Non US owned chocolate - for Easter Eggs

[RestitutionGranted]

I’d like to support UK, European, Mexican or Canadian industry, not US, when buying my Easter eggs this year.

I’m thinking either Chococo or Tony’s Chocolonely but any other ideas welcomed. If it’s relevant I’m buying for 9 & 11 year olds, plus a clutch of young adults 18-24.

M & S continue to advertise on GBNews which promotes misogyny and racism, amongst other stuff. They are funding hate.

Easter eggs in my local Aldi yesterday

Pricy but this place is near us and is AMAZING (and delivers!) www.rumseys.co.uk/collections/easter

Also second whoevers said Tonys, Lindt, Montezuma, Cutter and Squidge 😋

I second this. She has a small shop in Nottingham.

FYI if anyone interested

Chococo have an offer on atm:
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The Chocolate Gift Company are very good. https://thechocolategift.co.uk/pages/about-us

Stunning packaging - can’t see any Easter eggs tho

I looked at their Instagram and they are preparing for Easter (chocolate bunnies etc), but haven’t got stock out yet. I think they are doing Mother’s Day first. As they are small, they don’t do products very far in advance for seasonal stuff (unlike Tesco who have had Easter eggs pretty much since December 26th!) 😂

Another vote for Cutter and Squidge My lovely DH buys me this every year. It is £££££ though.

Cutter and Squidge

Why are you posting on a thread that you have no regard for.

No one has denied that. You could even choose not to buy any Easter Eggs.

But I wanted the EU made Lidl ones. Do you know where the Aldi ones are made?

The meaningful chocolate company are British and Fair trade
https://meaningfulchocolate.co.uk/collections/real-easter-egg

A quick Google tells me Moser Roth - Aldi’s premium chocolate brand is made in Germany and Dairyfine its other chocolate brand is manufactured in the UK.

Salcombe Dairy do gorgeous eggs and other chocolate - and ice cream! - and get MASSIVE bonus points because they're safe for people with nut allergies, which I have.

Thank you. I'll try there.

Aldi chocolate is ace. Really really nice.

although I shouldn’t say that I need to get a pretzel one for my dh

Yes, Hotel Chocolat are now owned by Mars, but 95% of the chocolates are still made in Cambridgeshire! Seems a bit harsh to threaten the livelihoods of everyone working here just because of a buy out.

Had to get an egg for someone I’m seeing this week. Was heartened to have to go to three shops as all that was left was cadburys, a few small nestle eggs and a few Lindt eggs.
I know cadburys is normally the big one so the shops may have over ordered but seemed telling where the gaps were

Aldi. Their chocolate is sourced via Germany.

Plenty of people don’t care who’s pockets are being lined with their purchases so I hardly think a few people boycotting US products will have an impact on the workers in Cambs.

Tbh I’m not a fan of Hotel Chocolat anyway.

Lidl and aldi have v good chocolate products including Easter eggs.
They are made in Europe.
And European choc is much better quality than American anyway imo.

Waitrose own label. Plastic free and fair trade in all types.

@RestitutionGranted

Ah thanks for explaining. Not in UK so wasn't sure.

@TulipDay yup always a handy signifier of who to interact with on some threads. The more they include the further to stay away.