Late actress Audrey Hepburn has been unveiled as the new face of Galaxy, a chocolate company, and she even features in a special ad for it. ...
10:26 AM, Feb 28, 2013
New 'temperature-tolerant chocolates' that don't melt even at 40 degree Celsius have been developed by confectionery giant Cadbury, which will soon be available in hot-weather countries like India. Scientists at Cadbury's research and development plant in Bourneville, in the UK said the new chocolate bars stay completely solid even when exposed to temperatures of 40 degree Celsius for more than three hours. ...
01:44 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Popular Malayalam actress Samvrutha Sunil got married to Akhil, a computer engineer working in the US on Thursday. The traditional marriage took place in the presence of close friends in the industry and select politicians. A reception will be held Nov 6 at Kochi. Samvrutha began her short but eventful career in 2004 when she starred opposite Dileep in 'Rasikan'. Samvrutha has acted in 30 films including popular hits like...
03:00 PM, Nov 01, 2012
New Delhi: The brainy Google that answers almost all our queries has turned 14 years old today. To mark the 14th birthday of Google, the company has baked a chocolate cake doodle with "Google" inscribed on it. The company has posted the animated chocolate cake doodle on the homepage, which will remain there throughout the day. The cake has 14 candles on it, and all are in Google colours -...
11:58 AM, Sep 27, 2012
London: Are you a chocoholic? Then you may be suffering from a craving similar to drug addiction. Chocolate has an effect on the brain similar to opium, according to a study by the University of Michigan that found amazing comparisons between obese people and drug addicts. A natural brain chemical called enkephalin - an endorphin with similar properties to opium - surged as rats began to eat chocolates, the 'Daily...
06:31 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is all set to start his new film. The director, who has done films such as Chocolate, Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, and Hate Story in the past, is once again going to launch a new face in his film. He says, It's called 'Freedom' yup script is locked. Shooting in Delhi this Nov-Dec. No Paoli but another Bengali surprise. His last film Hate Story has...
01:22 PM, Sep 05, 2012
New Delhi: It seems music director Pritam Chakraborty has taken the plagiarism charges seriously. Now, he wants to reclaim his position as a talented and original composer. Listen to Barfi songs if you dont believe it. A new song of Barfi called Kyon has got good response after the lyricist of the film Neelesh Misra posted the link to the audio of the song on the micro blogging site Twitter....
12:05 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Chef Sayed Alam of The Leela palace tells us how to prepare a chocolate mousse that is healthy. ...
10:07 AM, Jun 08, 2012
London: Parents at a children's party in an Australian school were left stunned to discover the treats on offer were shaped like bums and breasts. The X-rated chocolates -- which also came in the form of men's privates and a couple having sex -- were handed out to youngsters at a Mother's Day event at the school, The Sun reported. Cassandra Lacey, a mother of two kids, said: "Every single...
12:49 AM, May 15, 2012
People who ate chocolate a few times a week or more weighed less than those who rarely indulged, according to a US study involving a thousand people. Researchers said the findings, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, don't prove that adding a candy bar to your daily diet will help you shed pounds. Nor did the total amount of chocolate consumed have an impact. But the researchers, led by...
10:46 AM, Mar 27, 2012
London: They may reduce millions of housewives to tears, but a survey has found that onions are a key ingredient to happiness. The survey claims the humble onion is the foodstuff which brings most pleasure per penny, followed by carrots, baked beans, bananas and potatoes. Shoppers were quizzed on 100 everyday staples to find out how happy they made them, relative to price. More than 1,500 people rated products based...
01:29 PM, Sep 16, 2011
London: It is the news that chocoholics have been waiting for: Chocolate is as good as exercise, a new study has claimed. Scientists at Wayne State University in the US found that small amounts of dark chocolate may improve health in a similar way to exercise. The researchers who focused on the mitochondria " the tiny powerhouses in cells that generate energy " discovered that a plant compound found in...
02:08 PM, Sep 15, 2011
Paris: Chocolate may be good for the heart but cardiologists are not giving you a license to indulge. New research presented at Europe's biggest medical meeting Monday suggested chocolate consumption might be associated with a one third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease. Just why there should be such a link was unclear, the European Society of Cardiology congress was told. There has been a string of scientific...
02:11 PM, Aug 29, 2011
New York: Supermodel Naomi Campbell is reportedly set to take legal action against confectioners Cadbury over a "racist" ad where she was compared to a chocolate bar. The 40-year-old is considering "every option available" following the chocolate giant's refusal to pull the controversial campaign, reported CNN. Campbell is accusing Cadbury of racism over their tag line to promote its new 'Bliss' chocolate bar which reads, "Move over Naomi, there is...
12:03 PM, Jun 02, 2011
Dallas/New York: Valentine chocolates may become the new blood diamonds. As chocolatiers plan for one of their biggest sales weeks of the year, human rights activists are stepping up efforts to make consumers think twice before purchasing the traditional box of chocolates for their sweethearts for Valentine's Day on Monday. One online campaign is aimed at raising awareness of the the cocoa trade in Ivory Coast, which is helping to...
12:47 PM, Feb 10, 2011
New Delhi: Ever wondered what went on behind that sinful brown bar of Cadbury's chocolate to make it a gastronomic legion and a cult in itself for millions of chocolate lovers in India and the world? The story of Cadbury's chocolate is a family soap flavoured with high business drama, strict moral ethics, religion and a destiny-defying struggle, says a new book chronicling Cadbury's "Chocolate Wars" (published by Harper Press)....
07:31 PM, Feb 09, 2011
London: Chocoholics, you can now gorge on your favourite treat without a sense of guilt, for scientists have claimed that it's actually healthier than many fruit. Not only that, but chocolate is being heralded as the latest "super food" by the scientists who carried out a study. They have proved that it is packed with more healthy plant compounds and antioxidants gram-for-gram than fruit juice and provides far more nutritional...
03:29 PM, Feb 07, 2011
London: A schoolboy in London suffered two heart-attacks after a school teacher handed him a chocolate with a whole hazelnut inside it. Seven-year-old Rehan Butt had a massive allergic reaction and had to be rushed to hospital where he was put on ventilator to help him breathe, reported Daily Mail on Friday. It is thought that a substitute teacher at St Matthew's C of E Primary School in Bradford was...
11:11 AM, Jan 29, 2011
London: The world is facing a 'chocolate drought', according to an expert, whose warning is prompted by fears that the globe's sustainable cocoa supplies could be exhausted by 2014. Political unrest in the Ivory Coast, the source of almost half the world's cocoa beans, has depleted the number of cocoa farmers there. Many have fled the country or are smuggling the crop into Ghana, where it is selling at a...
01:27 PM, Jan 28, 2011
