Single-Origin Chocolate Syrup a Market First Perfectly Geared to Specialty Coffee...

Single-Origin Chocolate Syrup a Market First Perfectly Geared to Specialty Coffee Retailers

Mont Blanc Gourmet Features Omanhene Ghana Chocolate for Its First
Release
DENVER--(Business Wire)--
Mont Blanc Gourmet introduces a market first with its Ghana
chocolate syrup, featuring Omanhene chocolate. The first single-origin
syrup is available now to specialty coffee roasters and retailers
looking to offer a chocolate experience unlike any other.

"Chocolate and coffee flavors are distinctive and very much a part
of where they come from," says Mont Blanc Gourmet chocolatier Michael
Szyliowicz. "Now, coffee lovers can savor a truly unique mocha that
combines the chocolate and coffee flavors of a single region."

Mont Blanc has partnered with Omanhene chocolate to feature the
robust flavors of Ghana. "Because of the single-origin nature of the
chocolate, and the unique cocoa processing done there, the red fruit
notes are more dominant than in a typical chocolate," says Szyliowicz,
co-founder of the Denver company known for its innovative and
high-quality products.

The specialty coffee industry highlights the taste profiles of
different growing regions. With Mont Blanc Gourmet's single-origin
chocolate syrup, coffee drinkers now have the ability to create their
own distinctive taste profiles by combining the flavors of different
regions. The Ghana syrup can be used in mochas or blender drinks,
mixed with coffee and poured over ice or drizzled atop ice cream or
other desserts.

Mont Blanc's single-origin dark chocolate syrup was born out of a
commitment to unique, quality products and a desire to help specific
cocoa-farming communities. And so the partnership with Omanhene was
formed. Omanhene features Ghana chocolate, and its business plan
ensures that Ghana cocoa farmers are paid a fair wage determined by
the Government of Ghana and that all the value-added processing takes
place in Ghana.

"We are excited to have been asked by Mont Blanc to play a key
role in developing the first single-origin chocolate syrup," says
Steven Wallace, founder of The Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company. "It is a
partnership borne of a desire to showcase the high-value manufacturing
we undertake in Ghana - an achievement that allows us to showcase both
the wondrous Ghana cocoa beans and the extraordinary Ghanaian
workforce."

Omanhene has been recognized by the United Nations Global Compact
initiative for its commitment to global corporate citizenship. The
Wisconsin-based company goes beyond the typical fair trade scheme by
keeping the value-added manufacturing component in Ghana.

Processing in the country of origin benefits both the country of
origin and the consumer. "Our cocoa beans are not subjected to a
month-long ocean voyage prior to processing off-shore," says Wallace.
"As a result, Omanhene chocolate has an unmistakably fresh flavor and
aroma."

That flavor and aroma enables Mont Blanc's first single-origin
chocolate syrup to truly stand out in the specialty coffee
marketplace. "Mont Blanc is committed to offering the best-tasting
products we can find," says Szyliowicz. "And a true benefit of
single-origin chocolates is that we can help have a positive impact on
the economies of cocoa-growing countries. We hope demand will allow us
to expand our single-origin product line."

For more information on Mont Blanc's Ghana syrup, visit
http://montblancgourmet.com/single-origin/ or call Irene Szyliowicz at
(800) 877-3811.

Chocolatier Michael Szyliowicz's creative and innovative spirit is
the driving force behind Mont Blanc Gourmet, a boutique-style company
that focuses on the highest-quality chocolate possible. If you can
envision a product, the Denver-based lab stands ready to make it a
reality. Mont Blanc works with some of the largest companies in the
industry and has developed an enviable lineup of private-label
products for each. Classique chocolate syrup anchors Mont Blanc's
product line, which includes frozen blender drink mixes, drinkable
chocolate and sugar-free chocolate and caramel syrups.

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specialty coffee, mont blanc gourmet, single-origin chocolate

Mont Blanc Gourmet
Irene Szyliowicz, 800-877-3811

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