Lake Champlain Chocolates Adds New Flavors & Updates Chocolate Bar Wrappers & Dispenser

Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has added several new flavors, updated the packaging, and re-branded the point-of-purchase dispenser for its Chocolate Bars. The new flavors feature higher cocoa content chocolates and nuts. The colorful wrappers give a fresh look to the thirteen flavors in the classic chocolate bar line and visually "pop" on increasingly competitive shelf space. The new dispenser integrates with the balance of the company's packaging, including an organic chocolate bar line.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (BusinessWire EON) July 31, 2007 -- Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has added several new flavors, updated the packaging, and re-branded the point-of-purchase dispenser for its Chocolate Bars. The new flavors feature higher cocoa content chocolates and nuts. The colorful wrappers give a fresh look to the thirteen flavors in the classic chocolate bar line and visually “pop” on increasingly competitive shelf space. The new dispenser integrates with the balance of the company’s packaging, including an organic chocolate bar line.

For many customers, enjoying a chocolate bar is a daily ritual, and we appreciate and respect every aspect of that ritual, from making sure the chocolate is fresh and all natural, to maintaining traditional paper-and-foil wrappers.

“Chocolate bars are fun and our new packaging reflects that excitement,” said Allyson Myers, Director of Sales for LCC. “For many customers, enjoying a chocolate bar is a daily ritual, and we appreciate and respect every aspect of that ritual, from making sure the chocolate is fresh and all natural, to maintaining traditional paper-and-foil wrappers.”

The new flavors are Hazelnut Praline with dark chocolate surrounding gianduja -- pure, all-natural hazelnut paste whipped with dark chocolate; Triple Nut with salted almonds, pistachios & cashews in 38% cocoa content milk chocolate; and African Blend with 80% cocoa content dark chocolate blended from Tanzania, Ghana & Sao Thome cocoa beans. Re-branded flavors are Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate Almonds, Dark Chocolate Peppermint Crunch, Milk Chocolate Caramel, Dark Chocolate Rum Caramel, Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffle, Dark Chocolate Coffee Truffle, Sao Thome (70% cocoa content), and Tanzania (75% cocoa content). All flavors are crafted in small batches to ensure absolute freshness.

The bars retail for $2.95-3.50 and are packed in ten- & twelve-count cases. The wrappers are made with 50% recycled fiber and 30% post-consumer waste fiber, processed chlorine free.

Lake Champlain Chocolates offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite. Preservative-free and Kosher-certified, LCC chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, and honey. LCC chocolates are available online at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, at three company-owned retail stores in Vermont, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.

This press release is online at http://www.lakechamplainchocolates.com/NewsItem.aspx?pn_deptid=470

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