CHOC Chick shortlisted at the FreeFrom Food Awards
Brighton-based CHOC Chick, the developer of raw chocolate making kits and ingredients, has been shortlisted in the raw foods and superfoods categories at the 2016 FreeFrom Food Awards.
CHOC Chick’s Organic Raw Cacao Powder caught the judge’s eye making it into both categories. Ethically sourced from cooperatives in Ecuador, the Organic Raw Cacao Powder is deliciously light and noted for its fruity aroma. As well as a perfect ingredient for making your own raw chocolate, the powder is delicious as a hot cocoa drink or when added to smoothies.
Speaking about the 2016 FreeFrom Food Awards, CHOC Chick founder, Galia Orme, commented: “We’re incredibly proud to be shortlisted at the 2016 FreeFrom Food Awards in two categories! These awards share our passion and values for free from food, making the announcement even more special for us. I travelled to Ecuador to source the finest organic cacao, directly from cooperatives of farmers. Our raw cacao powder is minimally processed and comes from the prized Nacional Arriba cocoa bean, which is the indigenous cocoa bean of Ecuador that has grown there since Mayan and Aztec times.”
After two weeks of heavy-duty tasting, the FreeFrom Food Awards judges chose nearly 260 products to shortlist. These consisted of a truly amazing array of gluten, wheat, dairy, soya, nut, egg, corn and no-added-sugar offerings.
“Excitingly, the quality and originality of the entries continues to improve each year” says Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, director of the FreeFrom Awards, who chairs the judging sessions, “which makes it ever more difficult for our 70 judges to choose the winners. But, after some intense discussions, they have!”
The FreeFrom Food Awards is now in their 9th year. The winners will be announced by celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson at a ceremony in central London on Tuesday 26 April 2016.
CHOC Chick products are available in over 400 stores across the UK, Europe and the USA. These include Holland & Barrett, John Lewis Food Halls, Harvey Nichols, Whole Foods Market UK, Whole Foods Market USA (North Atlantic region), Infinity Foods, Goodness Foods, Magasin Du Nord in Copenhagen and De Tuinen (Holland & Barrett) in the Netherlands and Belgium.
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