Cargill aims to fill chefs' Easter baskets with expanded couverture chocolate line
El Salvador and Democratic Republic of Congo to chefs globally
MOUSCRON, Belgium, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Easter, a holiday long associated with decadent chocolate eggs and bunnies, serves as the perfect backdrop as Cargill expands its Veliche line with two dynamic, Signature Origins dark couverture chocolates. With the announcement, Cargill becomes the only gourmet chocolate supplier to bring the intense flavors of El Salvador and the Democratic Republic of Congo to chefs around the world.
"In developing our new Signature Origins products, we searched the cocoa-growing regions of the world to bring chefs chocolate with unique flavor profiles that truly stand apart from current gourmet offerings," said Wim Bastiaens, Cargill's gourmet and distribution director. "Our Usulután 65 Signature Origin dark couverture chocolate from El Salvador and Okapi 65 Signature Origin dark couverture chocolate from the Democratic Republic of Congo are the result - gourmet chocolates that will surprise and delight consumers' palates."