Chocolate anyone?

In my ongoing quest to satiate my addiction to all things sweet specifically in the chocolate domain I have now stumbled on another treat.

Very modestly priced yet delightful with a firm bite and good balance of bitter to sweet it is a Dark Chocolate Hazelnut concoction distributed by a German grocer called Lidl.

I happened on this in my shopping excursions in the Carolinas.

Lidl like many multinationals has made a big push in the US grocery market and has a good foothold in the south eastern states. It has a smaller footprint compared to US based grocers with approx. 30,000 stock keeping units per store or SKU as opposed to a Safeway or Kroger that carries twice that in each store front.

But the selections and choices are different. It is distinct enough to convey to a shopper that their product is eclectic, has more European flair (you smell fresh croissant's for example as you walk in to a Lidl) with a bakery cabinet with transparent windows doling out fresh baked items for cheap and woo you in.

Then they proceed with smaller produce shelves with one or two types of options for commonly needed veggies or fruit instead of the plethora in a larger American store.

The chocolates come in all varieties though for which I am grateful and are Fairtrade which signifies a good sustainable working relation with the West African farmers that provide the cocoa to make said product.

Bon Appetit.

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