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SweetTalk all about industry news & trends Five Chefs Chosen for World Chocolate masters • Leading patissiers, chefs and chocolatiers to compete in most prestigious chocolate contest in U.S., hosted by gourmet chocolate brands cacao Barry, callebaut and carma • Final competition on January 11-12, 2013 at state-of-the-art Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy in chicago • "Architecture of Taste" is theme for 2013 contest Five of the top patissiers, chefs and chocolatiers from across the country have been selected to compete for the coveted title of national chocolate Master, hosted by cacao Barry, callebaut and carma, the gourmet chocolate brands of Barry callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products. The five finalists are: • Jove Hubbard, Executive Pastry Chef, The James Hotel, Chicago, Ill. • Todd Owen, Executive Pastry Chef, Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, N.C. • James Satterwhite, Executive Pastry Club, Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte, N.C. • Evan Sheridan, Chef de Tournant, University Club of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. • Jean-Francois Suteau, Executive Pastry Chef, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The finalists were chosen based on their professional experience and their submission of an original recipe for a chocolate layered cake and molded praline / molded bonbons as well as a picture of their original chocolate showpiece. The finalists will be flown to Chicago where they will compete at the state-of-theart Barry callebaut chocolate Academy on January 11-12, 2013. This year's theme is the "Architecture of Taste." In the U.S. final, contestants will create a chocolate showpiece, a molded praline/molded bonbon, a gastronomic chocolate dessert and their own interpretation of the classic American pastry, the donut. A professional jury will evaluate the creations, based on criteria such as artistry, taste and technical skills. More information is available at www.WorldChocolateMasters.com. The U.S. titleholder will go on to compete against top culinary artisans from 18 countries in the 2013 World Chocolate Master Finals, an initiative of Barry Callebaut. World Chocolate Masters is in its 5th edition and is the only global culinary competition dedicated to the art of chocolate. The World Chocolate Masters is an initiative of the three leading Gourmet brands: Cacao Barry, Callebaut and Carma (www.WorldChocolateMasters.com). Pretzel Sensations is Redefining Sweet 'n' Salty with New Chocolate-covered Pretzels Pretzel Sensations is redefining the world of sweet 'n' salty with the launch of chocolatecovered pretzels rolled in toffee. The satisfying sweet 'n' salty truffle-inspired pretzel bites are available in 2 flavors — toffee and peanut butter — for those who can't live without a sweet 'n' salty snack. The Pretzel Sensations line includes: • Pretzel Sensations Toffee Pretzel Bites: bite-sized treats with crunchy pretzel nuggets, covered in rich, Belgian milk chocolate and hand rolled in toffee bits. • Pretzel Sensations Peanut Butter: bite-sized crunchy pretzels with a peanut butter filling and covered in rich, Belgian chocolate and hand rolled in peanut brittle bits. "We've put a new twist on an old favorite," said Rebecca Wise, co-creator and president of Pretzel Sensations chocolate-covered pretzels. "Now, we want to share them with the world!" Both Pretzel Sensations chocolate-covered pretzel flavors are currently available with a suggested retail price of $5.95 for toffee and $6.95 for peanut butter for the 4 oz stand up pouch and $11.95 for a 12 oz box. Shake up Flavor in new mobile app from Jelly Belly coming on the heels of the popular Android Jelly Belly Jar live wallpaper, Jelly Belly candy company announced a free mobile app for iPhone loaded with Jelly Belly recipes, tips and fun facts. The Jelly Belly Recipe app shakes up flavors into delicious pairings of Jelly Belly jelly beans known to candy fans as Jelly Belly recipes. Shake the phone to have the wheels turn flavors into one of 67 different combos such as: 2 Blueberry +1 Buttered Popcorn = Blueberry Muffin. Users can submit their own recipe ideas directly to Jelly Belly from the app, or customize the app to only show combinations made from their favorite flavors or flavors they find in a candy story. The Jelly Belly Recipe Shaker app is available free on the App Store on iTunes and the company website www.JellyBelly.com. It's compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devises with ioS 4.0 or later. A video demo is available at the Jelly Belly YouTube channel: www. youtube.com/jellybelly. This is not Jelly Belly's first venture into mobile apps. The company released a popular, free live wallpaper app for Android devices earlier this year. The Jelly Belly Jelly Bean Jar wallpaper has generated more than one million downloads on Google Play. For more information, call Jelly Belly Hotline at 800-522-3267 or visit www.jellybelly.com or www. facebook.com/JellyBelly. CandyBuyer.Com | Professional C andy Buyer | nov + dec 2012 | 5