Comments on: Hershey’s Dumps Artisan Chocolate Factories Amidst 31% Profit Increase http://www.chocolatenews.org/2009/02/09/hershey%e2%80%99s-dumps-artisan-chocolate-factories-amidst-31-profit-increase/ Exploring the world of artisan chocolate Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:26:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Lowe http://www.chocolatenews.org/2009/02/09/hershey%e2%80%99s-dumps-artisan-chocolate-factories-amidst-31-profit-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-25368 Lowe Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:58:56 +0000 http://chocolatenews.org/2009/02/09/hershey%e2%80%99s-dumps-artisan-chocolate-factories-amidst-31-profit-increase/#comment-25368 I just found this. Thanks for letting us know This part struck me: "Hershey expects total cost of closing the plants to be about $25 million. In return they will economize to the tune of $5 million annually" So they spend $25M and save $5M/year. That means it will take them 5 years just to break even. So who now owns Scharffenberger? And how most importantly, what is the current quality of their chocolate? Except for their Ben Tre Viet Nam bar I'm not a SB fan so I haven't reviewed any in a long while. Lowe ChocoFiles I just found this. Thanks for letting us know

This part struck me:
“Hershey expects total cost of closing the plants to be about $25 million. In return they will economize to the tune of $5 million annually”

So they spend $25M and save $5M/year. That means it will take them 5 years just to break even.

So who now owns Scharffenberger? And how most importantly, what is the current quality of their chocolate? Except for their Ben Tre Viet Nam bar I’m not a SB fan so I haven’t reviewed any in a long while.

Lowe
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]]> By: Cheryl http://www.chocolatenews.org/2009/02/09/hershey%e2%80%99s-dumps-artisan-chocolate-factories-amidst-31-profit-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-17591 Cheryl Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:57:16 +0000 http://chocolatenews.org/2009/02/09/hershey%e2%80%99s-dumps-artisan-chocolate-factories-amidst-31-profit-increase/#comment-17591 Wow, incredible. You'd think with people down in the dumps they'd eat MORE and more jobs would be created :) Have you tried some of Guittard's bars? What do you think? Ok, being a woman of an open mind, I just ordered some of the bacon....good lordy this is a stretch for me :) Thanks for the heads up! Wow, incredible. You’d think with people down in the dumps they’d eat MORE and more jobs would be created :) Have you tried some of Guittard’s bars? What do you think?

Ok, being a woman of an open mind, I just ordered some of the bacon….good lordy this is a stretch for me :) Thanks for the heads up!

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