The Functional Chocolate Company builds upon the properties of chocolate with carefully selected botanical ingredients to create products that are useful for supporting everyday health. Going above and beyond the benefits that the average chocolate bar can provide, the brand's products are condition-specific chocolate bars that are helpful for addressing cramps, stress, hot flashes and more.
The nourishing bars are made with Fair Trade 60% cacao from a cooperative of South American farmers, and they are plant-based, dairy-free and non-GMO. While Rhythm Chocolate is one bar to reach for when PMS flares up, Hot Chocolate is specifically crafted to soothe Menopause symptoms. There's also Carefree Chocolate for Stress & Anxiety, Sexy Chocolate for Low Libido and even more innovative formulas to come from the Functional Chocolate Company later this year.
Condition-Specific Chocolate Bars
The Functional Chocolate Company Pairs Chocolate with Botanicals
Trend Themes
1. Condition-specific Chocolate Bars - Functional chocolate bars that address specific health concerns is a growing trend in the food industry with potential for partner opportunities with health and wellness companies.
2. Botanical-infused Food Products - Food companies looking to differentiate their products and improve their health benefits are beginning to add botanicals and herbs to their offerings, creating potential positioning opportunities for restaurants in this space.
3. Personalized Nutrition Options - Consumers are increasingly looking for customized nutrition plans based on their individual needs, creating potential innovation in the nutritional supplement industry by companies that create personalized products with functional benefits.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - The food and beverage industry is where functional chocolate bars, as well as other novel botanical-infused products, are being developed, offering innovative plant-based and customized formulations.
2. Health and Wellness - The health and wellness industry can benefit from partnering with food and beverage companies that create functional food products with botanical ingredients, expanding their offerings to include natural may remedies backed by scientific research.
3. Nutritional Supplement - The nutritional supplement industry can explore personalized functional nutrition, offering individualized nutrition plans based on consumers' personalized preferences patterned from the trend of personalized nutrition options.