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Tony's Chocolonely bars are shaped unevenly to represent farmer inequality and the coastline of Africa (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"It doesn’t make sense for chocolate bars to be divided into equal-sized chunks when there is so much inequality in the chocolate industry! The unequally-sized chunks of our 6.35 oz bars are a palatable way of reminding Choco Fans and Serious Friends that the profits in the chocolate industry are unequally divided.

And in case you haven’t noticed, the bottom of our bars depicts the West African coastline. The chunks just above it represent the Gulf of Guinea. From left to right, you have Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin (terribly politically incorrect, we know, but we had to combine them to create enough space for a hazelnut), Nigeria and part of Cameroon."

From https://us.tonyschocolonely.com/pages/faqs

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Unless something has changed that company is no longer on the slavery free list due to them having Callebaut making their chocolate.

https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/02/16/Tony-s-Chocolonely-axed-from-Slave-Free-Chocolate-list-defends-ties-with-Barry-Callebaut)

Guittard is my favorite for snacking and using in baking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

They also don't fuck over cocoa growers

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

First not sure why everyone is so sure this is an ad and not just OP likes this and the message.

I’ve contemplated posting about this chocolate, I guess we can’t call out companies we like and we just all shit on everything all the time.

Second, my friend called me out for paying £3.50 for a bar of this whenever we have a chocolate and film night when Cadbury is like £1.50. When I said it’s more ethically sourced he said I don’t care about that. 😞

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Cadbury in the USA is also literal shit next to tonys

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think all US chocolate is just shit tasting. I was referring to the UK (£), where it’s less shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah but there is a very distinct difference. Cadbury tastes like fake chocolate that's 90% sugar, Tony's still tastes like real chocolate even if you think it's shitty. Eat them back to back there's a noticeable difference in chocolate. I eat European chocolate all the time and Tony's is about as good just has a different flavor profile to it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I’m confused as I’m pro Tony’s but your comment reads like you think I’m against it.

I’m saying it’s better than Cadburys in the UK and the USA.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I like Cadburys and I like Tony's but like a £1.50 Cadbury bar is about the same footprint as a Tony's bar and about half as thick.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

My price was a little off.

At Sainsbury’s and Tesco right now Cadburys and Tony’s are £2.50 and £3.50 respectively; both weighing 180g.

[+] [email protected] -10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It probably taste like shit american chocolate too. I tried Aldi's chocolates and can't go back.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It isn't American, and it doesn't taste like shit.

The founder, Teun van der Keuken, is a Dutch guy. He started this journey with sueing himself before a Dutch judge, on account of participating in slave labour (by buying chocolate in a supermarket, knowing that it's likely produced by slave labour)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds cool. I'll give it a try. You know where I can get some? I like Aldi chocolate cause it tastes good, cheap, and doesn't use slave labor

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I know you can get it at Albert Heijn

Edit: I just learned that Aldi chocolate is sourced through Tony's supply lines, so they should be the same level of slave-free

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hey that means it's good chocolate. Sick

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Same. I am obsessed with their peanut butter cups and the peanut and cornflake bars.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I want to like this chocolate, but it's just so bland.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think it’s delicious.

Are you American as I find your chocolate far too sweet so perhaps you just like sugar and not chocolate.

I realise that might sound offensive but I don’t mean it that way, just curious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Swedish. I think Marabou and Fazer taste 100x better than Tony’s, but maybe I have to give it another chance. Not like I eat chocolate that much anymore so it couldn’t hurt.

And I do love dark chocolate as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are those as ethically sourced?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Doubt it, which is why I rarely eat them anymore

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/brwqu1/if_you_love_milk_chocolate_but_dont_like_dark/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't like chocolate that much, but if I do have it, dark all the way. The less sweet the better. I'm sure I have some limit, like 90% probably too much, but I definitely like less sweet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Me too :) I just thought that thread was funny

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