Green and blacks chocolate

[Moominfan]

Has something happened? Used to love the stuff. Thought treat myself today and it just tasted of plastic. Noticed palm oil was ingredients list. Has this always been the case? Please throw your dark chocolate recommendations at me. Mostly eat Aldi's own dark chocolate.

I love Divine 70% or 85% (when not on a diet ). Really smooth and creamy! They usually have it at Waitrose or Oxfam shops. Lidl are good too!

Not all has palm oil but it is increasing.I don't get much anymore either.Which is good because I am dieting.

Co op dark chocolate is nice as is Morrison’s own brand.
Love Aldi’s though.

Montezuma's dark chocolate. The one with the purple trim on the label, amazing stuff

I also like Divine.

Green & Blacks tastes like cardboard, I first tried it as I was given a gift pack and it was OK, so bought some. Big mistake, I discovered it wasn't the same as the gift pack and on checking I discovered that some had palm oil. However it was so foul I binned it anyway.

Aldi 85% here. I'm pretty sure no palm oil and it's low carb as well

Green and Blacks was made by an independent company but was taken over by Cadbury’s, I think?

Co op chocolate is amazing, no palm oil.

I started buying Waitrose brand (I tend to only buy milk chocolate) and it was nice, and then it changed. No more of that one.

Not keen on Divine, it doesn't have the depth of chocolateness I like.

I have settled on Lidl but only in desperation as it is very sweet and I am not mad about it.

I rarely buy chocolate any more. I don't know what else has happened apart from palm oil and less actual chocolate but something has changed and it isn't good.

I have some Tonys Chocoloney waiting to be opened but am not in a rush as I don't have much hope any more.

Yes, Green & Blacks used to be good. It was brought by Kraft, who ruined Cadbury's.
I would be sad, but I need to lose weight anyway. Just a shame the next generations are unlikely to 'get' chocolate, because all they've known is plasticy palm oil shite. Go Kraft!
I'm sure there will be lectures in marketing in 50 years, on how Kraft got it so wrong and lessons to be learned 😅
I like Lindt excellence for dark. Reduced to £1.50 in Tesco instead of £2 at the moment.

Aldi or Lidl. I also quite like some of the Lindt ones.

Tony’s Chocolony is good, but I don’t know if they sell the dark one in the U.K. It’s Dutch and only recently sold in the U.K.

Lindt or Tesco/Sainsbury own brand dark chocolate.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Aldi and lidl seem popular choices.

Green and blacks was bought out by Mondalez who also own Cadbury, hence the palm oil.
As other posters have said, Lidl and Aldi are both good for chocolate. I'm not sure about Lidl, but I know Aldi's own doesn't contain palm oil.

Leonidas is lovely too, but expensive.

I love Lidl dark chocolate. As I'm on a no sugar kick I perv over it each time I go!

In May 2005, Cadbury Schweppes (latterly Cadbury plc) bought Green & Black's for an undisclosed sum, estimated to be around £20m.

This might explain any changes. I love their hot chocolate but I wish I could get Clipper other than in sachets.

I found out last week G&Bs was now owned by Cadbury.

Personally I hate dark chocolate but my dd says Aldi's 70/85% stuff, I think that's the right percentages, is really lovely.

I thought it was just me. I recently got given a selection pack as a thank you gift.

It all tasted like soap.

Tony’s Chocoloney is The Best. Hands down.

Where can I get some of this Tony Chocoloney's? Never heard if it but it sounds good!

I got it in Sainsburys. I Googled first though.

Vivani is excellent. Love their 85%.

Divine and Montezuma's pass the test too.

Willies' Cacao makes a lovely special treat.

I don't like Divine at all. Montezuma is good. Sainsbury's have also started selling Godiva.

Yeah, it’s owned by cadburys and since they were bought out by Americans all of their chocolate is shite.

Divine is great and montezumas.