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Coffee Bean Candy Bars

The Coffee Bar is Made with Whole Coffee Beans Over Cocoa Beans

— April 9, 2024 — Lifestyle
The Coffee Bar has been unveiled by Plamil Foods in the UK as the world's first candy bar crafted out of coffee beans rather than cocoa beans without compromising on taste or texture. The chocolate-like bar is reported to have a smooth texture that's similar to conventional chocolate, but sees the whole coffee means roasted in small batches to bring out their best flavor before being processed into the bar. The treat is arriving at just the right time to coincide with the recent increased price of chocolate and cocoa bean shortages as brands seek out alternative options.

CEO Adrian Ling commented on The Coffee Bar saying, "Nobody has done this before – the great taste and smooth mouth feel is due to unique production technique. It’s taken a year of intense development, but we finally cracked the recipe to create a coffee bar. Coffee made into a bar is a simple concept that sounds strange, but a coffee bar makes a lot of sense if you compare coffee to chocolate. 175 years ago, chocolate used to be a drink until Frys of Bristol made a chocolate bar.”
Trend Themes
1. Coffee Bean Candy Bars - Introducing candy bars made from whole coffee beans instead of cocoa beans, offering a unique and innovative flavor experience.
2. Alternative Chocolate Options - Exploring alternative ingredients like coffee beans to create chocolate-like products in response to cocoa bean shortages.
3. Innovative Flavor Combinations - Creating new flavor profiles by using unconventional ingredients like roasted coffee beans in candy bars for a distinct taste.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - The food and beverage industry can capitalize on the trend of using coffee beans in candy bars to create novel confectionary products.
2. Chocolate Manufacturing - Chocolate manufacturers can explore innovative production techniques, like incorporating coffee beans, to diversify their product offerings and appeal to new market segments.
3. Snack Industry - The snack industry has the opportunity to develop unique and premium snacks by experimenting with unconventional ingredients such as whole coffee beans in candy bars.
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