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At present 50% of the company's chocolates in Canada came from the U.S., and the rest from Europe.

"We are able to source 100% from Europe," Lechner told Reuters.

Lindt, whose products include Lindor chocolate balls, has already built up inventories in Canada from the U.S. to give it time to change its supply chain, which it expects to complete by the middle of the year.

Chief Financial Officer Martin Hug said it would be slightly more expensive to transport chocolate to Canada from Europe but it would cost less than if tariffs were imposed.

I would love to see more companies move in this direction. It's not perfect, but at least they are trying, and I think that's great.

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[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 year ago

This may be necessary even if tariffs do not go into effect since many Canadians will be boycotting US produced goods as long as Trump is alive.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait, is that why Lindt chocolates don't taste the same in the USA?

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

If different means like wax and shortening, then yes.

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not to sound like a shill, but I was surprised when Americans on Reddit would say it was nothing special. I didn’t even think they’d have a separate American product chain.

Over here it’s not the cheapest or best chocolate but it’s probably the best chocolate you can reliably find in any grocery store.

Also. American chocolate isn’t bottom of the barrel for me. I’ll take a Hershey’s white chocolate cookie thing over no name Syrian “chocolate” with RGB bloom and a barely-perceptible gumminess not even a mother could love. When I was a kid, the shops were full of questionable cheap Syrian candy.

We’ve actually had it pretty good in Lebanon pre-2019 when it came to European chocolate and candy. And occasionally if you knew where to shop, American soft drinks. American candy isn’t it, but American liquid candy? I’d be 900 kilos if I didn’t have to pay extortion prices for American Dr. Pepper. The British stuff we sometimes get just isn’t the same.

Edit: I just noticed what community this was in. Oops, was just scrolling through All. Sorry if this is a bit out of place. Good luck Canadians!

[–] oce@jlai.lu 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I thought it would belong to one of those food industry behemoths but it's actually Independent, headquarters in Switzerland and majorly owned by themselves.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[–] yannic@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stop putting milk in your dark chocolate, and I'll start caring.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They do make 100% dark chocolate, it tastes like you would imagine.

[–] TylerBourbon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it tastes like you would imagine.

Dead inside?

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like a used coffee puck, so yeah, basically

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That’s because it’s over roasted. Too dark. It’s the same reason Starbucks uses so much milk and sugar in all their coffee drinks. Extremely dark roasted anything tastes bitter like burnt toast.

If you want more sophisticated, less bitter dark chocolate you need to get lighter roasts made from single source cacao. That’s not a product Lindt cares about offering so you end up having to get it from much smaller chocolate makers.

[–] b34k@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love their 90% bars… I buy them by the 15 pack and need to restock them every month.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

90% is good, not my favourite but I'll have it every so often!

[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This. Ive eaten 100% chocolate and its extremely bitter and a very small bite is enough for a very very long time. Its the cream in milk that makes it that good...

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Or you know... Plant based milk.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not really their business, most consumers ask for dairy milk in their milk chocolate.

There is some very good vegan chocolate out there that isn't Lindt.

[–] yannic@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

...but dark chocolate is not milk chocolate, it's dark chocolate.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

They need to bring the dairy-free ones over from Europe!

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

This is fantastic news. More of this needs to happen to show that shaved ape what happens when you act without thinking.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

A quick heads up that some suppliers pause chocolate shipping when it gets hot (and melty) so stock up while it's still cold

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well that's the end of that. Once they get used to Lindt they'll never go back to chocolaty American goodness.

Trump: "We'll charge Canada a tariff on European goods and make Mexico pay for it."

MAGA: Yeaaahhhhhhh!!!

The one MAGAtard with half a brain: "Wait, what? That doesn't..." [get's angry glares]... "I mean, Yeaaahhhhhhh!!!"

[–] pat277@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Great, the European ones taste miles better