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Celebrate Veganuary With Billie Eilish Favorite iChoc

Celebrity-endorsed fairtrade chocolate brand iChoc is launching a Veganuary campaign across Germany. For a fortnight starting at the end of January, the products will be placed next to the classic confectionery shelf at the drugstore chain dm across the country. Several wholefood shops are also set to join the campaign. Over 3,000 bars of the popular iChoc White Nougat Crisp variety are in the Food-Darlings boxes which will be available exclusively in the dm online shop from 9 January. In addition, as part of a Veganuary competition on the dm website from January, 20 iChoc sets worth 30 euros each can be won. “We are very happy about the support for our campaign,” said Christopher Hollmann, who manages Veganuary in Germany. “The wide availability of …

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Billie Eilish Favorite IChoc Announces Two New Flavors and New Fairtrade Focus

Germany’s iChoc became one of the first 100% plant-based chocolate brands way back in 2015 before mainstream chocolate brands jumped on the vegan bandwagon. Seven years later, the brand announces a Fairtrade upgrade, improved recipes and a new design. In September, the new iChoc goes on sale containing certified Fairtrade cocoa with climate-friendly regional beet sugar instead of cane sugar from Brazil. Valuable ingredients such as buckwheat and almond oil replace the rice milk previously used instead of dairy in most varieties. “The taste is now even closer to the milk chocolate original, because the sweetness is more subtle,” says Gerrit Wiezoreck, Managing Director of EcoFinia, the chocolate manufacturer that produces iChoc. New flavours: Coffee & Pretzel Two new varieties will be available from autumn: …

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Announces a Safety Warning That Two iChoc Vegan Bars May Include Undisclosed Cow-Based Dairy

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced a safety warning to Canadians, who may be allergic to milk, that two iChoc vegan bars, may contain improperly declared cow-based milk. The advisory was published on May 24 and includes the iChoc White Vanilla Vegan Bar and the Classic Vegan Nature Bar made with rice milk. 

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