bar
• chocolate
• Trader Joe's
• Italian chocolate
• bean-to-bar
• food history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trader Joe's, Italian bean-to-bar chocolate supplier

Products: Blonde Bar

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